agent-pay

MCP server that lets AI agents provision and pay for cloud compute on Akash Network using USDC.

Install

npm install -g agent-pay

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/maimond123/verifiable-agents.git
cd verifiable-agents/agent-pay
npm install && npm run build

Configure

Add to your Claude Code project settings (.claude/settings.local.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-pay": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["agent-pay"],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_PAY_GATEWAY_URL": "https://your-gateway-url.com",
        "AGENT_PAY_GATEWAY_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "AGENT_PAY_WALLET_KEY": "your-hex-private-key",
        "AGENT_PAY_NETWORK": "base-sepolia"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or for Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-pay": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["agent-pay"],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_PAY_GATEWAY_URL": "https://your-gateway-url.com",
        "AGENT_PAY_GATEWAY_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "AGENT_PAY_WALLET_KEY": "your-hex-private-key",
        "AGENT_PAY_NETWORK": "base-sepolia"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | AGENT_PAY_GATEWAY_URL | Yes | http://localhost:3000 | URL of the x402-akash-gateway | | AGENT_PAY_GATEWAY_API_KEY | Yes | — | API key for gateway authentication | | AGENT_PAY_WALLET_KEY | No | — | Hex private key for USDC payments. Omit for simulated mode. | | AGENT_PAY_NETWORK | No | base | base-sepolia (testnet) or base (mainnet) |

Wallet Setup

The wallet specified by AGENT_PAY_WALLET_KEY needs:

• USDC on the chosen network (to pay for compute)
• ETH on the chosen network (to pay gas for the ERC-20 transfer)

USDC contract addresses:

• Base Sepolia: 0x036CbD53842c5426634e7929541eC2318f3dCF7e
• Base Mainnet: 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913

Tools

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | provision_compute | Analyze task, get quotes, pay with USDC, deploy on Akash | | get_compute_quote | Get pricing from multiple providers (shows wallet balance) | | check_deployment | Check status of a deployment | | list_deployments | List all deployments | | stop_deployment | Stop a running deployment |

License

MIT