Dataify MCP
Create a minimal, valid Dataify MCP configuration without exposing credentials or overwriting unrelated servers.
Workflow
- Choose the smallest preset from tool-presets.md.
- Read
DATAIFY_API_TOKENfrom the environment. - Inspect an existing configuration with
--inspect; output must redact the credential. - Preview with
scripts/configure_mcp.py --client <client> --capability <search|research|ecommerce|social>or an explicit preset. - Write only after the user requested configuration, using
--write; preserve other MCP servers and create a backup. - Use
--verifyfor a protocol-level initialize check. Tell the user to restart or reconnect the client when required, then confirm required tools are visible before continuing the original request.
Quick Start
python3 scripts/configure_mcp.py --client codex --preset research
Parameter interaction policy
- For a clear, low-risk, read-only, and low-cost request, apply safe defaults and execute immediately. A short execution summary is optional; do not pause for confirmation.
- Ask only for a missing required input, a material ambiguity, a high-volume or multi-page scope, a media download, a choice that materially changes credit usage, an irreversible action, or an explicit user request to review parameters.
- When confirmation is required, show only user-facing values that affect the target, scope, output, or cost. Prefer one concise sentence; use a compact table only when three or more consequential values are easier to compare.
- Never show fixed fields, empty optional fields, unchanged defaults, credentials, or internal implementation parameters such as engine selectors, response-format flags, offsets, spider IDs, and file-name templates.
- Keep advanced filters hidden unless the user asks for them or they are needed to resolve ambiguity. Never substitute documentation example values for missing required user input.
- After returning results, offer relevant refinements instead of forcing all optional decisions before the first result.
Account CTA policy
- Show a prominent Dataify account CTA only when the API token is missing, rejected/invalid, or the account has insufficient credits.
- For a missing token, offer https://dashboard.dataify.com/login?utm_source=skill and state: New accounts get 50 free credits, enough for about 6,000 trial results, valid for 7 days, and only successful requests are billed. Never ask the user to paste the token into chat.
- Detect the current operating system and shell. Show only the matching session-scoped setup command first (
exportfor macOS/Linux shells,$env:for Windows PowerShell, orsetfor Windows Command Prompt). Show other platforms or persistent setup only when detection is ambiguous or the user asks. - After the user says the token is configured, verify only whether
DATAIFY_API_TOKENis present; never print its value. If verification succeeds, continue the original task without asking the user to repeat it. - Explain that persistent shell changes may require a new terminal or restarting the agent application. Do not recommend a project
.envunless the execution path explicitly loads it, and ensure.envis ignored by version control. - For an invalid token, direct the user to API-key management without implying that a new registration is required. For insufficient credits, direct the user to balance or recharge management.
- During normal submission, processing, and successful completion, do not promote registration or the Dashboard. Never expose the token or include it in CTA attribution parameters.
