Pm Claude Skills vs Squad
A side-by-side look at the Pm Claude Skills and Squad MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Pm Claude Skills for product management work as a local process; choose Squad for product management. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Pm Claude Skills when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Squad when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- You want tools like
list_workspaces, select_workspace, get_workspace_overview.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Product Management | Product Management |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner |
Tools & capabilities
Pm Claude Skills tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Squad tools 30
list_workspacesList every organisation and workspace you can access, with the current selection marked.select_workspaceSelect which organisation and workspace subsequent tools operate on.get_workspace_overviewOne-call orientation: mission and description, top goals, recent signal activity, evidence-chain health, and open work counts.update_workspaceUpdate the current workspace's name, description, mission statement or logo.list_membersPeople in the current organisation with their user IDs.searchKeyword search across signals, insights, actions, goals, documents and clusters.get_entityFetch any entity by display ID (`SI-1`, `IN-1`, `AC-1`, `GL-1`, `BR-1`, `DC-1`, `CL-1`) or UUID. Also how you check on async work.list_signalsBrowse raw feedback signals with filters for source, type, sentiment, cluster and date range.find_similar_signalsSemantically related signals for a given signal — "has anyone else said this?".list_clustersBrowse signal clusters (recurring themes in feedback) with sizes and labels.get_clusterA cluster's label, stats, member signals and linked insights.list_insightsBrowse distilled insights ranked by combined score, with category/score/status filters or scoped to a goal.- +18 more on the listing page
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.
Pm Claude Skills
{
"mcpServers": {
"pm-claude-skills": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pm-claude-skills"
]
}
}
}
Squad
No confirmed install command for Squad yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Pm Claude Skills is categorized under Product Management and uses a local stdio subprocess. Squad belongs to Product Management and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Pm Claude Skills for product management work and Squad for product management.
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. Squad has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Pm Claude Skills has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Squad 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 pm-claude-skills and squad as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Pm Claude Skills has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 1,458 GitHub stars. Squad has 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.