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xskills

Token-efficient Claude Skills to replace heavy MCP servers. Save 90%+ context by using Skills instead of MCP.

Available Skills

Plugin	Replaces	Token Savings
github	@modelcontextprotocol/server-github	~18k tokens
archon	Archon MCP server	~12k tokens

Installation

Add Marketplace

/plugin marketplace add francesco-carrella/xskills

Install Individual Skills

GitHub only:

/plugin install github@xskills

Archon only:

/plugin install archon@xskills

Both:

/plugin install github@xskills
/plugin install archon@xskills

Skills

🐙 github

Complete GitHub operations via gh CLI.

Requirements: gh CLI installed and authenticated (gh auth login)

Covers:

• Repositories: list, search, create, fork, clone
• Issues: list, search, create, edit, comment, close
• Pull Requests: create, review, merge, checkout, diff
• Code: search, view files, create/update files
• Branches: list, create, delete
• Actions: list runs, view logs, trigger workflows
• Releases & Gists

📋 archon

Interact with Archon knowledge management system via REST API.

Requirements: Archon server running (default: http://100.91.166.2:8181)

Covers:

• RAG: search knowledge base, code examples, read pages
• Projects: CRUD operations, features
• Tasks: create, update status, assign
• Documents: project documentation management
• Versions: history and rollback

Why Skills over MCP?

Aspect	MCP	Skills
Idle tokens	Thousands always loaded	~100 until needed
Active tokens	Same thousands	~3-5k when used
Flexibility	Fixed tool definitions	Claude generates code

Manual Installation

If you prefer not to use the plugin system:

git clone https://github.com/francesco-carrella/xskills
cp -r xskills/github/skills/github ~/.claude/skills/
cp -r xskills/archon/skills/archon ~/.claude/skills/

Customization

Archon URL

Edit the skill at ~/.claude/skills/archon/SKILL.md and update:

**Base URL**: `http://YOUR_HOST:8181`

License

MIT