perq – Other skill for AI agents

Perq

Overview

Perq (https://perq.sh) is a read-only directory of free AI credits, free tiers, signup credits, startup programs, student and research perks. Each offer is copied from the vendor's own page and carries that page's URL (source_url), a verbatim quote from it (source_snippet) and a last_verified timestamp. Search needs no account or API key. Risk is safe: the search, offer and pack calls only read public data.

When to Use This Skill

• Use when the user asks what free credits they can get for something (speech-to-text, GPUs, LLM APIs, vector DBs, web search, sandboxes, observability).
• Use when the user wants the cheapest way to try a model, API or vendor.
• Use when the user asks which startup, student or research programs apply to them, or how to claim one.
• Use when the user asks whether a specific offer is still live.

How It Works

Step 1: Search

Describe the need in plain words; the API ranks offers against it.

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

Optional filters: category (for example cloud-gpu, llm-api, voice-audio, vector-db, dev-tools), type (startup-program, free-tier, signup-credit, student-education, ...), student=true, no_application=true (usable right after signup), include_closed=true, limit (1 to 50).

Step 2: Answer with sources

For each offer, show the vendor and credit_value in the exact wording returned, the eligibility and how to claim, the claim_url, and Source: <source_url> (verified <last_verified date>). If status is closed, say when it closed.

Step 3: Details and packs

curl -sS "https://perq.sh/api/offers/deepgram-200-credit"   # one offer with recorded changes
curl -sS "https://perq.sh/api/packs.json"                   # curated bundles

MCP alternative: the same data is served at https://perq.sh/mcp (Streamable HTTP, no auth) with tools such as find_credits, get_offer, list_packs, get_pack and recently_changed.

Examples

User: "I'm a student building a voice agent. What can I get for free?"

The agent calls /api/search with q=voice agent and student=true, then lists the returned offers with exact amounts, eligibility, claim links and source links with verification dates, and notes that terms are set by each vendor.

Best Practices

• Never invent offers, amounts or eligibility. Report only what the API returned; if nothing matches, say so.
• Do not add up, round or convert amounts yourself. For packs, quote the pack's headline.
• Always include the source link and last-verified date, and tell the user to confirm terms on the vendor's page before relying on an offer.

Limitations

• Coverage is a curated list, not every offer on the internet. Vendors change or close programs without notice; last_verified shows how fresh each record is.
• Eligibility (funding stage, student status, region) is decided by the vendor, not by Perq.
• Needs network access to https://perq.sh.

Privacy

Searches send only the query text and filters. Perq also offers an optional early-access subscription (email or webhook) at /api/subscribe; that sends contact data and should be used only when the user explicitly asks and gives the address. This skill does not need it.

Resources

• Agent docs: https://perq.sh/agents
• Source skill (MIT): https://github.com/f-o-x11/perq-skill
• Official MCP Registry id: sh.perq/perq