---
name: "CVMI"
slug: cvmi
layer: integration
tool-type: software
maintainer: "ContextVM project & community"
repo: https://github.com/contextvm
docs: https://docs.contextvm.org
site: https://www.contextvm.org
---

# CVMI

> The ContextVM command line — discover pubkey-addressed MCP servers on Nostr relays, interact with them, and manage the tooling to build your own.

## What it is

CVMI is the unified command line for [ContextVM](/tools/contextvm): discovering pubkey-addressed MCP servers on Nostr relays, interacting with them, and managing the developer tooling for building your own. `cvmi discover` queries relays for the servers' announcement events (their capabilities and prices); `npx cvmi add` pulls in ContextVM developer-context packs.

A naming note worth holding: CVMI calls those developer-context packs **"skills."** Those are documentation bundles for building on ContextVM — *not* the same thing as this site's [Skills](/skills), which are deployable, install-ready agent capabilities.

## When to use it

- **Discovering** CVM servers and their advertised capabilities and prices by querying relays (`cvmi discover`).
- Interacting with a pubkey-addressed MCP server from the command line.
- Pulling in ContextVM developer tooling and reference material while building a server or client.

## Dependencies

Node.js (the CLI runs via `npx`), relay access to reach announcements and servers, and a Nostr keypair to act as a client. For paid capabilities, the same NWC rail [ContextVM](/tools/contextvm) uses.

## Quick start

Discover live servers on the default relays:

```
cvmi discover
```

Narrow or widen the query with `--relays`, `--limit`, and `--raw`. Pull in developer-context packs with `npx cvmi add`. The full command reference is at `docs.contextvm.org`.

## Gotchas

- **Discovery is only as complete as the relays you query** — a server you share no relay with is invisible. Widen `--relays` rather than trusting a single one.
- **The server population is small today** — expect a short list. ContextVM is early, and CEP-8 is still a Draft spec.
- **"Skills" here are developer docs**, not this site's deployable Skills — don't conflate `cvmi add` packs with a commerce or payment capability.
## For agents — connect

Catalogued for agents in the marketplace directory.

- Prerequisite: A keypair is enough — no node, no wallet, no funds (`keys-only`)
- In the marketplace directory: call `get_tool` with slug `cvmi` at https://marketplace.bitcoineconomy.ai/mcp
- This card as data: /tools/cvmi.md