# io.github.gatefareio/mcp-server (npm · @gatefare/mcp)

Marketplace of paid HTTP APIs. USDC micropayments via x402 on Base. Non-custodial.

- Trust score: 64/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +19
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@gatefare/mcp`: 64/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/gatefareio-mcp-server/gatefare-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/gatefareio-mcp-server/gatefare-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@gatefare/mcp`
- Version: `1.1.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (110 of 114), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (110 of 114), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 74 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 776 tokens (~110/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 93/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 80% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add gatefareio-mcp-server -- npx -y @gatefare/mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add gatefareio-mcp-server -- npx -y @gatefare/mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "gatefareio-mcp-server": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@gatefare/mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add gatefareio-mcp-server --command npx --arg -y --arg @gatefare/mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  gatefareio-mcp-server:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@gatefare/mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gatefareio-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gatefare/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 64, +31)

- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet.
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-08-01 (score 33, +13)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 20, −7)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 27, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 45)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `gatefare.search_apis` (~101 tokens)

Search the Gatefare catalog for paid APIs by text, price, category, or sort order. Returns paginated results with publisher info.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Category slug
- `include_testnet` (boolean): Include testnet APIs
- `max_price` (number): Maximum price in USD
- `page` (integer): Page number
- `query` (string): Full-text search query
- `sort` (string): Sort order

### `gatefare.get_api` (~71 tokens)

Get full details for a specific API by slug, or by handle + urlName pair. Returns pricing, stats, uptime, and publisher info.

Input parameters:

- `handle`: Publisher handle
- `slug` (string): API slug, e.g. 'demo-weather'
- `urlName`: API URL name

### `gatefare.list_categories` (~24 tokens)

List all available API categories in the Gatefare catalog with API counts.

### `gatefare.suggest` (~29 tokens)

Autocomplete search suggestions for API discovery.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Search query for autocomplete

### `gatefare.report_abuse` (~83 tokens)

Report an API for abuse — CSAM, fraud, malware, copyright, trademark, etc. Returns a reference ID for tracking. Submitting a report does not guarantee removal; trust & safety reviews each report.

Input parameters:

- `apiSlug` (string, required)
- `category` (string, required)
- `details` (string, required)
- `reporterEmail` (string)

### `gatefare.publisher_reputation` (~123 tokens)

Look up the publisher of an API and return their positive-only trust badges: Established (>=3 months tenure), Top contributor (>=1M lifetime successful calls), Highly rated (>=4.5 avg across >=10 reviews). New publishers come back unmarked — absence of badges is NOT a warning, just a lack of accumulated signal. Use this BEFORE calling an unfamiliar API to gauge counterparty risk.

Input parameters:

- `handle`: Publisher handle
- `slug` (string): API slug, e.g. 'demo-weather'
- `urlName`: API URL name

### `gatefare.sample_response` (~124 tokens)

Fetch the publisher-pasted representative response for an API. This is what the publisher claims their API returns on a typical successful call. Compare against `gatefare.get_api`'s captured example (what we actually got from probing) to spot inconsistencies BEFORE you pay. Capped at 4 KiB UTF-8 by the platform. Returns null when the publisher has not provided a sample (older listings).

Input parameters:

- `handle`: Publisher handle
- `slug` (string): API slug, e.g. 'demo-weather'
- `urlName`: API URL name

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gatefareio-mcp-server/gatefare-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 64
- 2026-08-02: 64
- 2026-08-01: 33
- 2026-07-31: 20
- 2026-07-30: 27
- 2026-07-28: 45
- 2026-07-27: 45

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gatefare/mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@gatefare/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/gatefareio/mcp-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gatefareio-mcp-server/gatefare-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gatefareio-mcp-server/gatefare-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gatefareio-mcp-server/gatefare-mcp