A side-by-side look at the Run Coach and Skill of Skills MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Run Coach for developer tools work as a local process; choose Skill of Skills 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?
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Choose Run Coach when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Skill of Skills tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.
Run Coach is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Skill of Skills belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Run Coach for developer tools work and Skill of Skills 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.
Run Coach has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Skill of Skills is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 run-coach and skill-of-skills as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Run Coach has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 14 GitHub stars. Skill of Skills has 51/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 64 GitHub stars.