viaNexus vAST agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

3 ready-made playbooks that teach an AI agent how to do real viaNexus vAST work: which tools to call, what to check first, and when to stop and ask you.

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Connect viaNexus vAST once and all 3 skills install themselves and stay up to date. Mac, Windows and Linux.

All 3 viaNexus vAST skills

Each skill is one job. You ask in plain words and the agent loads the skill that matches, then follows its steps.

Start hereAsks before writing6 viaNexus vAST tools

Use viaNexus vAST safely with AI agents

Guidance for connecting the viaNexus vAST financial data connector: confirm the account and dataset scope, pick the right tool, and handle entitlement blocks. The agent asks before changing any access rule.

Use it when

You have just connected viaNexus vAST and want to know what it can reach
A financial answer needs to respect which datasets your subscription includes
You are about to change an access rule and want it reviewed first

Tools it uses

get_rule
current_date
search
fetch
create_rule
delete_rule

Example

Connect to viaNexus and tell me what I can query before we start on the Q3 numbers.

Your sign-in covers the core market data family and the premium newswire family. A rule on this account excludes the premium family, so searches there will come back blocked. I checked the current date first, so 'latest' means the last trading session. I have not changed any access rule; if you want the premium family enabled, I can draft that change for your approval.

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Asks before writing3 viaNexus vAST tools

Audit viaNexus vAST dataset permissions

Reviews the dataset access rules on a viaNexus vAST account against the access you intend, flags rules that are too broad, too narrow or missing, and proposes changes. It asks before creating or deleting any rule.

Use it when

Checking whether an agent can reach datasets it should not
Tightening wildcard rules after new datasets were added
Finding stale single-dataset rules left from an old project

Tools it uses

get_rule
create_rule
delete_rule

Example

Audit our vAST rules. The research agent should see market data and news, but not partner datasets.

I read 6 rules on the research scope. Market data and news match your intent. One wildcard include (EDGE:*) grants 2 partner datasets you want blocked, so I propose adding an exclude for EDGE:PARTNER* and a narrower include. Nothing is changed yet. Shall I create the exclude rule?

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Asks before writing6 viaNexus vAST tools

Look up financial data with viaNexus vAST

Answers a financial data question by searching the viaNexus catalog, fetching only the rows you are entitled to, and reporting the source, as-of date and coverage gaps. It asks before changing any account permissions.

Use it when

You need a price, fundamental or reference figure from licensed data
You want to know which dataset holds a measure before quoting it
You need to know whether a gap is missing data or a permission block

Tools it uses

current_date
search
get_rule
fetch
create_rule
delete_rule

Example

What was ACME Corp's latest quarterly revenue, and which dataset is it from?

ACME Corp reported quarterly revenue of 4.2 billion USD for the period ending 31 March, from the fundamentals dataset, as of 12 May. The series has 8 quarters with no gaps in revenue, but the prior-year quarter is marked preliminary. I did not check the European news dataset because your current rules exclude it.

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RevampKey adds the skills when you connect viaNexus vAST, updates them for you and removes them when you disconnect.

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How viaNexus vAST skills work

Connect viaNexus vAST
The viaNexus vAST MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“Audit our vAST rules. The research agent should see market data and news, but not partner datasets.” Each SKILL.md says when it applies, so only the one that fits is loaded.
Approve any change
The agent calls the tools in order, checks its work, and shows you any change before it makes it.

How to install viaNexus vAST skills

In RevampKey the skills install themselves when you connect viaNexus vAST. In other tools each skill is one folder with a SKILL.md file, and you also need the viaNexus vAST MCP server connected there.

About 1 minute · nothing to copy

Download RevampKey for Mac, Windows or Linux and sign in.
Open Connectors and connect viaNexus vAST. All 3 skills come with it and stay up to date; they go away when you remove the connector.
Ask in plain language, for example “Audit our vAST rules. The research agent should see market data and news, but not partner datasets.”
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Get RevampKey to connect viaNexus vAST
RevampKey is a free desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux. Install it, sign in, and viaNexus vAST is one click away with its skills already attached.
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for s in essentials dataset-permission-rules-audit financial-data-lookup; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/vianexus-vast-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/vianexus-vast/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
Other tools

Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the viaNexus vAST MCP server in Claude Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials dataset-permission-rules-audit financial-data-lookup; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/vianexus-vast-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/vianexus-vast/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Audit our vAST rules. The research agent should see market data and news, but not partner datasets.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the viaNexus vAST MCP server in Cursor.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials dataset-permission-rules-audit financial-data-lookup; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/vianexus-vast-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/vianexus-vast/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Audit our vAST rules. The research agent should see market data and news, but not partner datasets.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the viaNexus vAST MCP server in Codex.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials dataset-permission-rules-audit financial-data-lookup; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/vianexus-vast-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/vianexus-vast/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Audit our vAST rules. The research agent should see market data and news, but not partner datasets.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the viaNexus vAST MCP server in VS Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials dataset-permission-rules-audit financial-data-lookup; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/vianexus-vast-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/vianexus-vast/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Audit our vAST rules. The research agent should see market data and news, but not partner datasets.”

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

One click when you connect viaNexus vAST
Updated for you when a skill improves
Removed when you disconnect
The MCP server is set up for you
800+ other connectors, same way

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Copy into your project

One command per project
Run it again to get updates
You connect the viaNexus vAST MCP server yourself
Works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and VS Code

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viaNexus vAST skills FAQ

What is a viaNexus vAST agent skill?

A SKILL.md file: a short playbook an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Each viaNexus vAST skill describes one job, which viaNexus vAST tools to use in which order, what to check first and when to stop and ask you.

Do the viaNexus vAST skills change anything on their own?

The others tell the agent to show you the change and wait for a yes before it creates, edits or deletes anything in viaNexus vAST.

Which tools can use these skills?

Any agent that reads the open Agent Skills format: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code with Copilot and RevampKey. In RevampKey they are attached when you connect viaNexus vAST; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the viaNexus vAST MCP server too?

Yes. The skills tell the agent how to do the work; the viaNexus vAST MCP server gives it the tools to do it. The viaNexus vAST MCP setup guide covers every client.

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All 3 viaNexus vAST skills

Use viaNexus vAST safely with AI agents

Use it when

Tools it uses

Audit viaNexus vAST dataset permissions

Use it when

Tools it uses

Look up financial data with viaNexus vAST

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 3 without copying a file

How viaNexus vAST skills work

How to install viaNexus vAST skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

viaNexus vAST skills FAQ

Put viaNexus vAST’s best workflows in your agent

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