onyx-paid-mcp
Build a paid MCP server that charges AI agents per call in USDC, with automatic payment handling via HTTP 402 and EIP-3009.
README
onyx-paid-mcp — build a paid MCP server in 5 lines
USDC settlement on Base. No Stripe, no API keys, no signup flow. Charge AI agents per call directly through the protocol they already speak.
from onyx_paid_mcp import App
app = App(
name="hello-paid-mcp",
receive_address="0xYourBaseWallet",
network="base", # or "base-sepolia" for free testnet
)
@app.tool(
name="echo",
price_usdc="0.001",
description="Returns whatever you send.",
input_schema={"type": "object", "properties": {"text": {"type": "string"}}, "required": ["text"]},
)
def echo(text: str) -> dict:
return {"echoed": text}
if __name__ == "__main__":
app.serve(port=8080)
That's it. pip install onyx-paid-mcp, point at any wallet address, decorate any function. You now have:
- Streamable HTTP MCP at
/mcp/— installable in Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, mcp-use - REST endpoint at
/v1/<tool>— for non-MCP agents - HTTP 402 gate that charges your wallet per call in USDC
- Bazaar-discoverable manifest at
/.well-known/x402.json— Coinbase auto-indexes - Free introspection at
/,/manifest,/health
Why
Every MCP today is free-as-in-unmetered. That breaks at scale for any tool with real per-call expense (OCR, scraping infra, LLM passes, anything backed by a physical resource). onyx-paid-mcp lets you charge directly through the agent's wallet — the same way a paywall works in a browser, except the wallet signs an EIP-3009 USDC authorization instead of pulling out a credit card.
Install
pip install onyx-paid-mcp
Generate a Base wallet (gen_wallet.py in this repo, or any EVM wallet generator), set it as ONYX_RECEIVE, run your tool. Agents pay you in USDC the second they call.
Reference implementation
onyx-actions — the live server using this framework. Paid tools across Base on-chain primitives, captcha OCR, URL text extraction, DNS, WHOIS, email validation, IP geo, FX, browser automation, and a workflow chainer. All shipped as one-file modules in tools_pkg/.
| Tool | Price |
|---|---|
onyx_base_tx_explainer |
$0.05 |
onyx_base_tx_simulator |
$0.10 |
onyx_base_token_risk_scan |
$0.25 |
onyx_base_tx_decode |
$0.002 |
onyx_token_metadata |
$0.001 |
onyx_solana_tx_explainer |
$0.05 |
onyx_solana_token_metadata |
$0.0008 |
onyx_solana_token_risk_scan |
$0.25 |
onyx_solana_jupiter_quote |
$0.001 |
onyx_solana_wallet_activity |
$0.002 |
onyx_ens_resolve |
$0.0008 |
onyx_solve_captcha |
$0.003 |
onyx_url_text |
$0.001 |
onyx_url_unshorten |
$0.0005 |
onyx_whois |
$0.001 |
onyx_dns_lookup |
$0.0005 |
onyx_email_validate |
$0.0008 |
onyx_ip_geolocate |
$0.0008 |
onyx_fx_convert |
$0.0008 |
onyx_password_strength |
$0.0003 |
onyx_user_agent_parse |
$0.0003 |
onyx_browser_* (6 tools) |
$0.002–$0.008 |
onyx_agent_workflow |
$0.020 |
Smithery listing: https://smithery.ai/servers/dimitrilaouanis/onyx-mcp
Integrations in flight
- Stagehand (Browserbase) — pay-per-call captcha hook over x402. Spec:
BROWSERBASE_INTEGRATION.md. Discussion: #1.
How agents call you
Try it against the live reference server with one command — no install:
curl -X POST https://onyx-actions.onrender.com/v1/onyx_solana_jupiter_quote \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"input_mint":"So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112","output_mint":"EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v","amount":"1000000000"}' -i
# → HTTP 402 Payment Required
# → payment-required: <base64-encoded JSON with payTo, asset, amount, inputSchema>
Then sign an EIP-3009 USDC authorization and retry with X-PAYMENT: <signed>:
# Full client demo — shows the 402 → sign → 200 loop in 50 lines:
python examples/agent_pay.py onyx_solana_jupiter_quote
# Set ONYX_DEMO_KEY=0x... to actually pay + get the result
Any x402-aware client SDK (Coinbase CDP, Cloudflare Agent SDK, Privy, mcp-use) handles the loop in ~5 lines. Agents don't need to know your URL — the Coinbase Bazaar crawler picks up your /.well-known/x402.json from on-chain settled payments.
Configure
The framework defaults are sane. Customize via constructor or env:
| Field | Default | Note |
|---|---|---|
name |
required | shows up in MCP, manifest, landing page |
receive_address |
required | where USDC settles |
network |
base-sepolia |
or base for mainnet |
facilitator_url |
x402.org public | swap for Coinbase CDP / xpay / your own |
public_url |
None | sets the canonical URL in manifests |
description |
empty | short one-liner |
homepage |
None | optional landing page URL |
Self-hosting checklist
- Generate or pick a Base wallet (just an address — private key never leaves your machine; this is a receive-only flow)
- Funded wallet not required to receive — only senders need USDC
- Pick a host: Render free tier works; Fly.io machines for always-on; Cloudflare Tunnel + Oracle ARM for zero-cost-zero-cold-start
pip install onyx-paid-mcp, write yourapp.py, deploy- Submit
https://your-server/.well-known/x402.jsonto Coinbase Bazaar — first settled payment auto-indexes you everywhere
Status
v0.1.0 — released April 2026. Battle-tested on onyx-actions.onrender.com (live since Apr 24).
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
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