MCP Jina AI Installer

This skill installs the Jina AI MCP server into the current project.

Installation Procedure

When the user asks to install Jina MCP:

Check for existing .mcp.json in the project root
Merge configuration - Add this server to mcpServers:

{
  "jina": {
    "command": "cmd",
    "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@smithery/cli@latest", "run", "jina-ai-mcp-server", "--key", "${JINA_API_KEY}"],
    "env": {
      "JINA_API_KEY": "${JINA_API_KEY}"
    }
  }
}

If .mcp.json doesn't exist, create it with the full structure:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jina": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@smithery/cli@latest", "run", "jina-ai-mcp-server", "--key", "${JINA_API_KEY}"],
      "env": {
        "JINA_API_KEY": "${JINA_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables Required

JINA_API_KEY: Your Jina AI API key

Usage After Installation

Restart Claude Code to activate the MCP server.

Skill Chaining

Input: User request to install Jina MCP
Output: Configured .mcp.json with jina server
Tools Used: Read, Edit, Write
Chains With: PureMD MCP for web content extraction

Troubleshooting

| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | API key invalid | Get new key at jina.ai | | npx not found | Install Node.js and ensure npm is in PATH | | Smithery CLI error | Try npm cache clean --force | | Rate limit exceeded | Upgrade Jina plan or add delay |