# iflow-mcp_valyu-network-valyu-mcp

> Valyu MCP Server - retrieve high-quality context from Valyu's API including Wikipedia, arXiv papers, and web search

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
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## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-valyu-network-valyu-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_valyu-network-valyu-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Valyu MCP Server

The Valyu MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool that enables AI models to retrieve high-quality context from Valyu's API, including full search capabilities over Wikipedia, arXiv papers (great for finance, research, etc.), and web search.

## Prerequisites

Before setting up the MCP server, ensure you have the following:

1. **Python 3.10+**
2. **Claude Desktop (latest version)**
3. **Valyu API Key** (Get one from [Valyu Exchange](https://exchange.valyu.network))

To check your Python version, run:

```bash
python --version
```

## Installation & Configuration

### Option 1: Automated Setup (Recommended)

1. **Clone the repository**

```bash
git clone https://github.com/ValyuNetwork/valyu-mcp.git
cd valyu-mcp
```

2. **Run the setup script**

```bash
chmod +x setup.sh  
./setup.sh       
```

The setup script will:

- Create and activate a virtual environment
- Install all dependencies
- Prompt you for your Valyu API key
- Create the necessary .env file
- Provide instructions for updating your Claude Desktop configuration

### Option 2: Manual Setup

If you prefer to set up manually or the automated setup doesn't work for your environment, follow these steps:

1. **Clone the repository**

```bash
git clone https://github.com/ValyuNetwork/valyu-mcp.git
cd valyu-mcp
```

2. **Create a virtual environment and activate it**

```bash
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # macOS/Linux
.venv\Scripts\activate    # Windows
```

3. **Install dependencies**

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

4. **Create a `.env` file in the project root:**

```bash
echo "VALYU_API_KEY=your-api-key-here" > .env
```

5. **Open your Claude Desktop config file for editing:**

   - **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
   - **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

   If the config file doesn't exist:

   1. Open Claude Desktop
   2. Go to Settings
   3. Enable Developer Mode in the Devel…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- research.academic (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_valyu-network-valyu-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T21:24:44.004Z)

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