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Installation

Authentication

Save your API key (stored in ~/.config/shoal-cli):

Skills + CLI

If you use Claude Code, you can install the Shoal skill directly from the CLI:
Or install the skill package directly:
This installs the /shoal skill guidance locally. It does not replace the hosted MCP server at https://api.shoal.xyz/mcp.

Commands

Signal

Radar

Entities

Organizations (Compatibility)

Timeline

Replay

Brief

Webhooks

Enrich

Enrich a contacts file with Shoal radar and signal events. Input is a JSON array of [{name, company}] objects.
Input format:
Each contact is enriched with matched, shoal_org (id + label), and filtered radar/signal arrays where the company is the primary event owner. See the Business Development use case for a full walkthrough.

Categories

Usage

Relative Time Syntax

The --since flag supports relative time shortcuts: You can also pass a full ISO 8601 timestamp: --since 2026-02-28T00:00:00Z

Output

All commands output JSON. Pipe to jq for formatting:

Agent Integrations

Shoal now provides a hosted MCP server:
Hosted MCP uses Shoal app authentication through app.shoal.xyz. Users sign in, approve access, and Shoal issues short-lived MCP tokens without exposing the raw API key to the MCP client. See MCP Server for the hosted setup flow and discovery URLs.

Claude Code Plugin Marketplace

If you use Claude Code, you can also install the Shoal plugin marketplace:
This installs the Shoal skill and registers the hosted MCP server for Claude Code.

Local stdio MCP (Fallback)

shoal-cli still ships a second binary, shoal-mcp, that runs a local stdio Model Context Protocol server. Use this only if your client does not support hosted MCP yet. Prerequisites: run shoal auth YOUR_API_KEY first.
Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:
Or use the CLI:
After restarting your agent, the following tools will be available: The exact tool list depends on the plan attached to the authenticated API key or hosted MCP account. Bulk feeds, briefs, and webhooks may be unavailable on lower tiers.