Manage MCP and skills

MCP servers and skills can both be distributed to multiple apps, but their sync models differ:

• OcHub stores MCP JSON and writes it into enabled apps.
• The skills CLI installs skills, while per-app toggles on each card control distribution.

App support

App toggles appear only where the capability is actually supported. OcHub does not manage native Claude Desktop or OpenClaw extensions through these pages.

Import existing MCP configuration

Importing does not delete unknown entries from an app automatically. A partial failure lists the entries that could not be imported.

Add an MCP server manually

Select Add, enter a name, optional description, and server JSON.

A stdio example:

{
  "type": "stdio",
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"]
}

An SSE example:

{
  "type": "sse",
  "url": "https://example.com/sse"
}

Choose at least one target app before saving. The JSON must be an object. Commands, arguments, environment variables, and related fields are converted to the format expected by each target tool.

Enable and sync MCP

1. Toggle apps on or off on each server card.
2. After making several changes, select Sync to apps.
3. Restart the target CLI so it reloads configuration.
4. If the server is missing, check that the app is enabled, the config directory is correct, and the server transport is supported by the tool.

After deleting an MCP server from OcHub, sync again to update the managed live configuration. Deletion cannot be undone, so copy the JSON first if needed.

Install a skill from the marketplace

Discover skills from a repository

1. Switch the Discover page to Repository browser.
2. Enter owner/repo, owner/repo@branch, or a full GitHub URL.
3. Add the repository, then select Refresh discovery.
4. Install the skills you need from the results.

Disabling a repository removes it from discovery without uninstalling existing skills. Deleting the repository also does not uninstall those skills.

Update and distribute skills

• Check for updates compares local and remote versions.
• Update individually or use Update all.
• Per-app toggles control where the skill is synced.
• Directory opens the local install; Repository opens its remote source.
• Uninstalling asks the skills CLI to remove the skill from enabled apps.

Marketplace search and updates require network access. If the skills CLI is unavailable, use Advanced features → CLI maintenance to inspect its installation and PATH.

For Claude plugin integration, Codex directories, and OpenCode or Hermes differences, see the Claude guide, Codex guide, OpenCode guide, and Hermes guide.