
AgentPay
β 1from romudille-bit
x402 payment gateway for AI agents β 12 crypto data tools (price, whale activity, gas, TVL, Fear & Greed, Dune queries) paid per-call in USDC on Stellar or Base. No API keys, no subscriptions.
AgentPay
Most agent-payment tools are a wallet β they move money. AgentPay is the layer that decides whether to spend it at all.
AgentPay is the economic intelligence layer for MCP servers and AI agents.
Agents spend money. Most don't know how much, or why, until the session ends and the bill arrives.
AgentPay gives agents economic intelligence β the ability to reason about cost while they work, not after.
It starts with a budget. Every session opens with a hard cap enforced at the payment layer β not in code a model can ignore, but at the point where money moves. The agent knows from the first call exactly what it has to spend.
Before calling a tool, it knows what that call costs. Mid-task, it can check what's left and route to a cheaper alternative if the math doesn't work. When the session ends, a receipt captures every call, every cost, every decision β not a debug log, but proof of economic accountability.
The developer sees all of it: spending patterns per agent, anomaly flags when something loops or spikes, policy controls that enforce exactly which tools an agent can use and how much it can spend on each.
The result is an agent that doesn't just have a budget. It knows how to use one.
Start free: 19 tools (17 free), no USDC needed, no wallet setup required.
Live gateway: https://agentpay.tools
19 Tools (17 Free + 2 Paid)
Every call is session-tracked β you get a receipt showing every tool called, every cost, and every timestamp.
| Tool | Parameters | Returns |
|---|---|---|
url_reader | url | Clean markdown content of any web page |
web_search | query | Top 5 results with full content |
market_snapshot | β | S&P 500, Treasury yield, BTC, ETH, gas in one call |
token_price | symbol (BTC, ETH, SOLβ¦) | price_usd, change_24h_pct, market_cap_usd |
gas_tracker | β | slow/standard/fast gwei, base_fee_gwei |
fear_greed_index | limit (days of history, default 1) | value 0β100, value_classification, history[] |
token_market_data | token_a, token_b | volume_24h_usd, market_cap_usd, price_usd |
wallet_balance | address, chain (ethereum/stellar) | token balances |
whale_activity | token, min_usd (default 100k) | large_transfers[] with direction, total_volume_usd |
defi_tvl | protocol (optional, e.g. "uniswap") | tvl, change_1d, change_7d, chains[] |
token_security | contract_address, chain | risk_level, is_honeypot, buy_tax, sell_tax |
open_interest | symbol (BTC, ETHβ¦) | total_oi_usd, oi_change_1h/24h_pct, long_short_ratio |
orderbook_depth | symbol (e.g. ETHUSDT) | best_bid/ask, spread_pct, slippage at $10k/$50k/$250k |
funding_rates | asset (optional) | funding_rate_pct, annualized_rate_pct, sentiment per exchange |
crypto_news | currencies (e.g. "ETH,BTC"), filter | headlines[] with title, url, sentiment, score |
yield_scanner | token, chain (optional), min_tvl | top 10 pools by APY with protocol, tvl_usd, risk_level |
dune_query | query_id, limit, fast_only | rows[], columns[], row_count from Dune Analytics |
session_create | agent_address, max_spend, label | session_id, budget config, gateway_url, receipt β $0.01 |
pre_trade_check | symbol, size_usd, side, token_address? | one-call trade verdict (ok/caution/avoid): slippage at YOUR size, side-aware funding carry, OI crowding, optional security β $0.01 |
Session Intelligence
This is the economic intelligence layer in practice. The Session gives your agent β and you β real visibility into what happened, what it cost, and why.
from agentpay import quickstart, BudgetExceeded
# quickstart() registers + mints a wallet; the returned session is also a
# context manager, so you can `with` it for a printed receipt on exit.
# Budget caps are exact: max_spend=0.10 (float) == "0.10" (str).
with quickstart(max_spend=0.10) as session:
# Price an entire multi-tool plan BEFORE spending anything (free, no wallet)
plan = session.estimate_plan(["token_price", "pre_trade_check", "session_create"])
plan["total_usdc"], plan["fits_budget"] # per-step costs + cheaper alternatives inside
# Reason about cost before committing (use the *_usd Decimals for comparisons)
if session.would_exceed(session.tool_cost_usd("dune_query")):
alt = session.suggest_cheaper("dune_query") # {"name": ..., "price": ...}
# Call a tool β budget enforced before any payment is signed
r = session.call("token_price", {"symbol": "ETH"})
r.data["price_usd"] # inner tool output (r["result"]["price_usd"] still works)
r.cost # payment amount, e.g. "0"
r.network # settlement chain, e.g. "stellar-mainnet" / "base"
session.remaining_usd() # Decimal('0.10')
# For an external x402 tool that offers several chains, pick one:
# session.call("https://some-x402-tool/endpoint", {}, chain="base")
# Full receipt β every call, cost, tx hash, and settlement chain
print(session.spending_summary())
# {
# "calls": 1, "spent": "$0", "remaining": "$0.1", "budget": "$0.1",
# "breakdown": [
# {"tool": "token_price", "cost": "Free", "tx_hash": "", "network": "stellar-mainnet"}
# ]
# }Policy parameters
Control exactly what your agent is allowed to do:
from agentpay import AgentWallet, Session
wallet = AgentWallet(secret_key="S...", network="mainnet") # or quickstart()'s minted wallet
with Session(wallet,
gateway_url="https://agentpay.tools",
max_spend=0.10,
allowed_tools=["token_price", "gas_tracker", "web_search"],
max_per_tool={"dune_query": 0.02},
rate_limit=10, # max 10 calls/min
prefer_chain="base") as session: # Base is the default; pass "stellar" to override
...BudgetExceeded fires before any payment goes out if a tool would push you over the cap, isn't on the allowlist, or exceeds its per-tool limit.
Example: Market intelligence agent
Five free tools, one session, full receipt.
from agentpay import quickstart
with quickstart() as session:
snapshot = session.call("market_snapshot", {})
rates = session.call("funding_rates", {"asset": "ETH"})
oi = session.call("open_interest", {"symbol": "ETH"})
fg = session.call("fear_greed_index", {})
whales = session.call("whale_activity", {"token": "ETH", "min_usd": 500_000})
m = snapshot["result"]
print(f"S&P: {m['sp500_price']:,.0f} ({m['sp500_change_pct']:+.2f}%)")
print(f"ETH: ${m['eth_price_usd']:,.0f}")
print(f"Gas: {m['gas_standard_gwei']} gwei")
avg_rate = sum(e["funding_rate_pct"] for e in rates["result"]["rates"]) / len(rates["result"]["rates"])
print(f"Funding: {avg_rate:+.4f}%/8h")
print(f"OI 24h: {oi['result']['oi_change_24h_pct']:+.2f}%")
print(f"Sentiment: {fg['result']['value_classification']}")
print(f"Whale vol: ${whales['result']['total_volume_usd']:,.0f}")
print(session.spending_summary())Use it in your agent
Claude Code plugin (one command)
/plugin marketplace add romudille-bit/agentpay
/plugin install agentpay@agentpayInstalls the agentpay-route skill β your agent finds, judges, and pays for the best paid
x402 tool within a budget β plus the 17 free tools. No keys needed to route.
MCP server (any runtime)
Self-contained β pure Node, no Python, no repo, no wallet:
npx -y @romudille/agentpay-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"agentpay": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@romudille/agentpay-mcp"]
}
}
}Exposes the 17 free tools plus route (buyer-side routing) and
estimate_plan (price a multi-tool plan before spending). Listed on
Glama.
Buyer-side routing β find & pay for the best tool, within a budget
When an agent needs a paid tool, AgentPay discovers the options across the x402 marketplace, drops the fake/empty stubs, ranks by real usage (not price), and recommends the cheapest one that actually works β within a budget. The agent pays the provider directly (peer-to-peer, no custody) and keeps a verifiable receipt.
agentpay-route "funding rates" --budget 0.01 # ranked candidates + a recommendationPaid tools: session_create + pre_trade_check ($0.01 each)
Two tools cost money today. session_create opens a budget-capped session with a
hard max_spend limit β for autonomous agents that need spend enforcement across
multiple calls. pre_trade_check is the first outcome bundle: one call returns
an ok/caution/avoid trade verdict from live orderbook slippage at your size,
side-aware funding carry, open-interest crowding, and an optional contract security
scan β with the per-factor breakdown and raw components embedded. All 17 data tools
remain free.
Price any plan before spending a cent (free, no wallet): POST /v1/plan/estimate,
or session.estimate_plan([...]) from the SDK.
When metered inference ships, it works through the same Session interface β your agent checks cost, decides if it's worth it, and pays in USDC on Stellar or Base.
# Future β inference as a Session tool
remaining = session.remaining()
infer_cost = session.tool_cost("inference") # e.g. "$0.02"
if remaining >= infer_cost:
result = session.call("inference", {"prompt": "...", "model": "claude-haiku"})
else:
result = session.call("url_reader", {"url": summary_url}) # cheaper pathTo fund a wallet for session_create: send USDC to a Stellar wallet (S... key, issuer GA5ZSEJYB37JRC5AVCIA5MOP4RHTM335X2KGX3IHOJAPP5RE34K4KZVN) or a Base wallet (0x..., contract 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913).
Eating our own dog food
AgentPay's flagship analyst agent (agents/analyst/) runs daily on these exact
rails as a real customer: it prices its plan with estimate_plan, gathers free
intel, buys pre_trade_check verdicts on the majors under a hard $0.25 cap, and
publishes a market note with an on-chain-verifiable receipt. The first best
customer is the house.
Architecture
AgentPay is an x402 payment gateway and economic intelligence layer β agents call tools within a hard budget cap, pay USDC on-chain when tools cost money, and accumulate a full session receipt as they work. Free tools skip the payment step entirely; the session tracking and cost awareness are always on.
agent (Python SDK)
β
β POST /tools/{name}/call
β β 200 {result: ...} β free tools return directly
β β 402 {payment_id, amount, ...} β paid tools (session_create, pre_trade_check)
β β USDC on Stellar (~3β5s) or Base (~2s)
β β retry with X-Payment header
β β 200 {result: ...}
βΌ
gateway (FastAPI on Railway)
β
βββ registry/registry.py β 19-tool catalog (17 free; session_create + pre_trade_check, $0.01 each)
βββ gateway/routes/plan.py β POST /v1/plan/estimate (free pre-flight plan pricing)
βββ gateway/radar.py β Arbitrum x402 Radar discovery + settlement verify (see RADAR.md)
βββ gateway/stellar.py β Stellar payment verification via Horizon
βββ gateway/base.py β Base payment verification via JSON-RPC
βββ gateway/services/tools_runtime.py β real API dispatchers
βββ Jina Reader url_reader
βββ Jina Search web_search
βββ Yahoo+CoinGecko market_snapshot
βββ CoinGecko token_price, token_market_data
βββ Etherscan V2 gas_tracker, whale_activity, wallet_balance
βββ DeFiLlama defi_tvl, yield_scanner
βββ alternative.me fear_greed_index
βββ Reddit crypto_news
βββ Dune Analytics dune_query
βββ GoPlus token_security
βββ Binance+Bybit+OKX funding_rates, open_interest, orderbook_depthDiscovery
| Directory | Status |
|---|---|
| PyPI | β agentpay-x402 |
| x402scout | β indexed, health-checked every 15min |
| Glama MCP | β listed |
| awesome-x402 | β listed |
| npm | β @romudille/agentpay-mcp |
| 402index.io | β domain verified, 17 tools synced |
| Coinbase Bazaar | β
indexed (session_create, Base) |
| Claude Code plugin | β
/plugin marketplace add romudille-bit/agentpay |
| xpay.tools | π submission in progress |
Agent-readable endpoints:
| Endpoint | Purpose |
|---|---|
/.well-known/agentpay.json | AgentPay manifest |
/.well-known/agent.json | A2A agent card |
/llms.txt | LLM-readable service description |
/.well-known/l402-services | 402index.io discovery format |
pip install agentpay-x402 # core (Stellar)
pip install "agentpay-x402[base]" # + pay tools that settle on BaseInstall
pip install agentpay-x402 # core (Stellar)
pip install "agentpay-x402[base]" # + pay tools that settle on BaseQuickstart β 3 lines, zero setup
17 free tools. No USDC, no wallet, no API keys, no human. quickstart() registers
an agent, mints a wallet, and returns a ready, budget-capped session.
from agentpay import quickstart
s = quickstart() # registers + mints a wallet
print(s.call("token_price", {"symbol": "ETH"})["result"]["price_usd"])
print(s.spending_summary()) # receipt: every call, cost, txSet a hard budget, or bring your own funded wallet to pay for tools:
s = quickstart(max_spend="0.50") # cap this run at $0.50
s = quickstart(secret_key="S...", base_key="0x...") # your wallet (Stellar + Base)Every call is session-tracked, and the cap is enforced before any payment is signed.
No common issues documented yet. If you hit a problem, the repository's GitHub Issues page is the best place to look.