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Payfetch MCP Server

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Payfetch runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 52 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Jul 2026.

x402 paying-fetch client for AI agents. Spending caps, approval, receipts. Non-custodial.

Installs per day peak 12 · avg 6 · -20% w/w
a month agotoday
52
Installs / week
npm · @forum-labs/payfetch
0
Stars
3 open issues
10 Jul 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command mcpb/build.mjs:73
  execFileSync(cmd, args, { cwd: ROOT, stdio: "inherit" });

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add payfetch -- npx -y @forum-labs/payfetch
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forum-labs/payfetch"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.payfetch]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@forum-labs/payfetch"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forum-labs/payfetch"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "payfetch": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forum-labs/payfetch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: PAYFETCH_PRIVATE_KEY (0x-hex EVM private key for a DEDICATED low-balance wallet. Set exactly ONE signer source), PAYFETCH_KEY_FILE (Path to a chmod-600 file holding a 0x-hex key (signer alt)), PAYFETCH_CDP_API_KEY_ID (Coinbase CDP server-wallet key id (YOUR account)), PAYFETCH_CDP_API_KEY_SECRET (Coinbase CDP API key secret), PAYFETCH_CDP_WALLET_SECRET (Coinbase CDP wallet secret), PAYFETCH_CDP_ACCOUNT_NAME (Optional named CDP EVM account), PAYFETCH_DATA_DIR (Ledger/state/config root. Default ~/.payfetch), PAYFETCH_TEST_MODE (Any value -> receipts test:true, Base mainnet refused (Sepolia only)), PAYFETCH_APPROVER (Set to 1 to grant approval authority (never with a queue-capable mode)), PAYFETCH_VIA (Optional via= attribution slug sent on guard calls only).

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Payfetch — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Payfetch?
Payfetch runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @forum-labs/payfetch was installed 52 times last week.
How do I connect Payfetch?
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 runs locally, so the command pulls @forum-labs/payfetch straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Payfetch?
The npm package @forum-labs/payfetch was installed 52 times in the last week. Week over week that is -20%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Payfetch open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.