# Helloderekg Skim MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fio.github.helloderekg%2Fskim-mcp
Registry id: `mcp-registry/io.github.helloderekg/skim-mcp`
Status: unknown

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helloderekg-skim-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "skim-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add helloderekg-skim-mcp-server -- uvx skim-mcp
```

## Tools (5)

- `skim_expand`: Expand specific spans from a previously opened file using anchor IDs, returning verbatim and lossless content.
- `skim_open`: Open a file and return a compact skeleton with structure, signatures, and anchor IDs for lossless expansion.
- `skim_patch`: Apply a patch to a file (file editor).
- `skim_repo`: Build a ranked, token-budgeted map of a repository for efficient browsing.
- `skim_run`: Run a command and compress its output, preserving critical values for later expansion.

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