mcp-ecosystem

name

mcp-ecosystem

description

Provides access to 46 tools from the local MCP ecosystem server to fetch live methodology, templates, and reference data from spec-kit, agent-framework, gh-aw, anthropics-skills, agents-md, awesome-copilot, github-copilot-docs, anthropic-platform-docs, and backstage-docs. USE FOR: spec-driven development, agent framework patterns, agentic workflow patterns, Anthropic skill catalog, AGENTS.md format, awesome-copilot skills/agents/prompts lookup, GitHub Copilot documentation and customization, Anthropic API and Agent SDK docs, prompt engineering best practices, Backstage documentation, Software Catalog, Software Templates, plugin development, Backstage API reference. DO NOT USE FOR: general web search, non-reference queries.

MCP Ecosystem

Access live reference data from 10 open-source projects via a local MCP server running at http://localhost:3100/mcp.

Prerequisites

The Docker container must be running:

cd mcp-servers && make up

Verify: curl -s http://localhost:3100/health should return {"status":"ok"}.

Available Tools

Spec-Kit (github/spec-kit)

Tool	Description
speckit_get_phases	Development phases and workflow
speckit_get_commands	Slash commands reference (/speckit.*)
speckit_get_methodology	Full Spec-Driven Development doc
speckit_get_philosophy	Core philosophy and goals
speckit_search	Search README by keyword

Anthropics Skills (anthropics/skills)

Tool	Description
anthropics_list_skills	List all skills in catalog
anthropics_get_skill	Get a specific skill's SKILL.md
anthropics_get_skill_template	Get skill creation template
anthropics_search_skills	Filter skills by name
anthropics_get_spec	Get Agent Skills specification

Awesome Copilot (github/awesome-copilot)

Tool	Description
awesome_list_items	List skills, agents, or prompts
awesome_get_item	Get specific item content
awesome_search	Search across all types
awesome_get_readme	Get full catalog index

Agent Framework (microsoft/agent-framework)

Tool	Description
agentfw_get_patterns	Architecture highlights and features
agentfw_get_sample	Browse Python/.NET samples
agentfw_search_docs	Search documentation
agentfw_get_declarative_agents	List declarative agent samples

GitHub Agentic Workflows (github/gh-aw)

Tool	Description
ghaw_get_workflow_patterns	Overview and workflow authoring
ghaw_get_security_guidelines	Guardrails and security model
ghaw_get_contributing	Development setup guide
ghaw_get_agents_md	Real-world AGENTS.md example

AGENTS.md (agentsmd/agents.md)

Tool	Description
agentsmd_get_format_spec	The AGENTS.md format specification
agentsmd_get_readme	Project README with explanation
agentsmd_get_section_templates	Recommended section templates

| claudecode_get_settings | Settings reference | | claudecode_get_page | Any doc page by slug |

GitHub Copilot Docs (docs.github.com/en/copilot)

Tool	Description
copilotdocs_list_sections	List all Copilot documentation sections and pages
copilotdocs_get_page	Get a specific Copilot docs page by path slug
copilotdocs_search	Search across all Copilot docs by keyword
copilotdocs_get_customization	Get Copilot customization docs (instructions, agents, skills, prompts)
copilotdocs_get_extensions	Get Copilot Extensions / building docs

Anthropic Platform Docs (platform.claude.com/docs)

Tool	Description
anthropicdocs_list_sections	List all 651 Anthropic developer doc pages (API, Agent SDK, models, tools, skills)
anthropicdocs_get_page	Get a specific Anthropic docs page by slug
anthropicdocs_search	Search across all Anthropic docs by keyword
anthropicdocs_get_agent_sdk	Get the full Agent SDK documentation (Python, TS, skills, MCP, hooks, subagents)
anthropicdocs_get_prompt_engineering	Get prompt engineering best practices and techniques

Backstage Docs (backstage/backstage)

Tool	Description
backstagedocs_list_sections	List all Backstage doc sections/pages with slugs
backstagedocs_get_page	Get a specific Backstage doc page by path slug
backstagedocs_search	Search across all Backstage docs by keyword
backstagedocs_get_catalog	Get Software Catalog docs (entities, YAML, relations)
backstagedocs_get_software_templates	Get Scaffolder/Templates docs (actions, Golden Paths)
backstagedocs_get_plugins	Get plugin development docs (create, test, composability)
backstagedocs_get_api_reference	Get TypeDoc API reference for any @backstage/* package

When to Use

• Before creating a new skill → call anthropics_get_skill_template or awesome_list_items
• Before writing AGENTS.md → call agentsmd_get_section_templates
• When planning a project → call speckit_get_methodology
• When building an AI agent → call agentfw_get_patterns
• When setting up CI/CD automation → call ghaw_get_workflow_patterns
• When customizing GitHub Copilot → call copilotdocs_get_customization
• When building Copilot Extensions → call copilotdocs_get_extensions
• When looking for any Copilot feature docs → call copilotdocs_search
• When building with Anthropic API or Agent SDK → call anthropicdocs_get_agent_sdk
• When optimizing prompts for Claude → call anthropicdocs_get_prompt_engineering
• When looking for any Anthropic feature docs → call anthropicdocs_search
• When working with Backstage → call backstagedocs_search or backstagedocs_list_sections
• When building Backstage plugins → call backstagedocs_get_plugins
• When configuring Software Catalog → call backstagedocs_get_catalog
• When creating Golden Path templates → call backstagedocs_get_software_templates
• When looking up Backstage package APIs → call backstagedocs_get_api_reference