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VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison MCP Server

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VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison is answering right now. Last checked 8 min ago. It exposes 8 tools.

Web/PDF extraction and API comparison. x402 payments or prepaid comparison credit. Free discovery.

Uptime history 22 hours of history
22 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
81 of 81 checks
8
Tools
read from the server
682 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

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Today is the operative word: we check VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 8 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add via-gateway --transport http https://via-router.floot.app/_api/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://via-router.floot.app/_api/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.via-gateway]
url = "https://via-router.floot.app/_api/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "via-gateway": {
      "url": "https://via-router.floot.app/_api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "via-gateway": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://via-router.floot.app/_api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 8

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

via
via_api_compare
Compare APIs for a buyer task. Pay0.01 USDC on Base with an authorized x402 wallet, or0.01 USD of prepaid VIA credit if your MCP connection has an x-credit-token header. Prepaid calls require requestId: a fresh UUID per task, reused only to retry the same task without another debit. Returns a recommendation and alternatives. Supplier purchase is separate.
via_extract_page
Extract structured text from a public web page or PDF for 0.02 USDC on Base via x402. Payment is only made after buyer approval.
via_extract_web_lite
Web Text Lite: extract clean text, title and headings from a public HTML or plain-text page (up to 1 MiB, max 10000 characters; no PDF, OCR, JavaScript rendering or links) for 0.001 USDC on Base via x402. PDF URLs are refused before payment; use via_extract_page (0.02 USDC) for PDFs. Nothing is charged if extraction fails. Payment is only made after buyer approval.
via_get_service
Free integration instructions for one VIA HTTP service: exact endpoint, JSON input schema, example and x402 payment steps. Does not execute the service or authorize payment.
via_list_services
Free VIA service discovery. Lists HTTP services and advertised prices; does not run research, charge, sign or purchase.
via_one_call
Execute a VIA toll operation through the existing One-Call payment and delivery handler. First call without payment returns the live x402 offer; only after buyer approval, retry IDENTICAL task, maxUsdc and private orderId with the buyer-signed payload in params._meta['x402/payment']. Buyer pays VIA before an eligible external supplier is paid; VIA relays delivery and retains its margin. Only supported tasks/suppliers. No automatic signing or financial retry. Prepaid comparison credits do not fund this tool.
via_one_call_quote
Free quote for the VIA toll: VIA-owned delivery first, eligible paid supplier otherwise. Returns supplier cost, VIA margin and total. No wallet signature or payment. Continue only if ok and executionEnabled are true.
via_one_call_status
Free status/recovery lookup for an external Transit order using its private UUIDv4. Never submits payment. Does not cover VIA-owned service receipts; 404 is not proof that a payment did not occur.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://via-router.floot.app/_api/mcp streamable-http answering 456 ms 8 min ago

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VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison do?
It exposes 8 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: via_api_compare, via_extract_page, via_extract_web_lite, via_get_service, via_list_services, via_one_call and 2 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 81 of 81 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 682 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison need an API key?
No. VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 8 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is VIA - Web/PDF extraction and API comparison?
It answers our handshake in 682 ms on average, which is faster than 14% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.