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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. 33 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 13 · avg 6 · +100% w/w
a month agotoday
33
Installs / week
npm · @forum-labs/payfetch
0
Stars
2 open issues
10 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forum-labs/payfetch"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.payfetch]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@forum-labs/payfetch"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfetch": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forum-labs/payfetch"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfetch": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@forum-labs/payfetch"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: 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.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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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 33 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 with the file path 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 33 times in the last week. Week over week that is +100%. 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 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.