Pay MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 155 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.
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Today is the operative word: we check Pay MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 pay-mcp -- npx -y @pay-skill/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"pay-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pay-skill/mcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.pay-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@pay-skill/mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"pay-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pay-skill/mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"pay-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pay-skill/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
PAYSKILL_SIGNER_KEY (Private key hex for importing an existing wallet (optional — generates new wallet if not set)), PAY_NETWORK (Network to use: mainnet or testnet (default: mainnet)).
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