Ably Skill

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Domain knowledge for your AI assistant — workflow patterns, data model concepts, and gotchas for Ably tools.

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Domain knowledge for Ably — real-time messaging, channels, presence, push notifications

Ably

Ably is a real-time data streaming platform. Channels are named streams; presence tracks who is connected; push devices receive notifications.

Data Model

  • Channels are named message streams. Channel names from the list work as channel_id for single-channel operations.
  • Messages are stored per channel. Retrievable with direction and limit. Ephemeral by default — persistence depends on channel config.
  • Presence tracks connected clients. Current members and historical presence are separate.
  • Push devices and subscriptions link devices to channels for notifications.
  • Stats for usage metrics; Time for server timestamp sync.

Gotchas

  • Channel ID: Names from the all-channels list are the channel_id for single-channel fetches.
  • Message retention: Ephemeral by default. Check channel rules for persistence.

Use with Ably Bundle

This skill teaches your AI assistant domain knowledge. To actually execute Ably API calls, enable the MCP bundle — the skill and bundle work together.

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