databricks
diff --git a/‎src/ucode/cli.py‎
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diff --git a/‎src/ucode/databricks.py‎
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diff --git a/‎src/ucode/mcp.py‎
Lines changed: 122 additions & 30 deletions b/‎src/ucode/mcp.py‎
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@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
 )
 from ucode.mcp import (
     MCP_CLIENTS,
+    SKILLS_MCP_KIND,
     configure_mcp_command,
+    configure_skills_mcp_command,
     purge_cross_workspace_mcp_residue,
     revert_mcp_configs,
 )
@@ -143,6 +145,27 @@ def _parse_agents_option(agents: str) -> list[str]:
     return tools
 
 
+def _parse_skill_locations(location: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Parse a comma-separated `--location` into `<catalog>.<schema>` refs,
+    dropping duplicates while preserving order."""
+    locations: list[str] = []
+    for raw in location.split(","):
+        raw = raw.strip()
+        if not raw:
+            continue
+        parts = raw.split(".")
+        if len(parts) != 2 or not all(part.strip() for part in parts):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"--location entries must be `<catalog>.<schema>`, got `{raw}`.")
+        if raw not in locations:
+            locations.append(raw)
+    if not locations:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "No schemas provided for --location. Use `<catalog>.<schema>`, "
+            "comma-separated for multiple."
+        )
+    return locations
+
+
 def _parse_workspaces_option(workspaces: str) -> list[tuple[str, str | None]]:
     """Parse `--workspaces` into [(url, profile_name | None), ...].
 
@@ -723,7 +746,9 @@ def status() -> int:
             tool_mcp_servers = [
                 str(server.get("name"))
                 for server in mcp_servers
-                if tool in (server.get("clients") or []) and server.get("name")
+                if tool in (server.get("clients") or [])
+                and server.get("name")
+                and server.get("kind") != SKILLS_MCP_KIND
             ]
             print_kv("MCP list command", str(MCP_CLIENTS[tool]["list_command"]))
             print_kv(
@@ -733,6 +758,23 @@ def status() -> int:
         print_kv("Config file", str(config_path) if config_path.exists() else "missing")
         console.print()
 
+    print_heading("Skills")
+    skill_mcp_entry = next((s for s in mcp_servers if s.get("kind") == SKILLS_MCP_KIND), None)
+    if not skill_mcp_entry:
+        print_kv("Skills", "not configured")
+    else:
+        locations = skill_mcp_entry.get("skill_locations") or []
+        print_kv(
+            "Skill MCP Locations",
+            ", ".join(locations) if locations else "none — utility tools only",
+        )
+        configured_agents = [
+            str(MCP_CLIENTS[client]["display"])
+            for client in (skill_mcp_entry.get("clients") or [])
+            if client in MCP_CLIENTS
+        ]
+        print_kv("Configured", ", ".join(configured_agents) if configured_agents else "none")
+
     print_heading("Tracing")
     tracing = state.get("tracing") or {}
     if tracing.get("enabled"):
@@ -757,6 +799,10 @@ def status() -> int:
     print_note(
         "Use `ucode configure mcp` to add Databricks MCP servers to configured coding tools."
     )
+    print_note(
+        "Use `ucode configure skills --location <catalog>.<schema> --mcp` to connect Unity "
+        "Catalog Skills."
+    )
     print_note("Use `ucode configure tracing` to log coding sessions to an MLflow experiment.")
     print_note("Use `ucode revert` to clear managed configs and restore prior files.")
     return 0
@@ -1349,6 +1395,36 @@ def configure_mcp(
         raise typer.Exit(130) from None
 
 
+@configure_app.command("skills")
+def configure_skills(
+    location: Annotated[
+        str,
+        typer.Option("--location", help="Comma-separated `<catalog>.<schema>` skill scopes."),
+    ],
+    mcp: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--mcp", help="Manage the skills MCP connection (required until download mode lands)."
+        ),
+    ] = False,
+) -> None:
+    """Configure Databricks Skills for your coding tools.
+
+    ``--location`` sets the skills MCP connection's scope to exactly the listed
+    schemas, replacing any previous set.
+    """
+    try:
+        if not mcp:
+            raise RuntimeError("Download mode is not available yet; pass --mcp for now.")
+        configure_skills_mcp_command(_parse_skill_locations(location))
+    except RuntimeError as exc:
+        print_err(str(exc))
+        raise typer.Exit(1) from None
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print_err("Interrupted.")
+        raise typer.Exit(130) from None
+
+
 @configure_app.command("tracing")
 def configure_tracing(
     disable: Annotated[
 
@@ -1365,6 +1365,19 @@ def build_mcp_service_url(workspace: str, full_name: str) -> str:
     return f"{workspace}/ai-gateway/mcp-services/{full_name}"
 
 
+def build_skills_mcp_url(workspace: str, locations: list[str]) -> str:
+    """Skills route with one ``?schema=`` scope per location. The trailing slash
+    is required by the Envoy prefix even with no query params.
+
+        []                        -> ``.../ai-gateway/skills/``
+        ["main.default", "ml.a"]  -> ``.../ai-gateway/skills/?schema=main.default&schema=ml.a``
+    """
+    base = f"{workspace}/ai-gateway/skills/"
+    if not locations:
+        return base
+    return base + "?" + urlencode([("schema", loc) for loc in locations])
+
+
 # Maps the gateway routing dialect a coding tool speaks to the Model Provider
 # Service `provider_type`s it can be backed by. claude speaks Anthropic's API,
 # which both the `anthropic` and `amazon_bedrock` provider types serve (Bedrock
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 from ucode.databricks import (
     apply_pat_environment,
     build_mcp_service_url,
+    build_skills_mcp_url,
     ensure_databricks_auth,
     get_databricks_token,
     list_databricks_apps,
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@
         "list_command": "copilot mcp list",
     },
 }
+SKILLS_MCP_KIND = "skills"
+SKILLS_MCP_SERVER_NAME = "databricks-skill-registry"
 EXTERNAL_MCP_SELECTION_PREFIX = "external:"
 SQL_MCP_VALUE = "managed:sql"
 GENIE_SPACE_SELECTION_PREFIX = "genie-space:"
@@ -96,14 +99,17 @@
 )
 
 
-def build_mcp_http_entry(url: str) -> dict:
-    return {
+def build_mcp_http_entry(url: str, *, always_load: bool = False) -> dict:
+    entry: dict[str, Any] = {
         "type": "http",
         "url": url,
         "headers": {
             "Authorization": f"Bearer ${{{MCP_AUTH_TOKEN_ENV_VAR}}}",
         },
     }
+    if always_load:
+        entry["alwaysLoad"] = True
+    return entry
 
 
 def add_claude_mcp_server(name: str, entry: dict, scope: str = MCP_USER_SCOPE) -> None:
@@ -1037,7 +1043,9 @@ def apply_mcp_server_changes(
         url = server.get("url")
         if not isinstance(url, str) or not url:
             continue
-        entry = build_mcp_http_entry(url)
+        # alwaysLoad (Claude-only) keeps the skills registry's utility tools
+        # discoverable without an explicit mention; other clients ignore it.
+        entry = build_mcp_http_entry(url, always_load=server.get("kind") == SKILLS_MCP_KIND)
         for client in clients:
             configure_client_mcp_server(client, name, url, entry)
         changed = True
@@ -1103,6 +1111,10 @@ def purge_cross_workspace_mcp_residue(state: dict, workspace: str) -> None:
         )
 
 
+def _skills_entries(servers: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
+    return [s for s in servers if s.get("kind") == SKILLS_MCP_KIND]
+
+
 def _resolve_location_mcp_servers(
     workspace: str,
     profile: str | None,
@@ -1113,9 +1125,10 @@ def _resolve_location_mcp_servers(
 ) -> list[dict]:
     """Build the desired MCP server list for ``--location <cat>.<schema>``.
 
-    Strict replacement: the returned list is exactly the mcp-services
-    discovered at ``location``. Any previously-registered MCP entries outside
-    that location are removed by ``apply_mcp_server_changes``. Raises ``RuntimeError`` for an invalid
+    Strict replacement for mcp-services: the returned list is exactly the ones
+    discovered at ``location`` (any previously-registered mcp-service outside it
+    is removed by ``apply_mcp_server_changes``), plus any existing skills
+    connection, preserved untouched. Raises ``RuntimeError`` for an invalid
     location (HTTP 404 from the listing API) or any other listing failure.
 
     When ``services`` is given, the discovered set is narrowed to exactly that
@@ -1174,28 +1187,15 @@ def _resolve_location_mcp_servers(
             working_servers.append(original.copy())
         else:
             working_servers.append(candidate)
-    return working_servers
+    return [*working_servers, *_skills_entries(original_servers)]
 
 
-def configure_mcp_command(location: str | None = None, services: set[str] | None = None) -> int:
-    if services is not None and location is None:
-        # `--services` works standalone with full names (`system.ai.github`): the
-        # `<catalog>.<schema>` to configure is derived from them. Bare short names
-        # (`github`) can't be located without `--location`.
-        schemas = {".".join(s.split(".")[:2]) for s in services if s.count(".") >= 2}
-        bare = sorted(s for s in services if s.count(".") < 2)
-        if bare:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "--services short names need --location (or pass full names like "
-                f"`system.ai.<name>`): {', '.join(bare)}"
-            )
-        if len(schemas) != 1:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "--services without --location must all share one `<catalog>.<schema>` "
-                f"(got: {', '.join(sorted(schemas)) or 'none'}); pass --location instead."
-            )
-        location = next(iter(schemas))
-    state = load_state()
+def _setup_mcp_clients(state: dict, section: str) -> tuple[str, str | None, list[str]]:
+    """Validate the workspace, resolve configured MCP clients, and prepare auth.
+
+    Returns ``(workspace, profile, clients)`` and prints the section header, the
+    "Configuring for" note, and a warning per configured-but-uninstalled client.
+    """
     workspace = state.get("workspace")
     if not workspace:
         raise RuntimeError("Workspace is not configured. Run `ucode configure` first.")
@@ -1223,14 +1223,37 @@ def configure_mcp_command(location: str | None = None, services: set[str] | None
     apply_pat_environment(state)
     ensure_databricks_auth(workspace, profile)
 
-    print_section("MCP Servers")
+    print_section(section)
     client_names = ", ".join(str(MCP_CLIENTS[client]["display"]) for client in clients)
     print_note(f"Configuring for: {client_names}")
     for client in missing_clients:
         print_warning(
             f"{MCP_CLIENTS[client]['display']} is configured in ucode but not installed; "
             "skipping MCP config."
         )
+    return workspace, profile, clients
+
+
+def configure_mcp_command(location: str | None = None, services: set[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    if services is not None and location is None:
+        # `--services` works standalone with full names (`system.ai.github`): the
+        # `<catalog>.<schema>` to configure is derived from them. Bare short names
+        # (`github`) can't be located without `--location`.
+        schemas = {".".join(s.split(".")[:2]) for s in services if s.count(".") >= 2}
+        bare = sorted(s for s in services if s.count(".") < 2)
+        if bare:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "--services short names need --location (or pass full names like "
+                f"`system.ai.<name>`): {', '.join(bare)}"
+            )
+        if len(schemas) != 1:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "--services without --location must all share one `<catalog>.<schema>` "
+                f"(got: {', '.join(sorted(schemas)) or 'none'}); pass --location instead."
+            )
+        location = next(iter(schemas))
+    state = load_state()
+    workspace, profile, clients = _setup_mcp_clients(state, "MCP Servers")
 
     original_mcp_servers_for_location: list[dict] = list(state.get("mcp_servers") or [])
     if location is not None:
@@ -1276,20 +1299,24 @@ def configure_mcp_command(location: str | None = None, services: set[str] | None
     )
 
     original_mcp_servers: list[dict] = list(state.get("mcp_servers") or [])
-    original_by_name = _servers_by_name(original_mcp_servers)
+    # Skills connections are managed by `configure skills`, so keep them out of
+    # the picker and carry them through untouched.
+    skills_servers = _skills_entries(original_mcp_servers)
+    picker_servers = [s for s in original_mcp_servers if s.get("kind") != SKILLS_MCP_KIND]
+    original_by_name = _servers_by_name(picker_servers)
     selections = prompt_for_mcp_server_choices(
         available_external_mcp_names,
         available_genie_mcp_servers,
         available_app_mcp_servers,
-        original_mcp_servers,
+        picker_servers,
         available_mcp_service_names,
         available_vector_search_servers,
         available_uc_functions_servers,
     )
     if selections is None:
         return 0
 
-    working_mcp_servers: list[dict] = []
+    working_mcp_servers: list[dict] = list(skills_servers)
     working_names: set[str] = set()
     add_selections: list[str] = []
     for selection in selections:
@@ -1335,3 +1362,68 @@ def configure_mcp_command(location: str | None = None, services: set[str] | None
         # User submitted the picker without toggling anything --> make it clear nothing was selected
         print_note("No MCP servers selected. Press space to toggle an item, then enter to save.")
     return 0
+
+
+def _merge_clients(prior: list[str] | None, new: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    """Order-preserving union of a prior client list with newly-configured ones."""
+    prior = list(prior or [])
+    return prior + [c for c in new if c not in prior]
+
+
+def _build_skills_entry(workspace: str, locations: list[str], clients: list[str]) -> dict:
+    """Canonical single skills-registry entry. ``skill_locations`` is the source
+    of truth; the URL is always derived from it, never parsed back."""
+    return {
+        "name": SKILLS_MCP_SERVER_NAME,
+        "kind": SKILLS_MCP_KIND,
+        "skill_locations": list(locations),
+        "url": build_skills_mcp_url(workspace, locations),
+        "auth": f"env:{MCP_AUTH_TOKEN_ENV_VAR}",
+        "clients": clients,
+    }
+
+
+def _resolve_skills_mcp_servers(
+    workspace: str,
+    clients: list[str],
+    locations: list[str],
+    original_servers: list[dict],
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """Rebuild the MCP server list around exactly one skills entry.
+
+    Drops every prior ``kind=="skills"`` entry and any entry named
+    ``SKILLS_MCP_SERVER_NAME`` (single-connection invariant; also sweeps up a
+    stray old-named entry via ``apply_mcp_server_changes``), keeps everything
+    else, and appends one rebuilt entry whose clients merge the prior skills
+    entry's clients with ``clients``.
+    """
+    prior = next((s for s in original_servers if s.get("kind") == SKILLS_MCP_KIND), None)
+    merged = _merge_clients((prior or {}).get("clients"), clients)
+    kept = [
+        s
+        for s in original_servers
+        if s.get("kind") != SKILLS_MCP_KIND and _server_name(s) != SKILLS_MCP_SERVER_NAME
+    ]
+    return [*kept, _build_skills_entry(workspace, locations, merged)]
+
+
+def _update_skills_mcp(
+    state: dict, workspace: str, clients: list[str], locations: list[str]
+) -> None:
+    """Rebuild the single skills connection for ``locations`` and persist it."""
+    original = list(state.get("mcp_servers") or [])
+    working = _resolve_skills_mcp_servers(workspace, clients, locations, original)
+    changed = apply_mcp_server_changes(original, working, clients)
+    if changed or original != working:
+        state["mcp_servers"] = working
+        save_state(state)
+        print_success("Saved")
+
+
+def configure_skills_mcp_command(locations: list[str]) -> int:
+    """Set the skills MCP connection's ``skill_locations`` to exactly ``locations``,
+    replacing any previous set."""
+    state = load_state()
+    workspace, _profile, clients = _setup_mcp_clients(state, "Skills MCP")
+    _update_skills_mcp(state, workspace, clients, locations)
+    return 0