Agentreader MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 41 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Aug 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add agentreader-mcp -e 'AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY=<AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY>' -- npx -y agentreader-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"agentreader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentreader-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY": "<AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.agentreader-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "agentreader-mcp"]
env = { AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY = "<AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"agentreader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentreader-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY": "<AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"agentreader-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentreader-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY": "<AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY> (0x-prefixed private key of a wallet holding USDC on Base mainnet (use a dedicated agent wallet)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
AGENTREADER_API (API base URL override (default https://agentreader.dev)).
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