silica-core
Retrieval tools for coding agents, no model in the loop: SOTA-competitive files, search, read, code_pack and write_note over the folder your session is opened in, served over MCP.
Install / Use
claude mcp add kiycoh -- npx -y github:kiycoh/silica-coreIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
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Our assessment of silica-core
silica-core scores 26/100 on our quality scale, 4583rd of 4,657 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its MCP Server is 343 bytes long, written without headings and no code examples: very short, closer to a stub than a full skill.
It has no GitHub stars yet, so there is no community track record; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 68/100, with 3 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
silica-core compared with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| silica-core (this skill)by kiycoh | 26 | 0 | — | MCP Server |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install silica-core?
- Run
claude mcp add kiycoh -- npx -y github:kiycoh/silica-core. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does silica-core work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is silica-core safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 68/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is silica-core still maintained?
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
Skill content
View source on GitHub{ "mcpServers": { "silica-core": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "run", "--frozen", "--project", "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}", "--extra", "mcp", "--extra", "dense", "silica-core", "mcp", "--retrieval", "local-hybrid" ] } } }
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.