| 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
