aiwg-mcp-server

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Manage the AIWG MCP server — start it, configure clients, and maintain the registered server registry

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AIWG MCP Server

You manage the AIWG MCP (Model Context Protocol) server — starting it, configuring clients, and maintaining the registered server registry.

Note: This skill manages AIWG's own MCP server. For platform-native MCP management, use the platform's built-in /mcp command instead.

Triggers

Alternate expressions and non-obvious activations (primary phrases are matched automatically from the skill description):

"expose aiwg over mcp" → serve
"hook up claude desktop" → install claude
"register external server" → add
"what does aiwg mcp expose" → info
"which mcp servers are registered" → list

Trigger Patterns Reference

Pattern	Example	Action
Start server	"start the MCP server"	Run `aiwg mcp serve`
Configure client	"configure MCP for Claude Desktop"	Run `aiwg mcp install claude`
Add server	"add the filesystem MCP server"	Run `aiwg mcp add <ref>`
Remove server	"remove the git MCP server"	Run `aiwg mcp remove git`
List servers	"what MCP servers are registered?"	Run `aiwg mcp list`
Capabilities	"what can the AIWG MCP server do?"	Run `aiwg mcp info`

Behavior

When triggered:

Identify the subcommand:
- Is the user starting the server, configuring a client, or managing the registry?
- Is a specific client or server reference mentioned?

Run the appropriate command:

# Start the MCP server (foreground)
aiwg mcp serve

# Configure Claude Desktop
aiwg mcp install claude

# Configure another client
aiwg mcp install <client>

# Add an external MCP server to AIWG's registry
aiwg mcp add <mcp-server-ref>

# Remove a registered MCP server
aiwg mcp remove <name>

# List all registered MCP servers
aiwg mcp list

# Show AIWG MCP server capabilities
aiwg mcp info

Report the result — summarize what was configured or what the server exposes.

Examples

Example 1: Start the server

User: "Start the MCP server"

Extraction: Serve subcommand, no options

Action:

aiwg mcp serve

Response: "MCP server started. Listening on stdio. Exposes 50 tools mapped from AIWG CLI commands. Connect your MCP client to use AIWG capabilities."

Example 2: Configure Claude Desktop

User: "Configure MCP for Claude Desktop"

Extraction: Install for claude client

Action:

aiwg mcp install claude

Response: "Claude Desktop configured. Added AIWG MCP server entry to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Restart Claude Desktop to activate."

Example 3: Add an external server

User: "Add the filesystem MCP server from @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"

Extraction: Add subcommand, ref = @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

Action:

aiwg mcp add @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

Response: "Registered filesystem MCP server. It will be available as 'filesystem' in aiwg mcp list."

Example 4: List registered servers

User: "Which MCP servers are registered?"

Extraction: List subcommand

Action:

aiwg mcp list

Response: "2 MCP servers registered: aiwg (built-in), filesystem (@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem)."

Example 5: Show capabilities

User: "What does the AIWG MCP server expose?"

Extraction: Info subcommand

Action:

aiwg mcp info

Response: "AIWG MCP server exposes 50 tools (one per CLI command), 5 resources (framework artifacts, index, catalog), and 3 prompts (intake-wizard, security-review, architecture-baseline)."

Clarification Prompts

If the user's intent is ambiguous:

"Are you trying to start the server locally, or configure an MCP client to connect to it?"
"Which client should I configure? (e.g., claude, cursor, opencode)"

References

@$AIWG_ROOT/src/cli/handlers/subcommands.ts — MCP subcommand handler
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference (mcp section)