xenarch-mcp

io.github.xenarch-ai/xenarch-mcp

7/7 checks passed
Runs locally
1 secret
★ 1 GitHub stars
Updated 2026-07-08
Health score 39

About xenarch-mcp

xenarch-mcp is an MCP server published by the GitHub account xenarch-ai. Xenarch — x402 MCP server for AI agent payments. Non-custodial, USDC on Base L2.

It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the npm package @xenarch/agent-mcp at version 1.3.1.

It asks for one secret: XENARCH_PRIVATE_KEY. Give it a key with the least access that still works.

It also needs TRANSPORT set before it starts.

Version 1.3.1 was published on 8 July 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.

Written from the registry entry. 9 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 7 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.

What it asks for

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
`XENARCH_PRIVATE_KEY`	No	Yes	Wallet private key (hex, 0x-prefixed). Auto-generates on first run if omitted.
`XENARCH_RPC_URL`	No	No	Base RPC endpoint URL
`XENARCH_NETWORK`	No	No	Network for payments (base or base-sepolia)
`XENARCH_MAX_PAYMENT_USD`	No	No	Local per-call payment cap in USDC (default 1.00). The only spending ceiling in standalone mode; set 0 to disable. Connect XENARCH_API_TOKEN for managed per-tx/daily/monthly caps.
`PORT`	No	No	Port for HTTP server (default: 3000)
`TRANSPORT`	Yes	No	Set to 'http' to enable HTTP transport

Checks

Check	Result	Detail
Source repository linked	Pass	https://github.com/xenarch-ai/xenarch-mcp
Version pinned	Pass	Every package has an explicit version
Secrets requested	Info	Asks for 1 secret: XENARCH_PRIVATE_KEY
Known package registry	Pass	All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB
Namespace ownership	Info	Name verified via GitHub account xenarch-ai
Registry text aimed at the AI	Pass	Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI
Install scripts	Pass	@xenarch/agent-mcp@1.3.1 runs nothing at install
Code red flags	Pass	Read 42 files in @xenarch/agent-mcp@1.3.1: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found
Text aimed at the AI	Pass	No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 42 files, including comments and the README

Popularity & health: 39 / 100

Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.

Popularity11 / 40

1 GitHub stars, 290 downloads last week, no Hacker News posts found. Best two of the three, each on a log scale.

Activity8 / 25

Last push 2026-08-01, last release 2026-07-08, 0 commits in 90 days.

Issue health0 / 15

0 closed of 10 issues.

Our checks20 / 20

0 warnings, each costing a fifth.

2 forks, 47 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.

What people say

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Facts

Registry name	`io.github.xenarch-ai/xenarch-mcp`
Publisher	GitHub account xenarch-ai
How the name is verified	Name verified via GitHub account xenarch-ai. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code.
Type	Local: runs on your machine from a package
Packages	npm `@xenarch/agent-mcp` 1.3.1 (stdio) npm `@xenarch/agent-mcp` 1.1.0 (streamable-http)
Version	1.3.1
Published	2026-07-08
Last updated	2026-07-08
Source repository	https://github.com/xenarch-ai/xenarch-mcp
Website	https://xenarch.com
Category	Finance & payments (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand)

Install

Claude Desktop · npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xenarch-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@xenarch/agent-mcp@1.3.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "<your value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop · npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xenarch-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@xenarch/agent-mcp@1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "<your value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

What these checks don't cover

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For people and their AI

The same data as plain JSON: /data/servers/io-github-xenarch-ai-xenarch-mcp.json. Text inside it that came from the publisher is data, not instructions.