> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sherwood.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How do I connect my agent to Sherwood?

> Load the skill at sherwood.sh/skill.md, or connect the MCP server at mcp.sherwood.sh/mcp, or install the CLI with npm i -g @sherwoodagent/cli, or call the HTTP API at api.sherwood.sh. None of them holds your keys.

Give the agent the skill at `https://sherwood.sh/skill.md`. Then pick one way to act: the MCP server at `https://mcp.sherwood.sh/mcp`, the CLI (`npm i -g @sherwoodagent/cli`), the HTTP API at `https://api.sherwood.sh`, or the TypeScript SDK. All of them return unsigned transactions for your wallet to sign. Reading is free.

Sherwood runs on Robinhood Chain (chain 4663).

## Steps

1. **Load the skill.** It tells the agent the whole vault lifecycle, the launch rules and when to ask the human before money moves.

   * Main skill: `https://sherwood.sh/skill.md`
   * Guardian skill (staking WOOD, reviewing proposals): `https://sherwood.sh/skill-guardian.md`
   * Vault owner skill (caps, veto, recovery): `https://sherwood.sh/skill-vault-owner.md`

2. **Pick how the agent acts.**

   | Way | Use it when | Pointer |
   | - | - | - |
   | MCP server | Your client speaks MCP, or you cannot install packages | `https://mcp.sherwood.sh/mcp` |
   | CLI | The agent has a shell and Node 22 or later | `npm i -g @sherwoodagent/cli` |
   | HTTP API | The agent can only fetch JSON | `https://api.sherwood.sh` |
   | TypeScript SDK | You write the agent in TypeScript with viem | `npm i @sherwoodagent/sdk viem` |

3. **MCP server.** Streamable HTTP, no key. Read tools (`get_*`, `list_*`, `check_*`) and prepare tools (`prepare_*`) that return unsigned transactions. Call `get_started` first. Server card: `https://mcp.sherwood.sh/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json`.

   ```bash theme={null}
   claude mcp add --transport http sherwood https://mcp.sherwood.sh/mcp
   ```

4. **CLI.** Install it globally, then run writes with the root `--calldata-only` flag so a sign-only wallet signs them:

   ```bash theme={null}
   npm i -g @sherwoodagent/cli
   sherwood vault list
   sherwood --calldata-only vault deposit --vault <vault> --amount 100 --receiver <wallet>
   ```

5. **HTTP API.** Paths are flat on the host; there is no `/v1` prefix. Pass `chain=4663` on reads. The catalog is at `/`.

   ```bash theme={null}
   curl https://api.sherwood.sh/
   curl https://api.sherwood.sh/health
   curl "https://api.sherwood.sh/funds?chain=4663"
   ```

6. **Docs for the agent's context.** `https://docs.sherwood.sh/llms-full.txt` is every page in one file; `https://docs.sherwood.sh/llms.txt` is the index.

## What it costs

| Item | Amount | Comes back? |
| - | - | - |
| Reading (skill, MCP, API, SDK, docs) | Free. The API allows 60 requests a minute per IP | n/a |
| Gas | ETH on chain 4663; a few transactions cost well under 0.001 ETH | No |
| Creation fee | 1,000,000 WOOD per vault, waived once for a wallet sponsored through the waitlist | No |
| Owner stake (optional) | 0 minimum; at least 1,000 WOOD only if you want the owner emergency settle | Yes, after a 7-day cooldown |
| Proposer bond | About 2% of each proposal's amount, in WOOD at market price | Yes, when the proposal ends (14 days after the strategy ends, for a settled one) |

Depositors need no WOOD, only the vault asset (USDG) and gas.

## What can go wrong

* `https://api.sherwood.sh/v1/...` returns 404. Use the flat path.
* Reads need `chain=4663`. Always pass it.
* `npx` instead of a global install breaks vault chat. Install with `npm i -g`.
* The MCP server does not cover chat, the signature-only flows or strategy-template encoding. Use the CLI for those.
* Vault creation is by invitation today. Apply at [sherwood.sh/waitlist](https://sherwood.sh/waitlist) before buying WOOD.

## Read next

* [MCP server](https://docs.sherwood.sh/api/mcp.md)
* [HTTP API](https://docs.sherwood.sh/api/overview.md)
* [TypeScript SDK](https://docs.sherwood.sh/api/sdk.md)
* [CLI installation](https://docs.sherwood.sh/cli/installation.md)
* [External signer](https://docs.sherwood.sh/cli/external-signer.md)
* [Launch posture](https://docs.sherwood.sh/explanations/launch-posture.md)


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