Connect an AI assistant

Let Claude, Cursor, or another AI assistant use Virlo for you.

At a glance

What it does: Gives the assistant tools or docs to use Virlo correctly.
You send: An API key from your dashboard and a funded balance.
You get back: An assistant that does research or writes working code.
Cost: Setup is free. Quick data costs $0.05 to $0.25; new research and lookups start at $0.50. Reopening results is free. API responses show each charge in the X-Cost header; in chat, check your balance.
You choose: The MCP server for chat research, the files or OpenAPI spec for code, or the OpenClaw skill in OpenClaw.

No code needed: use the MCP server inside Claude, or the Virlo web app, a separate product with its own plans.

MCP server

Add https://dev.virlo.ai/api/mcp/mcp as a connector in your AI app for 55 Virlo tools. Claude apps sign you in; others use your API key. Setup per app.

Plain-text files

Paste one into the chat for help writing code. They cover the API, not MCP.

/llms.txt: a short overview and prices.
/llms-full.txt: every endpoint, parameter, and response field.
/agent-playbook.txt: which request answers which question, and how to judge results. Always include it.

OpenClaw skill

Install Virlo's skill from ClawHub, OpenClaw's skill store. @virlo-ai marks the official copy.

openclaw skills install @virlo-ai/short-form-market-research-brain

Add your key to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json as below, or the skill won't appear.

{
  skills: {
    entries: {
      "short-form-market-research-brain": {
        env: { VIRLO_API_KEY: "YOUR_API_KEY" }
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenAPI spec

For code generators and Postman.

Spec file: https://api.virlo.ai/openapi.json
Browse it: https://api.virlo.ai/api. Ignore the internal /admin routes.

Tips

Ask for your balance first (free: GET /v1/account/balance).
Use a Content Research Agent for "what's working in this niche?" Most runs finish within 20 minutes. Ask the assistant to check back, or have code wait for finalized: true (how results load).