Raycast Claude Power Workflow

What this collection sets up

This collection is for users who want Raycast to be the keyboard-first surface around Claude and HeyClaude. It combines quick lookup, install-copy actions, API/MCP/Raycast surface selection, MCP setup, skill installation, reusable slash commands, and Raycast extension development.

The intent is speed with review. Raycast should make approved actions easy to find and launch, but commands, skills, MCP servers, and extensions still need normal source, permission, and privacy review before they touch a real project.

Layers

1. Launcher and surface selection

• raycast is the macOS launcher and extension platform for commands, automations, AI workflows, copy actions, and developer integrations.
• heyclaude-api-mcp-raycast-workflows explains when to use the HeyClaude API, MCP server, or Raycast extension surface for discovery, comparison, install guidance, feed sync, and contribution workflows.

2. Claude workspace setup from Raycast-discovered resources

• mcp-setup helps connect approved MCP servers to Claude Code after the server source, credentials, and tool permissions are reviewed.
• skills-installer installs approved skills so Raycast-discovered resources can become reusable Claude Code capabilities.
• slash-command-gen turns repeat tasks into explicit slash commands that can be launched or copied from a keyboard-first workflow.

3. Building the Raycast surface

• raycast-extension-dev-publish-capability-pack guides command design, extension architecture, testing, metadata, and publish-readiness for teams that want to build or ship their own Raycast extension.

Suggested order

Start by setting up Raycast and deciding which daily actions belong in the launcher. Use the HeyClaude API/MCP/Raycast guide to choose the right surface for lookup, context, install guidance, and submission drafting. Add MCP servers only after permissions and credentials are reviewed. Install skills from trusted sources, then turn repeated work into slash commands. Build or publish Raycast extensions last, after the workflow has been used enough to justify a dedicated launcher command.

Power-user checklist

• {"task": "Surface is chosen", "description": "Raycast, API, and MCP responsibilities are mapped before workflows are automated"}
• {"task": "Install commands are reviewed", "description": "Copied snippets and skill archives are checked before running in a workspace"}
• {"task": "MCP permissions are scoped", "description": "Servers, credentials, and tool side effects are approved before launcher access"}
• {"task": "Slash commands are explicit", "description": "Repeated workflows have clear inputs, outputs, safety stops, and review points"}
• {"task": "Extension metadata is ready", "description": "Permissions, screenshots, icons, categories, and store guidance are checked before publishing"}
• {"task": "Local traces are understood", "description": "Favorites, feed caches, clipboard data, prompts, and extension preferences have retention rules"}

Source and references

• Raycast developer documentation: https://developers.raycast.com/
• Raycast getting started: https://developers.raycast.com/basics/getting-started
• Raycast extension publishing: https://developers.raycast.com/basics/publish-an-extension
• HeyClaude Raycast feed: https://heyclau.de/data/raycast-index.json
• HeyClaude Raycast README: https://github.com/JSONbored/awesome-claude/blob/main/integrations/raycast/README.md
• Model Context Protocol introduction: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro
• Claude Code MCP documentation: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp
• Claude Code skills documentation: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills
• Claude Code slash commands documentation: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/slash-commands

Duplicate check

Checked existing collections, guides, tools, commands, skills, open PRs, closed PRs, and issue history for raycast-claude-power-workflow, Raycast Claude workflow, HeyClaude Raycast, Raycast MCP, Raycast extension publishing, skills installer, slash command generator, and launcher workflows. heyclaude-api-mcp-raycast-workflows is a guide for choosing between integration surfaces. The raycast tool entry documents the launcher, and the Raycast extension skill covers extension development. This collection bundles those pieces into a power-user workflow for daily lookup, setup, automation, and extension building.

Disclosure

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