Appllama Skills — Watchlist

MCP100 Assessment

Watchlist / Tracking

Why we’re tracking it

The repository documents a changing hosted design-research MCP and its companion skills; a follow-up can verify endpoint, pricing, and tool-surface changes before users rely on the integration.

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Documentation review; complete setup workflow not independently tested

Best fit

Agents designing and implementing mobile-app screens with research-backed patterns.

What we know

Agent skills for researching mobile-app design patterns and building simulator-verified Expo/React Native screens.

Maintenance / activity evidence

Observed Sep 6, 2026 (UTC)Fix description wording for consistency across plugin files

Tracking evidence observed Oct 5, 2026. These dated signals do not establish current maintenance. Reviewed enrichment confidence: high.

Activity source · commits ↗Activity source · releases ↗

Verification gaps / watch-outs

Installation and comprehensive security have not been independently audited.
Account-scoped hosted research access. Writes: Local skill-guided project edits are performed by the host agent.
Appllama account for hosted research
Sensitive access: Project/design context

Local skills are relatively bounded, but hosted design research is account/credit based and project edits occur through the host agent.

Security source · repository notice ↗

Full authority, access and evidence limits are available in Review context and Access & risk.

Popularity

2,419 repository stars

Stars observed Oct 6, 2026.

All limitations / Review context

Has the Appllama MCP endpoint, account access model, and documented tool map changed since this review?

The bounded assessment reviewed the official README, repository notices, security policy path, and security page for known material public-tracking blockers. No such blocker was identified. This is a public-tracking assessment, not an installation safety certification.

Local skills are relatively bounded, but hosted design research is account/credit based and project edits occur through the host agent.
Account-scoped hosted research access.
Appllama account for hosted research
Research requests are sent to Appllama hosted MCP.
Reviewed write actions: Local skill-guided project edits are performed by the host agent
Sensitive access: Project/design context
Installation, client compatibility and comprehensive security have not been independently audited. Authentication and access depend on the configured services.
A project-specific SECURITY.md policy was not available at the fetched official path; the review remains limited to published repository notices.
No installation, runtime, client matrix, or complete tool-contract audit was performed in this review.
The fetched official SECURITY.md path returned HTTP 404; it was not treated as positive evidence.
Hosted research requires an Appllama account and paid/credit-based MCP access.
The repository itself is a skill pack rather than a standalone MCP server.

Original activity observations

2026-09-06T09:01:36Z: Fix description wording for consistency across plugin files

Technical identity

github.com/appllama/appllama-skills

Exact implementation source: https://github.com/appllama/appllama-skills ↗
Reviewed resource type: Learning Resource
Repository identity: Appllama/appllama-skills
Service endpoint: https://mcp.appllama.io/mcp

Evidence & Sources

Evidence basis: Recorded source evidence
Setup runtime verification: Not independently runtime-tested by MCP100 for this setup workflow.

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Latest source observation Oct 6, 2026

GitHub repository ↗
appllama/appllama-skills
Recorded repository material and project history.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.
Evidence source ↗
appllama.io/mcp
Source material retained for this review.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.
Evidence source ↗
appllama.io/pricing
Source material retained for this review.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.

Setup · Watchlist

Learning Resource setup

Publisher instructions.

Source evidence observed Oct 13, 2026.

Additional setup details required — see the specific gaps below.

Install / connect
Publisher instructions
Use `npx skills@latest add appllama/appllama-skills` to install agent skills. These do not constitute an MCP server. A separate optional Appllama MCP connection requires its own documented setup.
npx skills@latest add appllama/appllama-skills
Configure / authenticate
Publisher instructions
After installing skills, inspect them in the target agent. Optional separate remote MCP endpoint is https://mcp.appllama.io/mcp; add it only in a compatible client and authorize the Appllama account, and clearly distinguish this from the skills install.
Check connection
Suggested check
Verify appllama-usage or appllama-app-design-skill appears in your agent. If the separate remote MCP is added, inspect MCP connection and tools independently; a skill loading successfully is not MCP connection proof.
Remove / uninstall / revoke
Publisher instructions
Remove the installed Appllama skills using the host skills manager or remove exactly their installed Skill directories. Do not run `claude mcp remove` for a Skill.

Official Documentation & Sources

What it does

Agent skills for researching mobile-app design patterns and building simulator-verified Expo/React Native screens.

Capability: Design & Creative
Resource type: Learning Resource
Industry: Software & Technology
Best fit: Agents designing and implementing mobile-app screens with research-backed patterns.

Representative uses

Research app screens and flows
Build Expo/React Native screens
Review navigation/motion
Use Appllama hosted design research MCP

Limitations

Hosted research requires an Appllama account and paid/credit-based MCP access.
The repository itself is a skill pack rather than a standalone MCP server.

Reviewed access

Access & risk

Review the exact access boundary before connecting this MCP to accounts, credentials, or sensitive data.

Authentication: Appllama account for hosted research
Permissions: Account-scoped hosted research access.
Data handling: Research requests are sent to Appllama hosted MCP.
Cost: paid
Risk and cautions: Local skills are relatively bounded, but hosted design research is account/credit based and project edits occur through the host agent.

Access scope and cautions

Write actions: Local skill-guided project edits are performed by the host agent
Sensitive access: Project/design context
Risk level: moderate

FAQ

Based on reviewed evidence as of 2026-10-06. Watchlist tracking is not a recommendation or a security certification.

Which tasks are documented for this implementation?

The reviewed tasks include: Research app screens and flows; Build Expo/React Native screens; Review navigation/motion; Use Appllama hosted design research MCP.

What setup and authentication are documented?

Recorded installation/entrypoint step: npx skills@latest add appllama/appllama-skills. Recorded endpoint: https://mcp.appllama.io/mcp. Recorded transport: streamable_http. Prerequisites: Compatible agent/skills host. These are the documented setup details, not a claim that installation or client compatibility was independently tested. Authentication: Appllama account; Pro/credit access for hosted MCP.

Can it modify data or perform write operations?

Documented write actions include: Local skill-guided project edits are performed by the host agent. Recorded permission boundary: Account-scoped hosted research access.

What data-handling boundary should I consider?

Research requests are sent to Appllama hosted MCP. Recorded sensitive-access context: Project/design context.

What limitations and risks should I check before use?

Local skills are relatively bounded, but hosted design research is account/credit based and project edits occur through the host agent. Hosted research requires an Appllama account and paid/credit-based MCP access. The repository itself is a skill pack rather than a standalone MCP server. A project-specific SECURITY.md policy was not available at the fetched official path; the review remains limited to published repository notices.

What cost model is recorded?

The reviewed cost model is paid. This classification does not establish current prices, quotas or the cost of every downstream operation. Check the applicable service terms before authorizing paid actions.

Is this an official MCP?

Appllama is listed as First-party MCP in MCP100’s current evidence.