# ipfs-client

> ipfs-client — apexfork-ipfs-client. Use this tool when you need to retrieve files, inspect metadata, or explore data structures from the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). It solves problems related to accessing and querying IPFS data, such as fetching files or resolving IPNS names, via a read-only interface. The ipfs-client tool takes IPFS paths or hashes as input and returns the corresponding files, metadata, or resolved names as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/apexfork-ipfs-client  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/apexfork-ipfs-client

## Description

Read-only IPFS queries — fetch files, inspect metadata, explore DAGs, and resolve IPNS names via local or public.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** instructions
- **Runtime environment:** llm
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-26

## Source

- **Source listing:** [ClawHub](https://clawskills.sh/skills/apexfork-ipfs-client)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "apexfork-ipfs-client"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/apexfork-ipfs-client` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/apexfork-ipfs-client/pull`

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