[IMPORTANT] Use TaskCreate to break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks for each file read. This prevents context loss from long files. For simple tasks, AI MUST ask user whether to skip.

Quick Summary

Goal: Utilize MCP (Model Context Protocol) server tools to extend Claude's capabilities.

Workflow:

• Discover -- List available MCP tools and their capabilities

• Select -- Choose appropriate tool for the task

• Execute -- Run MCP tool with correct parameters

Key Rules:

• Check available MCP servers before attempting to use tools

• Use MCP tools for capabilities not available in built-in tools

• Handle MCP tool errors gracefully with fallback approaches

Be skeptical. Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence percentages (Idea should be more than 80%).

Execute MCP operations via Gemini CLI to preserve context budget.

Execution Steps

Execute task via Gemini CLI (using stdin pipe for MCP support):

IMPORTANT: Use stdin piping, NOT -p flag (deprecated, skips MCP init)

echo "$ARGUMENTS. Return JSON only per GEMINI.md instructions." | gemini -y -m gemini-2.5-flash

Fallback to general-purpose subagent (if Gemini CLI unavailable):

• Use general-purpose subagent to discover and execute tools

• If the subagent got issues with the scripts of mcp-management skill, use mcp-builder skill to fix them

• DO NOT create ANY new scripts

• The subagent can only use MCP tools if any to achieve this task

• If the subagent can't find any suitable tools, just report it back to the main agent to move on to the next step

Important Notes

• MUST use stdin piping - the deprecated -p flag skips MCP initialization

• Use -y flag to auto-approve tool execution

• GEMINI.md auto-loaded: Gemini CLI automatically loads GEMINI.md from project root, enforcing JSON-only response format

• Parseable output: Responses are structured JSON: {"server":"name","tool":"name","success":true,"result":<data>,"error":null}

Anti-Pattern (DO NOT USE)

BROKEN - deprecated -p flag skips MCP server connections!

gemini -y -m gemini-2.5-flash -p "..."

IMPORTANT Task Planning Notes (MUST FOLLOW)

• Always plan and break work into many small todo tasks

• Always add a final review todo task to verify work quality and identify fixes/enhancements