glim-sh Glim
Glim is a hosted MCP server that gives agents live external data: Twitter/X, Reddit, web search and page extraction, GitHub, Amazon, and YouTube transcripts. One endpoint, eleven tools, pay per call. No API keys to provision or rotate.
If glim_* tools are already available in your session, skip to Tools and use them directly.
Connect
Add the endpoint to any MCP client:
{
"mcpServers": {
"glim": {
"url": "https://glim.sh/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Code:
claude mcp add -s user -t http glim https://glim.sh/mcp
On first use the client runs a browser OAuth sign-in. Manage your balance and top up at glim.sh/app; every call is billed against that balance at the prices below.
Restrict the tool list per session with the ?tools= query parameter:
https://glim.sh/mcp?tools=glim_twitter_search,glim_web_fetch
Headless fallback: pay per call with a crypto wallet
No browser or account needed. Calls are paid from a local wallet via the x402 protocol (USDC on Base or Solana):
npx x402-proxy setup # one-time: generate or import a wallet
npx x402-proxy wallet info # show address + USDC balance
npx x402-proxy mcp add glim https://glim.sh/mcp # register glim in your MCP client behind a paying proxy
Fund the address shown by wallet info with USDC on Base or Solana. Tool calls then auto-pay on HTTP 402 challenges. MPP (Tempo) is also accepted on the same endpoint.
Tools
| Tool | Price | Use for |
|---|---|---|
glim_twitter_search |
$0.005 | Search tweets with advanced operators |
glim_twitter_get |
$0.005 | Tweet with thread context, or user profile, by URL/id/handle |
glim_reddit_search |
$0.01 | Search Reddit posts |
glim_reddit_get |
$0.015 | Post + comments, subreddit feed, or user activity |
glim_web_search |
$0.01 | Semantic web search (Exa) |
glim_web_fetch |
$0.002 | Clean page extraction (handles SSR, SPA shells, PDFs) |
glim_github_search |
$0.002 | Search GitHub repos, conversations, or code |
glim_github_get |
$0.002 | Repo metadata, files, history, PRs, issues |
glim_amazon_search |
$0.005 | Search Amazon listings with prices, ratings, ASINs |
glim_amazon_get |
$0.01 | Amazon product detail by ASIN |
glim_youtube_get |
$0.01 | YouTube subtitles/transcript by video id |
Usage patterns
- Search tools return compact previews. Follow up with the matching
*_gettool for full content (glim_reddit_search->glim_reddit_get,glim_twitter_search->glim_twitter_get). - Reddit works best with subreddit-scoped queries:
subreddit:python async. - Twitter search supports advanced operators (
from:,since:,min_faves:, ...). The server exposes adocs://search-operatorsMCP resource with the full reference. - Large
glim_web_fetchpages are truncated inline with adownload_full_urllink to the complete extraction. - Per-tool pricing is also exposed as the
docs://pricingMCP resource.
REST API
Every tool is also a plain REST endpoint under https://glim.sh/api/v1/, gated by the same x402/MPP payment challenges. Full spec: glim.sh/openapi.json. Use npx x402-proxy <url> as a paying curl.
Links
- glim.sh - site, sign-in, balance dashboard
- glim.sh/openapi.json - REST API spec
- github.com/glim-sh - registry manifests and docs