Set up RealtimeAPI in your AI agent

Set up RealtimeAPI.ai for me in Claude Code. It gives AI agents real-time crypto, stock and market data through one API, paid per call in USDC or with a free key.
If you can run commands or edit files yourself, do each step. Otherwise walk me through them one at a time and wait for me to confirm each one.

Step 1: Add the MCP server
Run: claude mcp add --transport http realtimeapi https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp

Step 2: Add the RealtimeAPI skill
Run: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/realtimeapi && curl -fsSL https://realtimeapi.ai/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md -o ~/.claude/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md

Step 3: Get access
Ask me for my email, then call the create_free_key tool with it (or POST https://api.realtimeapi.ai/keys/free with {"email": "<my email>"}). It returns a free key: 1,000 calls a month across every feed. Save it for me: set it as the RTAPI_KEY environment variable and run claude mcp remove realtimeapi, then claude mcp add --transport http realtimeapi https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: <the key>". Never ask me to paste a key into this chat, and do not repeat the full key back to me.
If I already pay with an x402 wallet (USDC on Base), you can skip the key and pay per call instead: https://realtimeapi.ai/docs#x402

Step 4: Check it works
Call discover with "bitcoin market health", then call_feed on the best match (or GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/market-health with the X-API-Key header). Give me a five-line summary of what came back and how old the cached copy is (the X-RTAPI-Data-Age header, seconds since the gateway fetched it; the data's own timestamp is in the body). Then call list_feeds and tell me what else I can ask for.

Reference: https://realtimeapi.ai/llms.txt (catalog and prices) and https://realtimeapi.ai/docs.

Set up RealtimeAPI.ai for me in Codex. It gives AI agents real-time crypto, stock and market data through one API, paid per call in USDC or with a free key.
If you can run commands or edit files yourself, do each step. Otherwise walk me through them one at a time and wait for me to confirm each one.

Step 1: Add the MCP server
Add this to ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.realtimeapi]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp"]

Step 2: Add the RealtimeAPI skill
Append the contents of https://realtimeapi.ai/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md to AGENTS.md in this project.

Step 3: Get access
Ask me for my email, then call the create_free_key tool with it (or POST https://api.realtimeapi.ai/keys/free with {"email": "<my email>"}). It returns a free key: 1,000 calls a month across every feed. Save it for me: set it as the RTAPI_KEY environment variable and add "--header", "X-API-Key:<the key>" to the end of the args list in ~/.codex/config.toml. Never ask me to paste a key into this chat, and do not repeat the full key back to me.
If I already pay with an x402 wallet (USDC on Base), you can skip the key and pay per call instead: https://realtimeapi.ai/docs#x402

Step 4: Check it works
Call discover with "bitcoin market health", then call_feed on the best match (or GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/market-health with the X-API-Key header). Give me a five-line summary of what came back and how old the cached copy is (the X-RTAPI-Data-Age header, seconds since the gateway fetched it; the data's own timestamp is in the body). Then call list_feeds and tell me what else I can ask for.

Reference: https://realtimeapi.ai/llms.txt (catalog and prices) and https://realtimeapi.ai/docs.

Set up RealtimeAPI.ai for me in Grokbot. It gives AI agents real-time crypto, stock and market data through one API, paid per call in USDC or with a free key.
If you can run commands or edit files yourself, do each step. Otherwise walk me through them one at a time and wait for me to confirm each one.

Step 1: Add the MCP server
If you can connect remote MCP servers, add https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp (streamable HTTP, server name realtimeapi). Otherwise call the HTTP API at https://api.realtimeapi.ai directly: everything below also works with plain HTTP requests.

Step 2: Add the RealtimeAPI skill
Read https://realtimeapi.ai/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md and keep it in your instructions or memory for this conversation.

Step 3: Get access
Ask me for my email, then call the create_free_key tool with it (or POST https://api.realtimeapi.ai/keys/free with {"email": "<my email>"}). It returns a free key: 1,000 calls a month across every feed. Save it for me: set it as the RTAPI_KEY environment variable and send it as the X-API-Key header on every request (or on the MCP server connection). Never ask me to paste a key into this chat, and do not repeat the full key back to me.
If I already pay with an x402 wallet (USDC on Base), you can skip the key and pay per call instead: https://realtimeapi.ai/docs#x402

Step 4: Check it works
Call discover with "bitcoin market health", then call_feed on the best match (or GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/market-health with the X-API-Key header). Give me a five-line summary of what came back and how old the cached copy is (the X-RTAPI-Data-Age header, seconds since the gateway fetched it; the data's own timestamp is in the body). Then call list_feeds and tell me what else I can ask for.

Reference: https://realtimeapi.ai/llms.txt (catalog and prices) and https://realtimeapi.ai/docs.

Set up RealtimeAPI.ai for me in Cursor. It gives AI agents real-time crypto, stock and market data through one API, paid per call in USDC or with a free key.
If you can run commands or edit files yourself, do each step. Otherwise walk me through them one at a time and wait for me to confirm each one.

Step 1: Add the MCP server
Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (create it if missing):
{"mcpServers":{"realtimeapi":{"url":"https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp"}}}

Step 2: Add the RealtimeAPI skill
Save https://realtimeapi.ai/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md as .cursor/rules/realtimeapi.md in this project.

Step 3: Get access
Ask me for my email, then call the create_free_key tool with it (or POST https://api.realtimeapi.ai/keys/free with {"email": "<my email>"}). It returns a free key: 1,000 calls a month across every feed. Save it for me: set it as the RTAPI_KEY environment variable and add "headers": {"X-API-Key": "<the key>"} to the realtimeapi entry in ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Never ask me to paste a key into this chat, and do not repeat the full key back to me.
If I already pay with an x402 wallet (USDC on Base), you can skip the key and pay per call instead: https://realtimeapi.ai/docs#x402

Step 4: Check it works
Call discover with "bitcoin market health", then call_feed on the best match (or GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/market-health with the X-API-Key header). Give me a five-line summary of what came back and how old the cached copy is (the X-RTAPI-Data-Age header, seconds since the gateway fetched it; the data's own timestamp is in the body). Then call list_feeds and tell me what else I can ask for.

Reference: https://realtimeapi.ai/llms.txt (catalog and prices) and https://realtimeapi.ai/docs.

Set up RealtimeAPI.ai for me in VS Code. It gives AI agents real-time crypto, stock and market data through one API, paid per call in USDC or with a free key.
If you can run commands or edit files yourself, do each step. Otherwise walk me through them one at a time and wait for me to confirm each one.

Step 1: Add the MCP server
Add this to .vscode/mcp.json (create it if missing), then start the server from the MCP view:
{"servers":{"realtimeapi":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp"}}}

Step 2: Add the RealtimeAPI skill
Save https://realtimeapi.ai/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md as .github/instructions/realtimeapi.instructions.md in this project.

Step 3: Get access
Ask me for my email, then call the create_free_key tool with it (or POST https://api.realtimeapi.ai/keys/free with {"email": "<my email>"}). It returns a free key: 1,000 calls a month across every feed. Save it for me: set it as the RTAPI_KEY environment variable and add "headers": {"X-API-Key": "<the key>"} to the realtimeapi entry in .vscode/mcp.json. Never ask me to paste a key into this chat, and do not repeat the full key back to me.
If I already pay with an x402 wallet (USDC on Base), you can skip the key and pay per call instead: https://realtimeapi.ai/docs#x402

Step 4: Check it works
Call discover with "bitcoin market health", then call_feed on the best match (or GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/market-health with the X-API-Key header). Give me a five-line summary of what came back and how old the cached copy is (the X-RTAPI-Data-Age header, seconds since the gateway fetched it; the data's own timestamp is in the body). Then call list_feeds and tell me what else I can ask for.

Reference: https://realtimeapi.ai/llms.txt (catalog and prices) and https://realtimeapi.ai/docs.

Set up RealtimeAPI.ai for me in Hermes. It gives AI agents real-time crypto, stock and market data through one API, paid per call in USDC or with a free key.
If you can run commands or edit files yourself, do each step. Otherwise walk me through them one at a time and wait for me to confirm each one.

Step 1: Add the MCP server
Add the remote MCP server to your Hermes config (e.g. ~/.hermes/config.yaml):
mcp_servers:
  realtimeapi:
    url: "https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp"

Step 2: Add the RealtimeAPI skill
Save https://realtimeapi.ai/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md as a skill in ~/.hermes/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md.

Step 3: Get access
Ask me for my email, then call the create_free_key tool with it (or POST https://api.realtimeapi.ai/keys/free with {"email": "<my email>"}). It returns a free key: 1,000 calls a month across every feed. Save it for me: set it as the RTAPI_KEY environment variable and add headers: { X-API-Key: "<the key>" } to the realtimeapi entry in your Hermes config. Never ask me to paste a key into this chat, and do not repeat the full key back to me.
If I already pay with an x402 wallet (USDC on Base), you can skip the key and pay per call instead: https://realtimeapi.ai/docs#x402

Step 4: Check it works
Call discover with "bitcoin market health", then call_feed on the best match (or GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/market-health with the X-API-Key header). Give me a five-line summary of what came back and how old the cached copy is (the X-RTAPI-Data-Age header, seconds since the gateway fetched it; the data's own timestamp is in the body). Then call list_feeds and tell me what else I can ask for.

Reference: https://realtimeapi.ai/llms.txt (catalog and prices) and https://realtimeapi.ai/docs.

Set up RealtimeAPI.ai for me in Any agent. It gives AI agents real-time crypto, stock and market data through one API, paid per call in USDC or with a free key.
If you can run commands or edit files yourself, do each step. Otherwise walk me through them one at a time and wait for me to confirm each one.

Step 1: Add the MCP server
If you support remote MCP servers, add https://mcp.realtimeapi.ai/mcp (streamable HTTP, server name realtimeapi). If not, use the HTTP API instead: everything below also works with plain HTTP requests.

Step 2: Add the RealtimeAPI skill
Read https://realtimeapi.ai/skills/realtimeapi/SKILL.md and keep it in your instructions or memory for this project.

Step 3: Get access
Ask me for my email, then call the create_free_key tool with it (or POST https://api.realtimeapi.ai/keys/free with {"email": "<my email>"}). It returns a free key: 1,000 calls a month across every feed. Save it for me: set it as the RTAPI_KEY environment variable and send it as the X-API-Key header on every request (or on the MCP server connection). Never ask me to paste a key into this chat, and do not repeat the full key back to me.
If I already pay with an x402 wallet (USDC on Base), you can skip the key and pay per call instead: https://realtimeapi.ai/docs#x402

Step 4: Check it works
Call discover with "bitcoin market health", then call_feed on the best match (or GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/market-health with the X-API-Key header). Give me a five-line summary of what came back and how old the cached copy is (the X-RTAPI-Data-Age header, seconds since the gateway fetched it; the data's own timestamp is in the body). Then call list_feeds and tell me what else I can ask for.

Reference: https://realtimeapi.ai/llms.txt (catalog and prices) and https://realtimeapi.ai/docs.