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Intelligence tools

One-call answers for agents: key levels, volatility context, what changed, a market brief and flow context, each with a short factual summary.

The standard Skylit MCP tools each wrap one API endpoint. The intelligence tools answer a question in one call instead: they call the endpoints they need in parallel and return

  • summary: two to four factual sentences with the numbers (no advice, no recommendations),
  • data: the compact figures behind the summary,
  • meta: cost (credits), creditsRemaining, asOf, partial (true if one of the underlying calls failed and the answer uses the rest) and shareClass.

Connect

The intelligence tools have their own tool list, so an agent that wants them does not load the 63 standard tools:

Code
https://mcp.skylit.ai/mcp?toolset=intelligence

Sign-in and API keys work exactly as on the standard server (see Quickstart). For example, in Claude Code:

Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http skylit-intel "https://mcp.skylit.ai/mcp?toolset=intelligence"

The list also includes account_usage (free) so the agent can check its balance.

Tools

ToolWhat it answersArgumentsCredits
explain_levelsWhere are the key dealer-positioning levels for this symbol?symbol, metric (gamma default or vanna)1
vol_contextIs volatility high or low for this symbol, and how far might it move?symbol2
whats_changedHow has the positioning board moved since a given time?symbol, since (RFC 3339), metric6
market_briefWhat does the market look like right now?none5
flow_contextWhat is today's options flow saying for this ticker?ticker9

symbol and ticker are interchangeable on every tool.

Notes

  • Expected moves in vol_context are 1-sigma moves measured from the current price, so they move with price.
  • VIX readings in market_brief are Skylit's own, computed from the SPX and VIX option chains; they are not the official Cboe index values.
  • whats_changed compares the board at since (within the replay window) with the live board. The King node then and now are the server's own classification.
  • Plans: vol_context and the VIX part of market_brief need a plan that includes Tempest. Without it, vol_context answers not_entitled (not charged) and market_brief returns the rest with meta.partial: true.
  • All tools are read-only and never place orders.

Example

Ask: "Give me a market brief, then explain the levels for SPY and tell me what changed since 10:30 ET." The agent calls market_brief, explain_levels and whats_changed and answers from their summaries.

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