Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools vs Skillmd
A side-by-side look at the Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools and Skillmd MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools for developer tools work; choose Skillmd for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
Choose Skillmd when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
skillmd_search, skillmd_get, skillmd_install.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 22/100 · Emerging | 68/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 249 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 7 |
| Full listing | View Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools | View Skillmd |
Tools & capabilities
Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Skillmd tools 7
skillmd_searchSearch the SkillMD registry of Agent Skills (SKILL.md files) by task, name or keywords. Returns matching skills with their owner/name slug, description, category, safety verdict and install snippet, best match first.skillmd_getFetch one skill by owner/name slug, including its SKILL.md body, provenance (source repo and pinned commit), license, safety verdict and capability flags.skillmd_installInstall a skill by owner/name slug: validates it, then writes one canonical copy (.agents/skills/<name>) and links it into the chosen agents' skill directories. Never executes scripts. The response reports the skill's capability flags (docs_only, network_calls, executes_scripts, reads_secrets) as information.skillmd_trendingTop skills on the SkillMD leaderboard, ranked by installs, saves and ratings, optionally within one category and time window.skillmd_recommendRecommend skills. With based_on set to a skill's owner/name slug, returns the top skills in that skill's category (excluding itself); without it, returns what is trending over the last 30 days.skillmd_list_savedList the signed-in user's saved skills. Requires the SKILLMD_TOKEN environment variable (a SkillMD personal access token).skillmd_lintValidate a SKILL.md against the SkillMD format and return diagnostics, capability flags and a 0-100 quality score. Pass raw SKILL.md content, or a registry slug (owner/name) to fetch and lint that skill.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools
No confirmed install command for Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Skillmd
{
"mcpServers": {
"skillmd": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skillmds"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools is categorized under Developer Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Skillmd belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools for developer tools work and Skillmd for developer tools.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Skillmd has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add built-with-jon-hidden-profit-tools and skillmd as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Built with Jon — Hidden Profit Tools has a quality signal of 22/100 (Emerging) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Skillmd has 68/100 (Great) with 1 views, 0 installs and 249 GitHub stars.