Stdio Skill

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name: stdio-skill description: "Stdin/stdout file inbox/outbox bridge for passing files to/from Clawdbot using an MCP stdio server. Use when you want a simple filesystem-backed dropbox: accept files into an inbox, move to tmp for processing, and emit deliverables to an outbox (or a specified path)."

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stdio-skill

Implement and use a local MCP stdio server that provides a simple inbox/outbox workflow backed by directories on disk.

Paths (workspace-relative):

stdio/inbox/ — user drops inputs here

stdio/tmp/ — scratch area (move/copy inputs here for processing)

stdio/outbox/ — put deliverables here for pickup

Start the MCP server (via mcporter)

This repo config should include an MCP server named stdio-skill.

List tools:

- mcporter list stdio-skill --schema --timeout 120000 --json

Tooling model

Prefer: 1) stdio-skill.stdio_list to see what’s waiting. 2) stdio-skill.stdio_read (base64) to pull file contents. 3) stdio-skill.stdio_move to move an item to tmp once you’ve claimed it. 4) Write outputs with stdio-skill.stdio_write (base64) into outbox unless the user provided an explicit destination path.

No deprecated aliases: use the stdio_* tools only.

Notes

This skill is intentionally dumb/simple: it does not interpret file formats.

It is safe-by-default: operations are restricted to the three directories above.

For large files: prefer passing by path + moving files, not embedding giant base64 blobs in chat.

This skill is intentionally dumb/simple: it does not interpret file formats.

It is safe-by-default: operations are restricted to the three directories above.

For large files: prefer passing by path + moving files, not embedding giant base64 blobs in chat.