Charm
Register Charm as an MCP-backed operations marketplace so your agent can run diagnostics, release checks, and safer tool workflows with less context bloat.
Overview
Charm is a plugin marketplace for the Operate phase that exposes an MCP operations toolkit with diagnostics, release checks, and multi-agent adapter support.
What is this marketplace?
- MCP server over stdio with charm doctor for adapter-aware diagnostics
- charm release-check and release-check --ci for beta release-candidate readiness
- Explicit security modes: compat versus strict
- Adapter coverage for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code Copilot, Zed, and more
- Prompt-only onboarding via bootstrap URL when not using the Claude marketplace path
- 1 plugin in marketplace listing
- 10+ named agent platform adapters in README coverage table
Community signal: 2 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Agent sessions balloon with repeated project context and lack a single MCP layer for safe, observable, repeatable ops across Claude, Cursor, and Codex.
Who is it for?
Power users running multiple coding agents who want MCP-level diagnostics, RC checklists, and strict security mode in one beta toolkit.
Skip if: Beginners who only need a single install-and-forget skill with no MCP or CLI maintenance.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After setup, you run charm doctor and release-check locally and wire MCP stdio so agents use indexed, mode-aware tooling instead of ad-hoc shell exploration.
- Running Charm MCP server over stdio
- doctor and release-check command outputs for local RC validation
- Adapter-aligned config for supported agent platforms
Plugins in this marketplace
1 plugin — install individually after you add the marketplace.
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Journey fit
Charm is pitched as an operations toolkit with doctor and release-check; Operate is the canonical home even though MCP hooks apply during Build and Ship. Monitoring fits observability, diagnostics, and release-readiness checks that Charm emphasizes over raw feature coding.
How it compares
MCP server and ops marketplace, not a lightweight single-skill coding assistant.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Charm for?
Solo builders and small teams standardizing agent workflows across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and similar tools with MCP diagnostics.
When should I use Charm?
Use it when you need release-candidate checks, doctor-style health reports, or stricter tool execution during build-through-operate agent work.
How do I add Charm to my agent?
Add the qkal/Charm Claude plugin marketplace, or fetch and follow https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qkal/Charm/refs/heads/main/Charm for prompt-only onboarding; point MCP clients at start.mjs as documented.