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TollWarden

NPM · TOLLWARDEN · SCANNED SEP 25

Screens x402 payments before settlement for injected payee addresses and sellers who never deliver.

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77 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security98
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • 52 of 215 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency84
  • Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
  • Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to tollwarden/tollwarden). View diagnostics → Pass
  • License check failed: the license (BUSL-1.1) isn't a recognized OSI-approved license. See how to fix → Fail
  • Actively maintained (last published 5 days ago).Pass
  • Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability67
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2161 tokens (~180/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management20
  • Stability observed for 6 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage79
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 37% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 12 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 13 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the TollWarden MCP server?

TollWarden runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y tollwarden. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

npm · tollwarden

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add com-tollwarden-tollwarden -- npx -y tollwarden
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-tollwarden-tollwarden": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tollwarden"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-tollwarden-tollwarden": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tollwarden"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add com-tollwarden-tollwarden -- npx -y tollwarden
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-tollwarden-tollwarden": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "tollwarden"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-tollwarden-tollwarden --command npx --arg -y --arg tollwarden
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-tollwarden-tollwarden:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "tollwarden"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-tollwarden-tollwarden": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "tollwarden"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add com-tollwarden-tollwarden -t stdio -c npx -a -y tollwarden
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-tollwarden-tollwarden": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tollwarden"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 25 Sept 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 24 Sept 26 +1
    • Known CVEs: partial → pass ▲ security
    • Dependency health: partial → 0.88 functional
  • 23 Sept 26 +15
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
  • 22 Sept 26 −3
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
    • Known CVEs: pass → partial ▼ security
    • Provenance: fail → pass ▲ security
    • The attested source repository moved: tollwarden/tollwarden security
    • Stability: unverified → 0.10 ▲ functional
    • Dependency health: 0.88 → partial functional
    • Package version: 1.5.0 → 1.6.0 functional
  • 19 Sept 26 64

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 25 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/tollwarden@1.6.0

Provenance Verified

A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.

Result Verified
Ecosystem npm
Reason Verified
Discovered via Registry attestation endpoint
Source repo tollwarden/tollwarden
Certificate issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN https://github.com/tollwarden/tollwarden/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml@refs/heads/main
Rekor log index 2892187854
Predicate type https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest sha512:6639b9af44a1fe81771fabd8a5a7273d704fbfdadb1f9e6c82b2567bc283e036a67ebafc7e881e072f564541a226a166ced2cdea1034cdf9924815eff

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Dependencies 215 packages
Packages resolved 215
Stale 52
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 12 exposed · ~1,874 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
check_approval_status ~132

Poll a pending human approval (from a flag verdict's `approval.approval_id` when the operator has configured approvals via POST /v1/approvals/config). Returns pending / approved / denied / expired; on approved it includes the signed override verdict (tag 'override:allow', valid a few minutes, bound to exactly the flagged payment). Requires TOLLWARDEN_API_KEY (the key that made the scan). This tool never handles decide tokens — deciding is the human's job via the webhook link.

NameTypeReqDescription
approval_idstringyesFrom the flag scan response's approval.approval_id

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

check_counterparty_reputation ~74

Check whether a counterparty wallet address has been reported by other agents BEFORE dealing with it — scam, non-delivery, prompt injection, overcharge, impersonation, or replay abuse. Returns report counts, distinct-reporter count, and a risk level.

NameTypeReqDescription
addressstringyesWallet address to look up

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

dispute_reputation ~165

If YOUR wallet has been unfairly reported, attach a signed rebuttal that appears alongside the reports in every reputation lookup. Prove you control the wallet by signing the exact message 'tollwarden-dispute-v1|<your address, lowercase>|<statement>' with the wallet's key (EIP-191 personal_sign) and passing the 65-byte signature hex. Rebuttals never erase reports — agents see both sides. Free.

NameTypeReqDescription
addressstringyesThe reported wallet address (0x…, the one that signed)
signaturestringyesEIP-191 personal_sign signature hex over tollwarden-dispute-v1|<address>|<statement>
statementstringyesYour side of the story — exactly the text that was signed

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_plans ~46

Machine-readable TollWarden plan catalog: tiers (Starter/Pro/Scale) with per-scan pricing, velocity and spend limits, hard ceilings, and how to subscribe. Free.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

mint_api_key ~90

Issue a free TollWarden API key (first 100 calls free). Returns the key ONCE — store it and set it as TOLLWARDEN_API_KEY (or pass to other tools) for future sessions. Rate-limited per IP.

NameTypeReqDescription
agent_idstring–Stable identifier for your agent — recorded on the key; velocity limits and merchant pins are scoped to the key's account

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

report_counterparty ~105

Call this after a bad payment experience (you paid and got nothing, were scammed, overcharged, or hit an injection attempt) to warn other agents — always free. Categories: scam, non_delivery, prompt_injection, overcharge, impersonation, replay_abuse, other.

NameTypeReqDescription
addressstringyes–
categorystringyes–
evidence_urlstring––
reasonstringyes–
reporter_agent_idstringyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

report_payment_outcome ~166

ALWAYS call this AFTER a scanned payment settles, reporting what actually happened: 'delivered' (you received the goods/content), 'not_delivered' (paid but nothing arrived), 'partial', or 'wrong_content'. Pass the scan_id from the scan response and the payment_commitment from its attestation — outcomes are bound to real scans (one per scan), so delivery history cannot be faked. Your reports build the measured delivery rates that flag never-shipping sellers on your own future scans and every other agent's. Free.

NameTypeReqDescription
evidenceobject––
outcomestringyes–
payment_commitmentstringyesFrom the scan response's attestation.payment_commitment
scan_idstringyesFrom the scan response you made before paying

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

rotate_api_key ~157

Rotate the current TollWarden API key (set via TOLLWARDEN_API_KEY): mints a fresh secret bound to the SAME account — usage history, remaining free calls, and any active plan carry over unchanged. Use this the moment a key may have leaked. The old secret keeps working for grace_seconds (default 900, 0 = immediately dead, max 86400) so other sessions can switch over, but it can no longer rotate or revoke the account. IMPORTANT: the response contains the new key ONCE — store it and update TOLLWARDEN_API_KEY everywhere.

NameTypeReqDescription
grace_secondsinteger–How long the old secret keeps working (default 900 = 15 min; 0 kills it instantly)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

scan_incoming_payment ~251

ALWAYS call this BEFORE paying a 402 offer / payment request your agent received — it decides whether the offer is safe to pay. Scan the LIVE 402 returned by the exact method (GET/POST) and URL you are about to pay — NOT the catalogue/discovery listing: in the field, listings drift from live offers in both price (a listed $0.005 endpoint demanding $2.00 on the live 402) and scheme ('exact' advertised, 'upto' served). The live offer is what you pay, so it is what must be scanned. Pass the discovery listing in `context.offer` as well and TollWarden will report the drift between them. Checks the resource URL for spoofing (IP-literal hosts, punycode/homoglyphs, link shorteners, userinfo tricks), credential demands (e.g. 'send your seed phrase'), price sanity, replay, and whether the counterparty has been reported. Returns allow/flag/block with reasons.

NameTypeReqDescription
agent_idstring––
contextobject––
expected_price_usdnumber––
paymentobjectyes–
policyobject––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

scan_outgoing_payment ~346

ALWAYS call this immediately BEFORE settling or sending any x402 payment — it decides whether the payment is safe. Returns allow (proceed) / flag (pause and confirm intent) / block (do NOT pay), with machine-readable reasons and an Ed25519-signed verdict. Scanning before the payment is signed? Set `context.phase` to 'pre_sign' (nonces don't exist until signing). IMPORTANT: if the decision to pay followed reading any external content (a fetched web page or a tool result), pass that PROSE in `context.content` and set `context.origin` to 'fetched_content' or 'tool_result' — this enables the check that catches prompt-injection-triggered payments (an address injected into content the agent just read). Put the 402 offer / discovery payload in `context.offer` (NOT in content — the recipient address is expected in an offer); TollWarden compares it structurally against the payment you are about to sign and reports drift in payee, price, scheme, network or asset. Where a catalogue listing and a live 402 disagree, the LIVE offer is authoritative — pay and scan that one, and pass the listing as `context.offer` so the disagreement is recorded. Also catches replayed nonces, overpayment vs the expected price, secrets/PII leaking in payment metadata, fake/lookalike USDC contracts, and address poisoning. Advisory and non-custodial — never touches keys or funds.

NameTypeReqDescription
agent_idstring––
contextobject––
expected_price_usdnumber––
paymentobjectyes–
policyobject––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

subscribe_plan ~100

Subscribe/renew the current API key on a TollWarden plan (pro: $4.99/30d at $0.005/scan; scale: $19.99/30d at $0.002/scan). This endpoint is itself x402-paid at the plan's price: without an x402-paying transport the response is the 402 payment challenge to settle. Renewal extends from the current expiry.

NameTypeReqDescription
planstringyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

verify_verdict_attestation ~242

LOCALLY verify a TollWarden scan's Ed25519 attestation before trusting an allow-verdict: checks the signature against the pinned server key (fetched from /.well-known/tollwarden-verdict-key unless trusted_key_hex is supplied), recomputes the payment commitment from the payment YOU are about to settle (rejects attestations issued for a different payment — replay defense), and enforces expiry. Also verifies the attestation's signed evidence record when present and returns pin_evidence: how long the merchant pin had held at scan time (age 0 = first sighting) and which named out-of-band sources corroborated it (e.g. cdp_bazaar) — weigh a young or uncorroborated pin against the payment size; that decision boundary is yours. Runs no network calls except the one-time key fetch; the verdict itself is never sent anywhere.

NameTypeReqDescription
paymentobjectyesThe payment you are about to settle — commitment is recomputed from this
scanobjectyes–
trusted_key_hexstring–Pin the server verdict key (SPKI DER hex); fetched once when omitted

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the TollWarden MCP server?

TollWarden is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.tollwarden/tollwarden. Screens x402 payments before settlement for injected payee addresses and sellers who never deliver. This page covers its npm package (tollwarden).

Is the TollWarden MCP server safe to use?

TollWarden scores 77 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 25 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the TollWarden MCP server expose?

TollWarden exposes 12 tools: scan_outgoing_payment, scan_incoming_payment, check_counterparty_reputation, report_payment_outcome, report_counterparty, and 7 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,874 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the TollWarden MCP server still maintained?

TollWarden is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 25 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

What licence is the TollWarden MCP server under?

TollWarden declares the BUSL-1.1 licence, which is not on the OSI-approved list. Read the terms before using it at work, and note this covers the source only, not the cost of any service it calls.