{"id":"cablate-agentic-mcp-skill","name":"Agentic-MCP-Skill","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/cablate/Agentic-MCP-Skill","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","model-context-protocol","agents","cli","daemon","lazy-loading","progressive-disclosure","socket","typescript","automation"],"what_it_does":"Provides an npm-installed Node/TypeScript CLI + long-running daemon that manages MCP servers and exposes “progressive disclosure” layers (metadata/status → tool list → per-tool schema) to help agents call MCP tools with less context/token usage. Uses a Socket (newline-delimited JSON) between CLI and daemon, which then connects to MCP servers via MCP transports (e.g., stdio).","use_cases":["Browse and select among MCP servers/tools efficiently for agent workflows","Automate web/browser tasks via MCP (e.g., Playwright MCP) while reducing tool/context load","Implement a reusable pattern for agent-to-MCP interaction using a single daemon and layered tool-schema fetching","Prototype/validate AgentSkills-style progressive disclosure applied to MCP tooling"],"not_for":["Production-critical deployments without further hardening (explicitly described as early/experimental)","Environments requiring a public REST/GraphQL API surface or standardized service endpoints","Use cases needing fine-grained user auth/authorization across multi-tenant clients (auth planned but not present in the provided docs)"],"best_when":"You want an agent-friendly CLI/daemon integration for MCP tool calling with reduced token/context overhead, and you can run/manage a local daemon process.","avoid_when":"You cannot run a local daemon process or require robust security controls (auth, permissions, audit) before allowing tool execution.","alternatives":["Direct use of MCP servers in the host agent runtime (e.g., Claude Code)","Custom MCP gateway servers tailored to your tool set","Existing MCP SDK-based wrappers that expose a programmatic interface (REST/SDK) without a local daemon","Agent frameworks that support tool/schema lazy-loading natively (if available)"],"af_score":52.8,"security_score":22.8,"reliability_score":25.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:35:32.502119+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":["TypeScript","Node.js (CLI/daemon)"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication/authorization is documented in the provided README/manifest. Future Auth features are mentioned as a planned goal, not implemented per provided docs."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information provided; appears as an npm package."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":52.8,"security_score":22.8,"reliability_score":25.0,"mcp_server_quality":55.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":95.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":20.0,"auth_strength":10.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":30.0,"security_notes":"No auth/permissions model is documented. Daemon<->CLI uses a socket transport (implied local IPC); TLS is not described. Configured MCP servers are started from commands/args (e.g., npx @playwright/mcp@latest), which can create supply-chain risk if versions are not pinned. Secret handling and logging behavior are not documented in the provided materials.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":35.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Docs describe CLI commands (metadata/list/schema/call) but do not state idempotency semantics for tool calls; some tools (e.g., browser actions) are inherently non-idempotent.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Because the design is layered (metadata → tool list → per-tool schema), agents may need to issue multiple preparatory calls before the final tool invocation; ensure the agent policy accounts for that sequence.","Socket-based CLI↔daemon communication is newline-delimited JSON; malformed parameters or unexpected daemon state could cause unclear failures if error handling/reporting is not robust.","Some transports are stdio-based (per config); misconfiguration of command/args (e.g., npx @latest) can lead to inconsistent server startup behavior."]}}