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connect — Source Access Setup & Diagnosis

An FDEOps skill that tells Claude how to configure or troubleshoot access to a requested data source (MCP) using whatever host tools are available.

AutomationIntermediate★ 816⑂ 104AI score 5/10Last updated: Sep 21, 2026

What it does

  • Standardizes how the agent sets up MCP access to a data source or diagnoses a broken connection.
  • Forces a read of references/task-context.md (task context contract) and references/connect.md (the method) before any action.
  • Enforces guardrails: credentials stay with the host, source configuration needs no engagement record, and the agent must never claim that installing a skill provisions infrastructure.
  • When invoked from the @fde workflow, it reuses the existing sanitized packet and scope instead of restarting discovery.

Who it's for

  • Teams already running the FDEOps operating model
  • Solutions/data engineers who repeatedly wire up and verify MCP sources across customers
  • Operators who want to stop agents from reporting optimistic "it's connected" results

Examples

  1. "Hook up the customer's Postgres MCP" → checks available host tools, walks the setup, keeps credentials in host config only.
  2. "Source queries worked yesterday, not today" → reports honestly which checks were run and which capabilities are missing.
  3. Called mid-@fde run → continues straight to the connection step without re-asking answered questions.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suboss87/FDEOps/HEAD/skills/connect/SKILL.md

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Copy the skills/connect folder from the GitHub repo suboss87/FDEOps into my ~/.claude/skills/suboss87-connect/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/suboss87/FDEOps.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r FDEOps/skills/connect ~/.claude/skills/connect

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/suboss87/FDEOps.git
  3. Create the skills directory: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy this skill: cp -r FDEOps/skills/connect ~/.claude/skills/connect
  5. Verify the references/ files came along: ls ~/.claude/skills/connect/references
  6. Because this skill assumes the wider FDEOps pack, consider installing everything: cp -r FDEOps/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
  7. Restart Claude Code and ask something like "set up the MCP connection for this source" to trigger it.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT