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# k402-mcp — pay-per-call APIs for AI agents, settled in Kaspa
An MCP server that gives any agent (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, agent SDKs) a catalog of
**agent-payable APIs**: text tools (summarize, schema-guaranteed extraction, classify, rewrite),
web reading, embeddings + semantic search, live Kaspa mainnet chain data, GPU model tiers,
covenants-as-a-service (compile/derive/inspect/build/check/broadcast Silverscript covenants), and
RISC Zero attestation-as-a-service (upload a guest, preflight for a cycle-exact quote, prove, verify).
**No account, no card, no API key** — the agent opens a session, gets a personal KAS deposit
address, and every call meters against the prepaid balance. Prices are USD-pegged, fractions of a
cent per call, settled on Kaspa L1 (sub-second, ~zero fees).
The payment loop is agent-native: an unfunded call returns *instructions* ("send KAS to this
address, this call costs X"), so an agent can discover the service, learn how to pay, and use it
autonomously — the [x402](https://www.x402.org/) idea, on Kaspa.
## Hosted endpoint — zero install
The same server runs hosted at the public gateway (streamable HTTP):
```
https://x402-compute.68cxgfyr0.workers.dev/mcp
```
Claude Code:
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http k402 https://x402-compute.68cxgfyr0.workers.dev/mcp
```
Hosted sessions are **per-connection**: `open_session` binds the payment session to your MCP
connection and returns the key — save it, and re-attach with `use_session(<key>)` after a
reconnect. Nothing is shared between connections.
## Install (local stdio)
```bash
pip install k402-mcp
```
Claude Code:
```bash
claude mcp add k402 -- k402-mcp
```
Claude Desktop / generic MCP config:
```json
{ "mcpServers": { "k402": { "command": "k402-mcp" } } }
```
Env (all optional): `K402_GATEWAY` (defaults to the public gateway), `K402_SESSION` (pin a funded
session key), `K402_STATE` (where the auto-opened session persists, default `~/.k402/session.json`).
## Use
1. `catalog` — see every service and its live KAS/USD price (free)
2. `open_session` — get a session + personal Kaspa mainnet deposit address (free); fund it from
any wallet (min 0.25 KAS — confirmed in seconds)
3. Call anything: `summarize`, `extract`, `classify`, `rewrite`, `read_url`, `embed_text`,
`search_index`/`search_query`, `kaspa_balance`, `kaspa_utxos`, `kaspa_tx_status`,
`kaspa_fee_estimate`, `kaspa_network`, `generate` (tiers: chat / llama / reason / think / code / kaspa-expert),
`covenant_compile`/`covenant_address`/`covenant_utxos`/`covenant_build`/`covenant_check`/`covenant_broadcast`,
`prove_guest_upload`/`prove_preflight`/`prove_submit`/`job_status`/`job_result`/`attest_verify`,
`payment_options`, `pay_per_call`
4. `session_status` — watch the balance draw down (free)
**New here? Start with `open_session`** — one funded deposit address, and every call meters
against it. That's the whole loop. The other schemes (per-call coins, or trustless payment
channels) are for when you want them; `payment_options` explains each.
### Trustless payment channels (`kaspa-channel`)
Where the gateway offers it, `channel_config`/`channel_status` expose a covenant payment channel:
your KAS sits in a Kaspa L1 covenant (not the merchant's wallet), and you pay per call with signed
vouchers — the merchant can only ever claim what you signed, and you reclaim the rest. Opening and
funding a channel needs your Kaspa key, so that part runs in the [`k402`](https://pypi.org/project/k402/)
Python client (`k402.channel`); these MCP tools cover discovery and status.
Example, in Claude Code after `claude mcp add`:
> "Use the k402 tools to check the current Kaspa network status and summarize https://kaspa.org"
The first call returns how-to-pay instructions; fund the deposit address it gives you and retry.
## Notes & honest caveats
- **Prototype.** Payments settle either custodial-prepaid (sessions) or trustlessly via
`kaspa-channel` covenant payment channels (live on mainnet, covenant unaudited — channel sizes
are capped). Keep balances small: a few KAS covers thousands of calls.
- Paid tools return `payment_required` + instructions instead of failing opaquely.
- The gateway rate-limits per IP; prices float with KAS/USD, so `catalog` shows current numbers.
- Need KAS? Any exchange or wallet works — deposits are plain mainnet transfers.
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`mcp-name: io.github.Kali123411/k402`
MIT © Kaspa Lab
