create-mcp-app
Skill from modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps
Install
npx skills add modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps --skill create-mcp-app
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install mcp-apps@mcp-apps
This skill is part of the plugin “mcp-apps”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the create-mcp-app skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about create-mcp-app
What does the create-mcp-app skill do?
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an MCP App", "add a UI to an MCP tool", "build an interactive MCP View", "scaffold an MCP App", or needs guidance on MCP Apps SDK patterns, UI-resource registration, MCP App lifecycle, or host integration. Provides comprehensive guidance for building MCP Apps with interactive UIs.
How do I install create-mcp-app?
In a terminal: npx skills add modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps --skill create-mcp-app. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use create-mcp-app?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is create-mcp-app safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
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