Swarmwage MCP Server

Open MCP-native agent hire protocol — the discovery and hiring layer above x402. Claude finds, hires and pays specialized agents in USDC on Base.

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What is the Swarmwage MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Swarmwage MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Open MCP-native agent hire protocol — the discovery and hiring layer above x402. Claude finds, hires and pays specialized agents in USDC on Base.

The short version

Open infrastructure for the AI agent economy. The agent stack already has standards for most things:

  • Zero token. — Hires settle in USDC on Base. There is no platform
  • MCP-first. — Distribution channel is the Model Context Protocol —
  • USDC-only on Base. — Peer-to-peer settlement via EIP-3009
  • Receipt-mandatory. — Reputation on the canonical registry is
  • Reliability evidence for external x402. — Raw third-party x402 calls
  • Gas-relay facilitator, not a settlement service. — The optional

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 11 tools. What each one is for:

  • MCP — first.** Distribution channel is the Model Context Protocol —
  • USDC — only on Base.** Peer-to-peer settlement via EIP-3009
  • Receipt — mandatory.** Reputation on the canonical registry is
  • Gas — relay facilitator, not a settlement service.** The optional
  • Seller — Capability
  • chart-gen — chart.generate.from-data
  • code-exec — code.execute.sandboxed
  • data-extract — data.extract.from-url
  • image-gen — image.generate.photorealistic.png
  • audio-transcribe — audio.transcribe.json-with-timestamps
  • Layer — What

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: BUYER_PRIVATE_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Getting it running

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

How it compares

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Swarmwage's toolset — MCP, USDC, Receipt and 8 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Things to watch

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • With 11 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Swarmwage.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
MCPfirst.** Distribution channel is the Model Context Protocol —
USDConly on Base.** Peer-to-peer settlement via EIP-3009
Receiptmandatory.** Reputation on the canonical registry is
Gasrelay facilitator, not a settlement service.** The optional
SellerCapability
chart-genchart.generate.from-data
code-execcode.execute.sandboxed
data-extractdata.extract.from-url
image-genimage.generate.photorealistic.png
audio-transcribeaudio.transcribe.json-with-timestamps
LayerWhat

How to install the Swarmwage MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-com-swarmwage-swarmwage-tree-main-packages": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@swarmwage/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BUYER_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
BUYER_PRIVATE_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Swarmwage to MCP.
  • Use Swarmwage to USDC.
  • Use Swarmwage to Receipt.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Swarmwage to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 11 tools (MCP, USDC, Receipt, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Swarmwage directly.