Search and browse
List elements, search everything, browse the Collection, open the portfolio browser, and inspect operation schemas at runtime.
Platform Operations
More than activation: a full platform surface.
DollhouseMCP 2.0 is not a thin persona switcher. It includes portfolio management, collection workflows, skill conversion, search, execution lifecycle control, and structured introspection for the entire platform.
Sync and manage
Initialize a GitHub portfolio, push and pull elements, run bulk syncs, and inspect portfolio status through MCP-AQL operations.
Install and submit
Install community content directly into the local portfolio and submit finished work back to the Collection.
Convert skills
Import and export compatible skill formats so useful building blocks can move between ecosystems instead of staying siloed.
Lifecycle control
Execute agents, record steps, prepare handoffs, resume from handoffs, and continue or abort execution with explicit state.
Self-describing platform
The server can describe its operations, formats, policies, and relationships to the LLM at runtime instead of forcing hard-coded assumptions.
Representative operation surface
| Category | Operations |
|---|---|
| Core element management | create_element, list_elements, get_element_details, edit_element, delete_element, validate_element, render, export_element |
| Search and discovery | search, search_portfolio, search_all, search_collection_enhanced, find_similar_elements, search_by_verb, get_relationship_stats |
| Collection and portfolio | browse_collection, get_collection_content, install_collection_content, submit_collection_content, portfolio_status, portfolio_config, open_portfolio_browser |
| Interoperability and config | convert_skill_format, dollhouse_config, get_build_info, get_cache_budget_report, query_logs, oauth_helper_status |
| Execution lifecycle | execute_agent, record_execution_step, complete_execution, continue_execution, abort_execution, prepare_handoff, resume_from_handoff |
What 2.0 adds beyond “activate a persona”
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Enhanced index operations
The platform can score similarity, expose relationships, and search by verb rather than stopping at filename or keyword lookup.
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Operational diagnostics
Build metadata, cache-budget reporting, and queryable in-memory logs turn the server into an inspectable runtime instead of an opaque background process.
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Skill interoperability
The converter path means skills can move in and out of the Dollhouse ecosystem without flattening the element model.
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Execution state as a first-class concept
Handoff, resume, gather-data, and step recording make agent execution recoverable and inspectable instead of all-or-nothing.
The point of 2.0 is that behavior, permissions, content, discovery, and execution all live in one coherent surface instead of a pile of disconnected tools.