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shoal-skill

v0.1.5

Published

Codex and Claude Code skill for Shoal's entity-first MCP and API workflows

Downloads

52

Readme

Shoal Skill and Claude/Codex Setup

This repo provides Shoal skill guidance for Claude Code and Codex, plus the hosted MCP/plugin path for Claude Code.

  • shoal-skill npm package, which installs the Shoal skill into both your local Claude Code and Codex skills directories
  • shoal Claude Code plugin, which points Claude Code at Shoal's hosted MCP server and bundles the same skill guidance

Skills are not MCP tools. The skill tells Claude Code how to use the available Shoal MCP tools correctly.

Recommended setup

Use the hosted Shoal MCP server:

https://api.shoal.xyz/mcp

Authentication happens through app.shoal.xyz using Shoal's hosted OAuth flow. The account must already have a valid API key with remaining quota.

For new workflows, Shoal is entity-first:

  1. resolve a canonical entity
  2. inspect relationships or references
  3. traverse entity timeline, media, or research
  4. use org routes only for compatibility

Claude Code Plugin Marketplace

Add the marketplace:

/plugin marketplace add shoalresearch/shoal-skill

Install the plugin:

/plugin install shoal@shoalresearch-tools

Reload plugins:

/reload-plugins

The plugin bundles:

  • the hosted Shoal MCP connector
  • the Shoal skill

Skill-only install

Install from npm:

npx shoal-skill@latest

Or:

npm install -g shoal-skill
shoal-skill

Recommended local setup with the CLI

If you want the local stdio MCP path, use:

npm install -g shoal-cli
shoal auth YOUR_API_KEY
shoal setup

That setup command:

  • registers shoal-mcp in Codex
  • registers shoal-mcp in Claude Code
  • installs the Shoal skill into both clients

Current use cases the skill is optimized for

  • resolve canonical crypto entities from fuzzy names or aliases
  • pull entity relationships and references
  • traverse scoped timelines for one entity
  • inspect entity-linked media and research content
  • fetch signal, radar, category, and brief surfaces
  • manage webhook and export workflows when the account plan allows them

Docs

  • MCP docs: https://docs.shoal.xyz/integrations/mcp
  • CLI docs: https://docs.shoal.xyz/guides/cli
  • API docs: https://docs.shoal.xyz