MCP Server Spec Claude Skill — Anthropic MCP Build Template

Spec an MCP server from concept to deploy: resources, tools, prompts, auth, and surface. The Claude Skill engineers use to ship MCPs that work with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and beyond.

What this Claude Skill does

• Define resources, tools, and prompts the MCP exposes
• Document auth, scopes, and rate-limiting strategy
• Plan testing across Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other clients
• Build the deployment and version-management spec

Built for

• Engineers building MCP servers for internal or commercial use
• Agencies productizing MCP builds as client deliverables
• Founders integrating their product with the Claude ecosystem

What's inside

• SKILL.md — the full skill file with frontmatter, methodology, phases, examples, anti-patterns, and recovery
• Step-by-step phases Claude follows to produce a senior-level output every time
• Worked examples with realistic detail you can adapt to your situation
• Anti-patterns + recovery playbook so the work survives edge cases
• Delivery file tree so outputs land organized for you or your client

How a Claude Skill works

This is a Claude Skill — a single SKILL.md file Claude reads as instructions for a specific kind of work. Drop it in your Claude Project, your /mnt/skills/user/ folder, or wherever Claude can read it. Claude triggers the skill automatically when your prompt matches its description, then follows the methodology end to end.

Author

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