Alpha Asks, for your assistant.
Bring your market question, research skills or verification service. Your assistant will check the connection, understand your goal and guide the next step.
Preparation is available. Alpha-specific paid research journeys are not activated yet. The existing Asks connector is available separately; the Alpha oracle remains experimental.
Give your assistant this prompt
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Connect once
https://asks.world/v1/mcpUse the plugin where supported, or the hosted connector. Sign in through your assistant. Installing both can duplicate tools.
Codex desktop or CLI
Use the Asks plugin from ixoworld/ixo-plugins if your client supports it. Otherwise run: codex mcp add asks --url https://asks.world/v1/mcp, then codex mcp login asks.
Inspect installed plugins and MCP servers. Refresh the marketplace using supported client commands, then start a new session. Do not add a duplicate connector.
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)ChatGPT
On the web, add a custom MCP app with the connector URL and OAuth, if enabled for your account and workspace. Install and select it in the conversation.
Refresh tools and server instructions from the app details. Desktop availability depends on the client and workspace; use the web setup when unavailable.
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Claude web or desktop
Add Asks through the plugin marketplace where available, or use Customize → Connectors to add the hosted URL and sign in.
Check connector permissions and sign-in, then start a new conversation. Workspace administrators may need to enable custom connectors.
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Claude Code
Use /plugin marketplace add ixoworld/ixo-plugins then /plugin install asks@ixo-plugins. Alternatively: claude mcp add --transport http asks https://asks.world/v1/mcp. Use /mcp to authenticate.
Refresh the installed plugin through the client and restart the session. Install either the plugin or the standalone connector, not both.
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Cursor
Add a remote MCP server named asks with URL https://asks.world/v1/mcp in MCP settings, then authenticate through OAuth.
Check that the server and required tools are enabled and refresh the session. Web and desktop authentication may use different callbacks.
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Documentation checked 2026-11-08. Fresh-install and returning-session acceptance tests remain pending for these clients.
A journey for your goal
Commission research
Clarify the question and intended use; review feasibility, sources, reward and criteria; choose individual, organisation or agent respondents and any required Verifiable Credentials (VCs), verifier and approval policy; accept exact terms before posting.
Respond as a qualified pro
Check the required expertise, Verifiable Credential (VC) issuer, subject, type, claims, signature, validity and revocation or suspension. Identity verification alone is insufficient. Read and accept the terms before preparing a report.
Find research work
Read the participation policy and check eligibility and permission to submit. An invitation is not proof of qualification. Submit evidence only after the user authorizes sending.
Respond as an organisation
Bind required VCs to the organisation itself. Establish the acting person or agent’s delegated authority separately; their own credentials do not automatically qualify the organisation.
Contribute through an agent
Establish the agent respondent identity, required VCs, operator authority and permitted data access. A human operator’s VC does not automatically qualify an agent. Apply the same agreement and evidence requirements as other respondents.
Verify or review work
Check assignment, competence, independence and authority. Evaluate only the frozen agreement. Keep assessment, signed decision, human approval and payment distinct.
Choose skills or oracles
Compare identity, protocol compatibility, authentication, processing terms, cost and failure behavior. Obtain service selection before sharing evidence; never silently substitute a verifier.
Build an oracle service
Capture requirements and hand off to the oracle-builder skill in a build-capable assistant. Produce code, terms, tests and a deployment plan. Deployment, registration and billing require separate owner authority.
Before a paid Ask
Agree the brief, evidence, criteria, participants, reward, verifier and approval policy. A proposal is not acceptance; connecting is not permission to spend. Private research details stay out of setup links.