# glim-mcp

Runs web search, X/Twitter, Reddit, GitHub, Amazon and YouTube lookups, then hands back a digest with sources attached.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 783
- Author: aeonfun
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/glim-mcp/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/glim-mcp

## What it does

The skill answers a single research question from fresh data instead of the model's memory. It talks to the `glim.sh/mcp` MCP server: web search, full-page extraction, and native access to X/Twitter, Reddit, GitHub, Amazon and YouTube transcripts. Every call spends from a prepaid glim balance, so the sweep stays bounded.

A query is split into 2–4 sub-questions, and tools get picked per sub-question. The cap is 10 calls per run, 25 with `--deep`; once the budget is gone the skill writes up whatever it already has. Full pages are pulled for the 2–3 sources that actually carry the answer. Delivery is one `./notify -f <file>` call holding the answer, the evidence, a link list and a `calls: N/<budget>` line.

The server is wired up with the Connect button in the dashboard MCP panel; tokens live as `MCP_GLIM_TOKEN` and `MCP_GLIM_OAUTH` and get refreshed by a script. With nothing connected, the `mcp__glim__*` tools aren't callable and the run exits with `GLIM_NOT_CONNECTED`. An empty balance returns a payment error, and you get partial results marked as partial.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill glim-mcp -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/glim-mcp/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/glim-mcp/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill glim-mcp -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/glim-mcp/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill glim-mcp -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/glim-mcp/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aeonfun/aeon glim-mcp
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/glim-mcp/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill glim-mcp -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon --path skills/glim-mcp
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/glim-mcp/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill glim-mcp -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/glim-mcp/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull current takes on a topic from X and Reddit
- grab a full article body instead of a search snippet
- find how a repo is being discussed on GitHub
- get a transcript from a YouTube video
- merge scattered sources into one answer with links

## Example prompts
- What are people saying about MCP servers this week?
- Pull the top HN and Reddit takes on <topic> --deep
- Find what X is saying about this library and give me the links

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: glim-mcp
description: Live-data research via the glim.sh MCP - web search, full page extraction, X/Twitter, Reddit, GitHub, Amazon, and YouTube transcripts - synthesized into a cited digest. Pay-per-call from the connected account balance; OAuth Connect via the dashboard MCP panel.
metadata:
  title: Glim MCP
  mode: read-only
  category: basics
  var: ""
  tags:
    - research
    - data
    - mcp
  mcp:
    - glim
  capabilities:
    - external_api
    - sends_notifications
---
> **${var}** — the research question or task, e.g. `what are people saying about MCP servers this week` or `pull the top HN + Reddit takes on <topic>`. Append `--deep` for a wider sweep. Required. If empty, log `GLIM_NO_QUERY` and exit cleanly (no notify).

Answer one research question with **live data** through the glim.sh MCP server (`glim.sh/mcp`): web search, full-page extraction, and platform-native access to X/Twitter, Reddit, GitHub, Amazon, and YouTube transcripts. Every call draws from the operator's prepaid glim balance — spend is real, so the sweep is bounded.

## Detection & auth

The server is wired by the dashboard MCP panel's one-click **Connect** (OAuth with `offline_access`; tokens stored as `MCP_GLIM_TOKEN` + `MCP_GLIM_OAUTH`, refreshed each run by `scripts/mcp-oauth-refresh.sh`). Its tools surface as `mcp__glim__*` — discover them from the server; the tool descriptions are the source of truth, don't assume a fixed list.

- **No `mcp__glim__*` tool callable** → the server isn't connected (or its secrets are missing, in which case the workflow logged a `::warning::` and skipped MCP). Log `GLIM_NOT_CONNECTED`, notify once pointing the operator at the dashboard → MCP → Connect glim.sh, and exit.
- **Tools exist but return 401/invalid-token** → the OAuth refresh failed (see `docs/mcp-oauth.md`). Log `GLIM_AUTH_STALE`, notify the operator to re-connect the server once in the dashboard, and exit.
- **Payment-required / insufficient-balance errors** → log `GLIM_NO_BALANCE`, notify the operator to top up their glim account, and exit with whatever partial results already came back (clearly marked partial).

## Steps

### 1. Plan the sweep

Parse `${var}` into 2–4 sub-questions and pick the glim tools that fit each — platform tools (X, Reddit, GitHub, YouTube, Amazon) when the question names a platform or the answer obviously lives there; web search + page extraction otherwise. Don't fan out for its own sake: a question one search answers gets one search.

**Spend budget:** ≤ 10 tool calls per run, ≤ 25 with `--deep`. Count as you go; when the budget is spent, synthesize from what's in hand rather than making "one more" call. This is a hard cap (STRATEGY: stay within configured spend limits).

### 2. Fetch
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