mcp-preflight
Checks MCP server readiness, authentication, and permissions to ensure tools are available for use.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/mcp-preflight && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/15004" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/mcp-preflight && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/mcp-preflight
Activation
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Validate MCP connectivity, permissions, and operating mode before implementation tasks. Keywords: mcp, preflight, diagnostics, connectivity, permissionsKey capabilities
- →Verify server reachability
- →Verify authentication and required permissions
- →Run a lightweight operation to confirm end-to-end path
- →Classify the state as Ready, Degraded, or Blocked
- →Emit remediation actions
How it works
This skill performs a series of checks including server reachability, authentication, and a lightweight operation to determine the MCP's operational state.
Inputs & outputs
When to use mcp-preflight
- →Checking MCP server availability
- →Verifying MCP permissions
- →Diagnosing MCP connectivity issues
- →Pre-flight checks before tool execution
- →Troubleshooting integration failures
About this skill
Role Of Skill
Standardize MCP readiness checks before running feature work.
When To Use
- Before any Next.js/Supabase task that depends on MCP.
- In CI pre-check stage and local preflight stage.
Inputs
- Target environment (local/ci/staging)
- Required MCP servers and scopes
Steps
- Verify server reachability.
- Verify auth and required permissions.
- Run lightweight operation to confirm end-to-end path.
- Classify state: Ready / Degraded / Blocked.
- Emit remediation actions.
Output
- Health status summary
- Error category codes
- Remediation checklist
Failure Handling
- Ready: continue.
- Degraded: continue only in approved degraded mode.
- Blocked: stop implementation and escalate.
When not to use it
- →For fixing SDK integration
Limitations
- →This skill is for validating MCP connectivity, permissions, and operating mode
- →This skill is not for fixing SDK integration
How it compares
This skill standardizes MCP readiness checks, providing a structured pre-flight validation before feature work, unlike ad-hoc checks.
Compared to similar skills
mcp-preflight side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-preflight (this skill) | 0 | 5mo | No flags | Beginner |
| ai-safe2-secure-build-copilot | 0 | 3mo | No flags | Advanced |
| workflow-automation | 3 | 6mo | Review | Intermediate |
| engineering-advanced-skills | 3 | 2mo | Review | Advanced |
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