Tinkabot
Description
What it does
- Studies your data.
- Builds a small scaffold.
- Tests locally.
- Prepares publishing.
Who it's for
- Developers
- Developer-relations teams
- API companies
How to set it up
- Time to Set Up
- About 15 minutes (our estimate)
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Tools Needed
- Grok Bot: Grok Bot account needed
- Cursor: Connect only if you use it
- Read the bot page to check it fits your work.
- Add it to Grok Bot from the official share link.
- Connect Cursor if you want it to use them.
- Run it once on a small, real task.
- Review the result and adjust your instructions.
tinkabot Install Guide
tinkabot, made by Lauren Tan, turns an existing API into a plugin that Cursor and other coding agents can use, combining an MCP server with a set of skills. It is aimed at developers who want their service to be easy for AI agents to call.
It follows a careful order. It starts by understanding the shape of the data, builds the smallest working version, proves it runs on your machine and only then asks you once about who the plugin belongs to before publishing it to the Cursor Marketplace or cursor.directory. That keeps experiments cheap and avoids publishing something half finished.
It suits developers, developer-relations teams and small API companies. Point it at clear API documentation, use a test key while it builds and run the plugin yourself in Cursor before agreeing to publish.
- Install Path
- Official share link. Choose Get it on this page, then press Add to Grok Bot on the official x.ai page and read the terms it shows before you accept.
- Price Tier
- Free to add from the share link. You need a Grok Bot account. Cursor and your API may need their own accounts.
- Connectors
- Cursor and the API you want to wrap.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time to Set Up
- About 15 minutes (our estimate)
- Creator
- Lauren Tan
Worked Example: Wrapping a weather API
Example only: an illustration of how a session could go, not a real client, case or result.
- You give tinkabot the docs for a small weather API.
- It maps the data returned for a city forecast.
- It builds a minimal MCP server with one forecast skill.
- You test it locally in Cursor and it works.
- It asks who the plugin belongs to, then prepares it for listing.
Connect first
CursorThese are the tools the creator's setup uses. However you normally connect them works.
Run It With Us
Get It Set Up For You
Short on time? We can set up tinkabot on your own accounts, test it with you and hand it over working.
- $1,500 founding price for the first 3 setups (normally $2,500). $300 deposit, counted toward it.
- We never ask for your passwords
- Bots draft, you approve
Ask a question first · See how Run It With Us works · No promise of income or results (disclaimer).
Original source
Found via x.aiResults to Expect Our rough estimate of value to the business, not a promise or income claim
- A working plugin fast.
- You approve publishing.
Our estimate, not a promise or a typical result. Results depend on your effort, skills, market and costs.
Tips and pitfalls
- Share clear docs.
- Use a test key.
- Test in Cursor first.
Questions
What does tinkabot build?
A Cursor or agent plugin made of an MCP server and skills for your API.
Does it publish straight away?
No. It proves the plugin locally first and asks once before publishing.
Where can it publish?
The Cursor Marketplace or cursor.directory.
Is tinkabot free to use?
It is free to add from the share link, but you need a Grok Bot account.
How long does it take to set up tinkabot?
Our estimate is about 15 minutes.
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