Glim Sh MCP Server

One remote MCP endpoint gives your agent live data from Twitter/X, Reddit, the open web, GitHub, Amazon, YouTube, and public Telegram channels, plus AI-text detection. No API keys, no scraping stack - connect the URL and pay per call. Its 14 documented tools cover glim, twitter, reddit, web.

Teams that want a hosted web scraping endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-11 · ★ 4 · #67 OF 78 MAINTAINED WEB SCRAPING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Glim Sh

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add glim-sh-glim-mcp --transport http https://glim.sh/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glim-sh-glim-mcp": {
      "url": "https://glim.sh/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://glim.sh/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to glim.sh

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace sh.glim - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Glim Sh can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 14 documented tools spanning glim, twitter, reddit, web, including glim_twitter_search, glim_twitter_get, glim_reddit_search, glim_reddit_get.

The 14 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what glim.sh lets an agent do.

glim_twitter_search: - $0.005
glim_twitter_get: - $0.005
glim_reddit_search: - $0.01
glim_reddit_get: - $0.015
glim_web_search: - $0.01
glim_web_fetch: - $0.002
glim_github_search: - $0.002
glim_github_get: - $0.002
glim_amazon_search: - $0.005
glim_amazon_get: - $0.01
glim_youtube_get: - $0.01
glim_telegram_search: - $0.01

show all 14 tools

glim_telegram_get: - $0.005
glim_detect_ai: - from $0.06

Latest releases

v1.1.0 · 2026-06-29

A tools-focused release: richer responses, fewer follow-up calls, and more reliable data across every source. The endpoint at picks it all up live - no client changes needed. · search and subreddit feeds return full…

04 · Who maintains Glim Sh

glim.sh is maintained by glim-sh. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/glim-sh/glim-mcp
website: https://glim.sh/
category: web scraping - ranked #67 of 78 actively-maintained web scraping servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-29)
registry: sh.glim/glim (active, first published 2026-06-10)

06 · Glim Sh FAQ

Is Glim Sh still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-11 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Glim Sh do?

An agent gets 14 documented tools spanning glim, twitter, reddit, web, including glim_twitter_search, glim_twitter_get, glim_reddit_search, glim_reddit_get.

How do I install Glim Sh?

Run `claude mcp add glim-sh-glim-mcp --transport http https://glim.sh/mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Glim Sh require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Glim Sh

Alternatives to Glim Sh

Maintained web scraping servers if Glim Sh isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Glim Sh doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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