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AI Skills

When you connect an AI assistant to the Strand MCP server, it automatically receives skills: guided instructions that teach the assistant how to use the tools effectively. No plugins or extra installation needed.

Setup#

Add the Strand MCP server to your Claude Code configuration (.mcp.json in your project root or ~/.claude.json globally):

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strand": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.tendrl.com/strand/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <STRAND_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Create API keys in the Strand dashboard under Access Control → API Keys.

Once connected, Claude automatically discovers the available skills.

How it works#

The Strand MCP server serves skills as MCP resources alongside its documentation. When any MCP client connects, it calls resources/list and sees the available skills. When you ask a question that matches a skill, the AI assistant reads the skill content via resources/read and uses it to guide which tools to call, what parameters to use, and how to interpret results.

This works with Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and any MCP-compatible client. No plugins, no file downloads, no extra configuration: the skills ship with the server itself.

Skills#

You don't need to remember tool names or parameters; just describe what you want.

Skill What it does Example triggers
strand-workflows Create workflows, manage functions, check execution history "create a workflow", "list my runs", "set up automation"
strand-admin Manage vault secrets, roles, API keys, and usage "what secrets do I have", "create an operator role", "check my usage"

How skills work#

When you ask Claude something like "create a workflow that alerts when temp exceeds 80," it reads the strand-workflows skill from the server which provides context on:

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