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DimensionQA Skills MCP ServerCurated QA testing skills directory for AI coding agentsGitHub MCP ServerGitHub's official MCP server for managing repos, issues, PRs, and workflows via natural language
FMRS47 / 100 · D76 / 100 · B
Reliability7 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2014 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation10 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience8 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • QA engineers and SDETs looking to enhance their AI coding agents' testing capabilities.
  • Teams using Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or other MCP-compatible coding agents.
  • Those who want to automate the discovery and installation of testing skills.
  • Teams that want an AI assistant to directly operate on GitHub repos and collaboration workflows
  • Users already in the GitHub Copilot ecosystem who want a zero-deployment remote option
Not for
  • Users requiring a transport other than stdio (e.g., remote servers).
  • Those who want to use a private API or self-hosted skills directory unless QASKILLS_API_URL is set.
  • Users who need offline use without internet connection.
  • Scenarios where you don't want the assistant to have write access to repos (enable only read-only toolsets)
  • Environments with strict network isolation for private repos that can't reach the official remote endpoint
Required permissions
  • Access to the qaskills.sh API to search and fetch skill content.
  • Write access to the AI agent's configuration directory to install skills.
  • Optional: Custom API endpoint via QASKILLS_API_URL environment variable.
  • A personal access token (PAT) or OAuth App token; effective scope depends on the token's own permissions
  • Enabling toolsets like actions/issues/pull_requests grants write access — request tokens on a least-privilege basis
Risks and side effects
  • Installing skills might modify your AI agent's configuration, potentially causing unexpected behavior.
  • Dependency on the qaskills.sh API may introduce downtime or changes.
  • Skill content might include outdated or inaccurate testing patterns.
  • Write toolsets (creating/merging PRs, triggering workflows) can cause accidental changes if the token is overscoped — try a read-only toolset first
  • In hosted mode, credentials travel via the Authorization header — make sure the client-to-api.githubcopilot.com connection is trusted
Supported clientsClaude Code, Cursor, WindsurfClaude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Zed, Amp
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