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Perq

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Verified free AI credits, free tiers and startup programs, each with source link and verified date.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http perq 'https://perq.sh/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "perq": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://perq.sh/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Perq skill
  2. Install
  3. What it does
  4. License

Perq skill

An agent skill (plus a remote MCP server) that answers "what free AI credits can I get for X?" with verified offers from Perq: free tiers, signup credits, startup programs, student and research perks, and perk marketplaces for AI APIs, models, GPUs and dev tools.

Every offer comes from the vendor's own page and includes the source URL, a verbatim quote from that page, and a last-verified timestamp. The skill tells the agent to show the source link and date with every offer and never to invent offers or amounts.

It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Hermes Agent, and any agent that reads SKILL.md files (agentskills.io format).

The skill is one file: skills/perq/SKILL.md. The repo also has:

  • .claude-plugin/plugin.json and marketplace.json: Claude Code plugin (skill + MCP server)
  • .mcp.json: the remote MCP server config for clients that read it
  • gemini-extension.json: Gemini CLI extension (MCP server + skill as context)
  • server.json: the official MCP Registry entry (sh.perq/perq)

Install

Any agent (skills.sh)
npx skills add f-o-x11/perq-skill

Add -g to install for all projects, or -a claude-code, -a codex, -a cursor, or -a hermes-agent to pick the agent.

Claude Code

As a plugin (installs the skill and the MCP server):

claude plugin marketplace add f-o-x11/perq-skill
claude plugin install perq@perq

MCP server only:

claude mcp add --transport http perq https://perq.sh/mcp

Or as a plain skill:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/perq && curl -fsSL https://perq.sh/skill.md -o ~/.claude/skills/perq/SKILL.md
Codex
npx skills add f-o-x11/perq-skill -a codex -g
Cursor
npx skills add f-o-x11/perq-skill -a cursor

Or add the MCP server to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "perq": { "url": "https://perq.sh/mcp" } } }
Gemini CLI
gemini extensions install https://github.com/f-o-x11/perq-skill
Hermes Agent
hermes skills install f-o-x11/perq-skill/skills/perq

What it does

Ask your agent "what free credits can I get for speech-to-text?" The agent runs:

curl -sS -G "https://perq.sh/api/search" --data-urlencode "q=free speech to text credits" -d limit=5 -d ref=skill

and answers with each offer's value, eligibility, claim link, source link and last-verified date. Filters: category, type, student=true, no_application=true, include_closed=true, limit.

MCP tools: find_credits(need, filters), get_offer(id), list_packs(), get_pack(slug), recently_changed(days).

ref=skill tells Perq that a search came from this skill. It does not change the results.

License

MIT. Copyright (c) 2026 Avatar 8 LLC.

Perq is operated by Avatar 8 LLC. Contact: ops@avatar33.com. No paid ranking: vendors cannot pay to be listed or to move up.

Frequently asked questions

What is Perq?

Verified free AI credits, free tiers and startup programs, each with source link and verified date.

How do I install Perq?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http perq 'https://perq.sh/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Perq need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is Perq open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Perq?

It is published by f-o-x11. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the official MCP Registry. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.