shelf-smoke — url smoke / headless QA
url smoke / headless QA: desktop+phone → pass/fail JSON.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
An API key from the service settings is required
url smoke / headless QA: desktop+phone → pass/fail JSON. MCP shelf.kymac.co
How to connect
How to connect shelf-smoke — url smoke / headless QA to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://shelf.kymac.co/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect shelf-smoke — url smoke / headless QA to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://shelf.kymac.co/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect shelf-smoke — url smoke / headless QA to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://shelf.kymac.co/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (12)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| issue_key | Mint a caller key (POST /keys). Bot install starts at GET https://shelf.kymac.co/llms.txt (sole advertised entry). Secret ssm_… is returned once. Prefer Authorization: Bearer; X-API-Key is an alias. First issue grants 1 free credit (credit.grant reason=first_key). Quote cost with quote_credits before smoke. |
| verify_key | Confirm SHELF_SMOKE_API_KEY or Authorization: Bearer (GET /keys/verify). X-API-Key is an alias only. Does not echo the secret. |
| rotate_key | Replace the presented secret (POST /keys/rotate). Same id/caller_id and credits. New ssm_… is returned once. Old secret then fails 401 invalid_api_key. Prefer Authorization: Bearer; X-API-Key is an alias only. No ops file-edit. |
| revoke_key | Invalidate the presented secret (POST /keys/revoke). Same id is revoked; old secret then fails 401 invalid_api_key. Prefer Authorization: Bearer; X-API-Key is an alias only. No ops file-edit. |
| list_credit_packs | Prepaid TEST packs (GET /credits/packs). checkout_credits is intent only; credits grant after confirm_credits. |
| checkout_credits | Stripe TEST PaymentIntent for a pack (POST /credits/checkout). Intent only — returns credits_pending; credits are not granted or spendable until confirm_credits succeeds. Requires a caller key. |
| confirm_credits | Confirm a TEST PaymentIntent with Stripe test card pm_card_visa (POST /credits/confirm). This is when credits become granted/spendable (appends credit.purchase with credits_added). TEST only. |
| quote_credits | Dry-run cost for an op without debit (GET /credits/quote?op=smoke). Returns cost, balance, and would_succeed. |
| credit_balance | Derived prepaid balance for this caller_id (GET /credits/balance). |
| credit_events | Append-only Ledger events for this caller_id (GET /credits/events): credit.grant (first_key), credit.purchase, credit.debit, optional credit.balance_snapshot. |
| smoke | Headless smoke (POST /smoke). Install via GET https://shelf.kymac.co/llms.txt only. Prefer Authorization: Bearer; X-API-Key is an alias. Golden URL https://example.com/ — compare ok true/false JSON in llms.txt. First key includes 1 free credit. Quote first with quote_credits (no debit). Debits 1 credit on ok:true (credit.debit reason=smoke_success). 200 bodies include credits_burned and credits_remaining. HTTP fails use code/message/retryable/next (error aliases message). 401 next=refresh key. 402: code=insufficient_credits, retryable=false, next=buy credits. Retryable fails use next=retry. |
| health | Public readiness (GET /health): billing (test|live|gated) and runner_ready. No key. |