models
SkillAI & modelsHow to use Colin to compile agent skills from live sources. Use when working with Colin projects, templates, compilation, or skill management.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the models skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by prefecthq/colin in src/colin/blueprints/mcp-guide/models/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
{% set server = colin.mcp.source.server_info() %} {% set server_name = vars.mcp_provider_name | default(server.name) %} {% set skill_name = server_name | lower | replace(" ", "-") %} {% file skill_name ~ "/SKILL.md" publish=true %}
name: {{ skill_name }} description: {% llm model="anthropic:claude-haiku-4-5" id="skill-description" %}Write a 1-sentence description of this MCP server's capabilities for use as a skill description. Be concise.
Server name: {{ server.name }} Server description: {{ server.instructions or "No description provided" }} {%- endllm %} {% if vars.generate_scripts | default(true) %} allowed-tools: Read, Bash(python:*) {%- endif %}
{{ server.name or "MCP Server" }}
{{ server.instructions }}
{% if vars.generate_scripts | default(true) %}
Running Tools
This skill includes Python scripts in scripts/ that call MCP tools directly.
To use these scripts, install: pip install fastmcp
{% endif %} {% set tools = colin.mcp.source.list_tools() %}
Tools
This server provides {{ tools | length }} tool(s):
{% for tool in tools %} {% set tool_doc = ref(skill_name ~ "/" ~ tool.name ~ ".md") %}
- [{{ tool.name }}]({{ tool.name }}.md){% if tool_doc and tool_doc.sections.summary %} - {{ tool_doc.sections.summary }}{% endif %} {% endfor %} {% endfile %}
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- GitHub stars
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- Last commit
- Aug 2026
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