Skew FAQs

Question 1

What is Skew and how does it work with AI agents?

Accepted Answer

Skew is a developer tool that enables AI agents to directly interact with Solana options protocols via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides a set of API-like tools that AI agents can use to create, price, settle, and analyze Solana options without human intervention or a traditional dApp UI.

Question 2

What specific actions can AI agents perform using Skew?

Accepted Answer

AI agents can perform both read and write operations. They can retrieve live crypto spot prices (via Pyth Hermes), calculate fair-value premiums and Greeks, list on-chain options, analyze IV smiles and term structures, issue new options with USDC collateral, buy options, and settle expired options.

Question 3

Which AI agent platforms are compatible with Skew?

Accepted Answer

Skew is designed to integrate seamlessly with AI agent environments that support the Model Context Protocol, such as Cursor, Claude Desktop, and potentially other Copilot-like configurations. Users add the Skew MCP server to their editor's configuration to enable the tools.

Question 4

What are the primary benefits of using Skew for Solana options?

Accepted Answer

Skew allows for unprecedented automation and autonomy in Solana options trading. Benefits include hands-free strategy execution (e.g., building delta-neutral straddles from a single prompt), wiring tools into long-running schedulers for delta-hedging, and enabling research notebooks to iterate on strategies with real on-chain feedback.

Question 5

Is Skew safe to use with mainnet Solana keys?

Accepted Answer

No, Skew is explicitly designed for Devnet use only. The MCP server runs on your local machine, and your editor sees the provided private key. Users are strongly warned against pasting any mainnet private keys and should only use a fresh Devnet keypair for testing.

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