Conway Terminal

The terminal for AGI. Compute, wallet, payments, deployment -- one install gives any AI agent write access to the real world.

To exist, you must pay for your compute.

Conway Terminal is an MCP server + CLI for AI agents. It gives one install access to:

• Conway Cloud (Linux VMs)
• Conway Compute (inference)
• Conway Domains (registration + DNS)
• Wallet + x402 payments across all products

Quick Start

1) Install and initialize

Use npx (one-off run):

npx -y conway-terminal --init

Or install globally with npm:

npm install -g conway-terminal
conway-terminal --init

Or install via script:

curl -fsSL https://conway.tech/terminal.sh | sh

2) Fund your creator wallet

On first run, Conway Terminal creates:

• Wallet: ~/.conway/wallet.json
• Config: ~/.conway/config.json

This wallet is the creator wallet used for x402 payments. Fund that address with USDC:

• eip155:8453 (Base mainnet) for production
• eip155:84532 (Base Sepolia) for testing

Use wallet_info to get the wallet address and balances.

3) Add to your MCP client

Use this MCP server entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conway": {
      "command": "conway-terminal"
    }
  }
}

4) Run a quick smoke flow

1. wallet_info to verify funding
2. sandbox_create to start a VM
3. sandbox_exec to run a command
4. sandbox_terminal_session to open a browser terminal

Conway Product Map

Conway Terminal is the control layer for three product surfaces:

• Conway Cloud (docs) Linux sandboxes, command execution, file operations, web terminal, PTY sessions, and port exposure. Primary tools: sandbox_*, sandbox_pty_*, credits_*.
• Conway Compute (docs) Inference API for frontier models with credit-based billing. Primary tool: chat_completions.
• Conway Domains (docs) Domain search, registration, renewals, and full DNS management. Primary tools: domain_*.

Tools

Sandboxes (Conway Cloud Linux VMs)

Full Linux virtual machines on Firecracker microVMs. Ubuntu 22.04, isolated kernel, auto-SSL on exposed ports. Docs: https://docs.conway.tech/cloud

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | sandbox_create | Create a VM (1–4 vCPU, 512–8192 MB RAM, 1–50 GB disk). Regions: eu-north, us-east | | sandbox_list | List all active sandboxes with status, resources, and region | | sandbox_get | Get full details for a sandbox by ID | | sandbox_delete | Destroy a sandbox and release resources | | sandbox_exec | Run a shell command and get stdout, stderr, exit code | | sandbox_write_file | Upload a file (text or base64 binary, up to 10 MB) | | sandbox_read_file | Read a file from a sandbox | | sandbox_expose_port | Expose a port to the internet with auto-SSL. Optional custom subdomain | | sandbox_list_ports | List all exposed ports for a sandbox | | sandbox_remove_port | Unexpose a port and clean up any subdomain | | sandbox_get_url | Get the public URL for a port: https://{port}-{id}.life.conway.tech | | sandbox_terminal_session | Get a browser-accessible terminal URL (30-day sliding session) | | sandbox_metrics | Live CPU and memory usage | | sandbox_activity | API activity log for a sandbox | | sandbox_commands | Command execution history |

Interactive Terminal (PTY)

Persistent pseudo-terminal sessions for interactive programs — REPLs, editors, long-running processes. Docs: https://docs.conway.tech/cloud/pty

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | sandbox_pty_create | Start a PTY session (bash, python3, node, etc.) | | sandbox_pty_write | Send input to the session. Use \n for Enter | | sandbox_pty_read | Read current terminal screen output | | sandbox_pty_close | End the session and terminate the process | | sandbox_pty_resize | Resize terminal dimensions (cols × rows) | | sandbox_pty_list | List all active PTY sessions for a sandbox |

Wallet & x402 Payments

Local EVM wallet for permissionless payments. Automatically created at ~/.conway/wallet.json on first run. Supports multiple chains (currently Base mainnet and Base Sepolia). No login, no KYC, no human approval.

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | wallet_info | Wallet address and USDC balance for a selected network (eip155:8453 or eip155:84532) | | wallet_networks | Supported chains and USDC contract addresses | | x402_discover | Discover x402-enabled endpoints from a domain | | x402_check | Check if a URL requires x402 payment | | x402_fetch | Fetch a URL with automatic payment — signs EIP-3009 USDC transfer on 402 |

Domains

Register, renew, and manage domains with full DNS control. Paid with USDC via x402. Docs: https://docs.conway.tech/domains

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | domain_search | Search available domains across TLDs with pricing | | domain_list | List all registered domains | | domain_info | Get domain status, expiry, nameservers, privacy settings | | domain_register | Register a domain — automatic x402 USDC payment | | domain_renew | Renew a domain — automatic x402 USDC payment | | domain_dns_list | List DNS records for a domain | | domain_dns_add | Add a DNS record (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, CAA, NS) | | domain_dns_update | Update an existing DNS record | | domain_dns_delete | Delete a DNS record | | domain_pricing | Get registration/renewal pricing per TLD | | domain_check | Check exact domains and return registration pricing | | domain_privacy | Enable or disable WHOIS privacy | | domain_nameservers | Update custom nameservers |

Credits

Prepaid credits for Conway services. The same credit balance can be used for both Conway Cloud (VMs) and Conway Compute (inference). Fund via x402 or at app.conway.tech. Docs: https://docs.conway.tech/cloud and https://docs.conway.tech/compute

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | credits_balance | Current credit balance | | credits_history | Transaction history (top-ups, charges) | | credits_pricing | VM pricing tiers and payment amounts | | credits_topup | Pay an x402 tier from the local wallet to top up Conway credits | | credits_purchase | Alias of credits_topup |

Inference

Access OpenAI models billed from Conway credits. Docs: https://docs.conway.tech/compute/inference

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | chat_completions | Chat completion via OpenAI models (gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, o3-mini, etc.) |

Links

• conway.tech
• Dashboard
• x402 Protocol
• MCP Specification

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