Axongate runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 399 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.
Safe web read, search, cited answers, fact-checks and token checks for agents, paid via x402.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Axongate every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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.
claude mcp add axongate -e 'AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY=<AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY>' -- npx -y axongate-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"axongate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"axongate-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY": "<AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.axongate]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "axongate-mcp"]
env = { AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY = "<AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"axongate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"axongate-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY": "<AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"axongate": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"axongate-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY": "<AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<AXONGATE_PRIVATE_KEY> (Private key of a dedicated wallet holding a few dollars of USDC on Base (no ETH needed)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
AXONGATE_MAX_SPEND_USDC (Total spend cap for the server process, in USDC (default 0.50)).
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Axongate — questions
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