skillmds 1.0.7 → 1.0.8

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to `skillmds` are documented here. Versions follow [semver](https://semver.org).
 
+## 1.0.8
+
+- `skillmds` with no command in a terminal now opens the interactive CLI menu; it only starts the MCP server when launched over piped stdio (how MCP clients run it). Previously a bare `npx skillmds` in a terminal appeared to hang on the silent MCP server.
+
 ## 1.0.7
 
 - Nicer CLI output: colored PASS/FAIL, quality-score bars, `ERROR`/`WARN`/`INFO` badges, and a summary with average score.

package/bin/skillmd-mcp.mjs

@@ -211,16 +211,21 @@ async function startMcpServer() {
   console.error("skillmd MCP server running (stdio)");
 }
 
-// This binary is invoked two ways:
-//   - `skillmds`                  → start the MCP server (stdio; how MCP clients launch it)
+// This binary is invoked three ways:
 //   - `skillmds lint .` etc.      → run the CLI (so `npx skillmds <cmd>` works without -p)
+//   - `skillmds` in a terminal    → run the CLI (opens the interactive menu)
+//   - `skillmds` over piped stdio → start the MCP server (how MCP clients launch it)
+// MCP clients always connect stdin as a pipe (never a TTY), so an interactive
+// stdin is a reliable signal that a human is present.
 const CLI_COMMANDS = new Set([
   "lint", "check", "scan", "rules", "init", "search", "add", "list", "ls",
   "remove", "rm", "update", "publish", "submit", "login", "logout", "help",
   "--help", "-h", "--version", "-V",
 ]);
 const first = process.argv[2];
-if (first && CLI_COMMANDS.has(first)) {
+const isCliCommand = first && CLI_COMMANDS.has(first);
+const humanInTerminal = !first && process.stdin.isTTY;
+if (isCliCommand || humanInTerminal) {
   await import("../dist/cli.js"); // the CLI parses process.argv itself
 } else {
   await startMcpServer();

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "skillmds",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "description": "SkillMD for agents: the `skillmds` MCP server + the `skillmd` CLI (lint, scan, search, install, publish Agent Skills) from skillmd.com.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {