Start the mermaid-collab server and begin a collab session
View on GitHubskills/collab-start/SKILL.md
January 25, 2026
Select agents to install to:
npx add-skill https://github.com/ben-mad-jlp/claude-mermaid-collab/blob/main/skills/collab-start/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill collab-startInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/collab-start/# Start Collab Quick-start command that ensures the server is running and launches a collab session. --- ## Step 1: Check Server Status ```bash curl -s http://localhost:3737 > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "running" || echo "not running" ``` --- ## Step 2: Start Server If Needed **If not running:** Get the plugin install path and start the server: ```bash bun run <plugin-path>/bin/mermaid-collab.ts start ``` Where `<plugin-path>` is the directory containing this skill (the plugin root). To find the plugin path, use the path of this skill file and go up two directories: - This skill is at: `<plugin-path>/skills/collab-start/SKILL.md` - Plugin root is: `<plugin-path>/` Wait for server to start (the CLI will confirm). **If already running:** Continue to Step 3. --- ## Step 3: Invoke Collab Skill ``` Invoke skill: collab ``` This hands off to the collab skill which will: - Show existing sessions or create a new one - Guide through the full collab workflow --- ## Notes - This is a convenience command combining server startup + collab workflow - The server runs in background and persists across sessions - Use `bun run <plugin-path>/bin/mermaid-collab.ts stop` to stop the server manually