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skim402 MCP Server

API key required

Clean markdown and structured web data. Free card API key; wallet/x402 pay-per-call optional.

To add skim402 to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 3 environment variables, listed below.

APIDevToolsData

Install

npx -y skim-mcp@0.2.5

Environment variables

SKIM_API_KEYSet in your MCP config
SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEYSet in your MCP config
SKIM_MAX_PRICE_USDSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add skim402 --env SKIM_API_KEY=<YOUR_SKIM_API_KEY> --env SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY> --env SKIM_MAX_PRICE_USD=<YOUR_SKIM_MAX_PRICE_USD> -- npx -y skim-mcp@0.2.5

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

skim402 exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

SKIM_API_KEY
SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY
SKIM_MAX_PRICE_USD

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install skim402?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add skim402 to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with skim402?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to skim402 as well.

Does skim402 need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: SKIM_API_KEY, SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY, SKIM_MAX_PRICE_USD. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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