CVMI Overview

CVMI Overview

ContextVM Interface (CVMI) is a CLI tool that allows you to navigate and use the ContextVM protocol. It provides a comprehensive set of tools and skills to help you interact with and implement the protocol.

Note: This project is a fork of the skills CLI by Vercel Labs.

What is CVMI?

CVMI serves as your Swiss army knife for working with ContextVM. It simplifies common tasks and provides a unified interface for:

• Managing skills - Install and organize ContextVM skills that help you build and interact with the protocol
• Running gateways - Expose MCP servers to the Nostr network
• Using proxies - Connect to remote MCP servers through Nostr as if they were local

Key Features

Swiss Army Knife for CVM

CVMI consolidates multiple tools into a single CLI interface, making it easy to:

• Install skills interactively or programmatically
• Expose local or remote MCP servers as Nostr gateways
• Use remote Nostr-based MCP servers through a local stdio proxy

Skills System

The skills system allows you to install documentation and code templates directly into your project:

• Browse available skills interactively
• Install specific skills on demand
• Keep your skills up to date

Gateway Mode (cvmi serve)

Expose any MCP server to the Nostr network:

• Works with local stdio-based MCP servers
• Supports remote Streamable HTTP MCP servers
• Automatic key generation and encryption handling

Proxy Mode (cvmi use)

Connect to remote Nostr-based MCP servers as if they were local:

• Bridges Nostr transport to stdio for clients that don’t natively support Nostr
• Perfect for integrating with existing MCP clients

Use Cases

When to Use CVMI

• Developing with ContextVM - Install skills to learn best practices and access reference implementations
• Exposing MCP Servers - Use cvmi serve to make your MCP server available over Nostr
• Connecting to Remote Servers - Use cvmi use to connect to Nostr-based MCP servers from standard MCP clients
• Protocol Exploration - Quickly experiment with ContextVM capabilities without writing code

Relationship to Other Tools

CVMI vs. TypeScript SDK

CVMI	TypeScript SDK
CLI tool for quick tasks	Library for building applications
No code required	Requires JavaScript/TypeScript development
Skills management	Core protocol implementation
Gateway/proxy commands	Transport implementations

CVMI vs. Specification

• CVMI is a practical tool that implements the ContextVM specification
• The Specification defines the protocol standards and CEPs (Context Enhancement Proposals)
• CVMI helps you work with the specification without deep protocol knowledge

Next Steps

• Install CVMI - Get started with CVMI
• Commands Reference - Learn about available commands
• Configuration - Configure CVMI for your needs