Our review
Handles starting and resuming collaborative sessions using a dedicated MCP plugin.
Strengths
- Automates session creation and management
- Seamless integration with an MCP state machine for step routing
- Allows resuming existing sessions with state snapshots
- Delegates task routing to the plugin, avoiding manual logic
Limitations
- Requires the MCP server to be running
- Only handles session management, not brainstorming or rough-draft actions
- Depends on the MCP plugin for advanced features
When you need to initiate or resume a structured collaborative workflow session with an AI assistant.
For simple or ad-hoc tasks that do not require a multi-step session managed by a state machine.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill uses Bash only to start a known collab server if not running, with no destructive or exfiltrating commands. It relies on MCP tools for session management, which operate within the collab service's safe API surface. No sensitive data handling or risky operations are performed.
No concerns found
Examples
Start a new collaboration session for my current project.Resume the collab session I had yesterday.List my collaboration sessions and let me choose one to resume.name: collab description: Start or resume a collab session - session management only user-invocable: true allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__*, Read, Glob, Grep, Bash
Collab Sessions
Entry point for collab workflow. Handles session management and delegates to MCP state machine.
Step 1: Check Server
Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__check_server_health
Args: {}
If not healthy: "Server not running. Start with: bun run bin/mermaid-collab.ts start" STOP if server not running.
Step 2: Find/Create Session
List sessions for this project:
Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__list_sessions
Args: {}
If sessions exist: Present list with "Create new" option If no sessions: Go to Step 3
Step 3: Create New Session
- Generate name:
mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__generate_session_name() - Ask user to confirm or pick own name
- Initialize state:
Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__update_session_state Args: { "project": "<cwd>", "session": "<name>", "phase": "brainstorming", "currentItem": null } - Get first skill from state machine:
Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__complete_skill Args: { "project": "<cwd>", "session": "<name>", "skill": "collab-start" } - Invoke: result.next_skill
Step 4: Resume Existing Session
- Get session state:
mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__get_session_state() - Check for snapshot:
- If snapshot exists: Load it, delete it, invoke snapshot.activeSkill
- If no snapshot: Call complete_skill with current phase's skill, invoke result.next_skill
No Manual Routing
This skill does NOT:
- Route by item type (MCP state machine does this)
- Invoke brainstorming/rough-draft directly (complete_skill returns next skill)
- Manage the work item loop (routing nodes handle this)
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