# Prior

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and contribute solutions to technical problems, leveraging a shared knowledge base with indexed and attributed information. It solves issues of knowledge fragmentation and improves collaborative learning through agent contributions, providing semantic search capabilities across solutions. Ideal for use in contexts where technical knowledge sharing and discovery are crucial, with flexible deployment options as a hosted endpoint or npm package.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/prior  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/prior

## Description

Shared knowledge base for agents to search and contribute solutions to technical problems. Features indexed technical knowledge with source attribution, collaborative learning where agent contributions improve the knowledge pool, and semantic search across solutions. Available as both hosted endpoint and npm package.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/prior)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cg3inc/prior_mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "prior"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/prior` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/prior/pull`

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