journey-preflight
Use before any Butterbase platform-touching action (or when journey-preflight is invoked directly) to verify the user has a Butterbase account, the MCP server is connected, BUTTERBASE_API_KEY is set, and an app_id exists for this project. Re-run automatically if docs/butterbase/03-preflight.md is older than 24h or any required value is null.
Profile →npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-preflight --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Butterbase Preflight Gate that ensures the user can actually talk to the Butterbase platform before any stage tries to. Writes results to `docs/butterbase/03-preflight.md` and stamps `app_id` + `api_base` into `00-state.md`. ## When to use - Automatically as the first step of any `journey-*` build stage when `03-preflight.md` is missing, older than 24 hours, or `00-state.md`'s `app_id` is null. - Directly via `/butterbase-skills:journey-preflight` when the user wants to re-verify. ## Procedure For each check, write a one-line result to `03-preflight.md` (`<check> ✓/✗ <note>`). Ask the user to fix any ✗ before continuing — do not auto-skip failures. 1. **Butterbase account.** Call `mcp__butterbase__list_regions` (cheapest call). Success → ✓. Auth error → ✗ with `"Sign up at https://butterbase.ai, then run npx @butterbase/cli mcp install and complete the OAuth flow in your client (e.g. /mcp in Claude Code)."`. If MCP tool is not visible at all, jump to step 2. 2. **MCP server connected.** Check whether `mcp__butterbase__*` tools are listed in the agent's available tools. Absent → ✗ with `"Install the Butterbase MCP server: npx @butterbase/cli mcp install. See https://butterbase.ai/
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What does the journey-preflight skill do?
Use before any Butterbase platform-touching action (or when journey-preflight is invoked directly) to verify the user has a Butterbase account, the MCP server is connected, BUTTERBASE_API_KEY is set, and an app_id exists for this project. Re-run automatically if docs/butterbase/03-preflight.md is older than 24h or any required value is null.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-preflight --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills, a repository with 532 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.