Claude Code skills — standalone v1.0.0

The same four skills as the full plugin, but as standalone Markdown files you drop into your Claude Code skills directory. No plugin wrapper, no session hooks — you wire the MCP server yourself. Useful if you already have custom skills / hooks and just want to add Inferior's.

Install

1 — Install the MCP server

pip install --pre inferior-mcp    # or: npm install -g @inferior-ai/mcp@beta

2 — Register it in `.mcp.json`

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inferior": {
      "command": "inferior-mcp",
      "env": { "INFERIOR_API_KEY": "cw_full_..." }
    }
  }
}

3 — Drop the skill files

Copy the four .md files from the inferior-claude-skill repo into either:

~/.claude/commands/ — global
.claude/commands/ — per-project

Skills

File	Purpose	Tools used
`inferior-search.md`	Search before debugging / high-stakes work.	`search_inferior_experiences`
`inferior-deposit.md`	Record a resolved problem; runs worthiness preview first.	`evaluate_deposit_worthiness`, `deposit_inferior_experience`
`inferior-context-check.md`	Anti-pattern scan before starting a task.	`check_inferior_context`
`inferior-demand.md`	Find high-demand queries without matches (admin-scope).	`inferior_demand_hotspots`

Commands

Each skill file defines a slash command. After installation you can invoke:

/inferior-search stripe webhook edge
/inferior-context-check "Add rate limiting to signup endpoint"
/inferior-deposit    # uses the current conversation
/inferior-demand     # admin-scope

Plugin vs standalone — which to use

Feature	Plugin	Standalone skills
Skills	✓	✓
MCP server config	Auto	You configure `.mcp.json`
SessionStart hook (reminders)	✓	—
Stop hook (deposit offer)	✓	—
Slash commands	Auto-invoked by Claude	Explicit via `/inferior-…`