MCP Architecture Skill

Model Context Protocol server design patterns

Part of Agentic Creator OS

name: mcp-architecture version: 2.0.0 description: Model Context Protocol server design patterns, best practices, and implementation guides author: FrankX license: MIT

No dependencies - this is a foundational skill

requires: skills: [] mcp: []

Auto-activation triggers

triggers: keywords: - mcp server - model context protocol - mcp tool - mcp resource - mcp prompt - tool schema - mcp implementation files: - "/mcp-server*" - "/mcp.json" - "/mcp-config*" - "/mcp/**" commands: - /mcp-architecture - /mcp-2025-patterns

MCP tool bindings (minimal - this skill teaches MCP)

tools: filesystem: - read: "Read existing MCP implementations" - write: "Generate MCP server code"

What this skill exports

exports:

• server_patterns
• tool_schemas
• resource_patterns
• prompt_templates
• transport_configs

Capabilities

capabilities:

• Design MCP server architecture
• Create tool schemas with Zod
• Implement resources and prompts
• Configure stdio/SSE transports
• Security best practices
• Multi-server orchestration

External sources to pull patterns from

externalSources:

• repo: modelcontextprotocol/servers patterns:
  • tool-implementation
  • resource-handlers
  • prompt-templates
• repo: anthropics/anthropic-cookbook patterns:
  • mcp-examples
  • tool-use

Example usage

examples:

• prompt: "Design an MCP server for file operations" description: "Create a filesystem MCP server with tools"
• prompt: "Add a resource to my existing MCP server" description: "Extend an MCP server with new capabilities"
• prompt: "What's the best way to handle MCP authentication?" description: "Security patterns for MCP servers"

Tags

tags:

• mcp
• protocol
• server-design
• tool-use
• anthropic