| name | mcporter |
| skill_id | mcporter |
| description | Discover, inspect, authenticate, and call MCP servers directly from the terminal through mcporter when a generic connector is not enough. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| source_kind | elephant-builtin |
mcporter
Use this skill when the user wants direct MCP server discovery or one-off MCP tool calls outside the already wired Elephant Agent connector surface.
Preferred Flow
- Probe the local setup with
npx mcporter list.
- Inspect one server's tools with schema output before calling anything.
- Prefer
--output json or equivalent structured output when tool results need to be parsed.
- Use ad hoc HTTP or stdio server mode only when no configured server already exists.
Guardrails
- Confirm auth or config changes before mutating mcporter config.
- If OAuth or browser auth is required, state that clearly instead of pretending it succeeded.