# io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp (npm · swarm-x402-mcp)

Pay-per-call x402 services from SWARM: repo scans, web research. USDC on Base.

- Trust score: 71/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +47
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-17

## Components

- npm · `swarm-x402-mcp`: 71/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp/swarm-x402-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp/swarm-x402-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `swarm-x402-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.3`
- 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 2026-10-17.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 99/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 31 of 112 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **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 0 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 72/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 865 tokens (~144/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 10/100
  - Stability observed for 3 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp server?

io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y swarm-x402-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp -- npx -y swarm-x402-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "swarm-x402-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "swarm-x402-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp -- npx -y swarm-x402-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "swarm-x402-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg swarm-x402-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "swarm-x402-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "swarm-x402-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y swarm-x402-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "swarm-x402-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.

### 2026-10-16 (score 71, +2)

- [security regression] Tool safety: pass → unverified
- [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] Schema quality: 529 → 865
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.07
- [functional] Schema quality: good → excellent
- [functional] Package version: 0.1.2 → 0.1.3

### 2026-10-14 (score 69, +30)

- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: good
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100

### 2026-10-13 (score 39, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-12 (score 39, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified

### 2026-10-09 (score 24, 0)

- [functional] Package version: 0.1.1 → 0.1.2

### 2026-10-06 (score 24, −15)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [security] Tool safety: Tool safety not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the tool definitions this version of the package serves yet.
- [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] Capabilities: Protocol version not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP handshake this version of the package performs yet.
- [functional] Tool coverage: Tool coverage not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the tool definitions this version of the package serves yet.
- [functional] Schema quality: Schema quality not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet.
- [functional] Package version: 0.1.0 → 0.1.1

### 2026-10-04 (score 39)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `utilities` (~181 tokens)

SWARM utilities

SWARM Utilities - UUIDs, hashes, base64/URL encoding, secure passwords and timestamp conversion. Pick one with `op`. Instant, no AI. $0.02. Calls SWARM's shop over the network and, with SWARM_WALLET_KEY set, pays in USDC on Base via x402 (the live quote is checked against SWARM_MAX_USD before paying; charged only on success).

Input parameters:

- `algo` (string): Hash algorithm
- `length` (integer): Password length
- `n` (integer): How many to generate
- `op` (string, required): Operation, e.g. uuid, hash, base64, password, timestamp (see https://swarm-agent.net/openapi.json)
- `t` (string|number): Timestamp to convert
- `text` (string): Input text, for operations that take one

### `code_health` (~142 tokens)

GitHub repo health scan

SWARM Code Health - Static health check of a public GitHub repo: TODO/FIXME debt, oversized files, possible committed secrets, README/.gitignore/LICENSE. Requires `repo` (https://github.com/owner/name); repos over 25 MB are refused before payment. $0.05. Calls SWARM's shop over the network and, with SWARM_WALLET_KEY set, pays in USDC on Base via x402 (the live quote is checked against SWARM_MAX_USD before paying; charged only on success).

Input parameters:

- `repo` (string, required): Public GitHub repo URL, e.g. https://github.com/owner/repo

### `summary` (~145 tokens)

One-page web research brief

SWARM Research Brief - One-page brief on any topic, researched on the live web at request time, every source linked. Requires `topic`. 60-120 s (allow 180 s). Not billed if it fails. $0.75. Calls SWARM's shop over the network and, with SWARM_WALLET_KEY set, pays in USDC on Base via x402 (the live quote is checked against SWARM_MAX_USD before paying; charged only on success).

Input parameters:

- `context` (string): Why you need it, or what you already know
- `requirements` (string): Anything the result must cover
- `topic` (string, required): What to research

### `report` (~145 tokens)

Full web research report

SWARM Research Report - Full Markdown report on any topic, researched on the live web, every claim linked to its source. Requires `topic`. 2-4 min (allow 360 s). Not billed if it fails. $0.99. Calls SWARM's shop over the network and, with SWARM_WALLET_KEY set, pays in USDC on Base via x402 (the live quote is checked against SWARM_MAX_USD before paying; charged only on success).

Input parameters:

- `context` (string): Why you need it, or what you already know
- `requirements` (string): Anything the result must cover
- `topic` (string, required): What to research

### `site_check` (~121 tokens)

Website up check

SWARM Site Check - Is a URL up? HTTP status, final URL after redirects, response time and TLS errors. Requires `url`. Instant, no AI. $0.002. Calls SWARM's shop over the network and, with SWARM_WALLET_KEY set, pays in USDC on Base via x402 (the live quote is checked against SWARM_MAX_USD before paying; charged only on success).

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): Public http(s) URL, ports 80/443 only, e.g. https://example.com

### `read_page` (~131 tokens)

Read a web page

SWARM Read Page - Retrieve the readable text of a web page (menus, scripts and markup removed). Requires `url`; HTML or text up to 3 MB. Not billed if the page cannot be read. $0.002. Calls SWARM's shop over the network and, with SWARM_WALLET_KEY set, pays in USDC on Base via x402 (the live quote is checked against SWARM_MAX_USD before paying; charged only on success).

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): Public http(s) URL, ports 80/443 only, e.g. https://example.com

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp/swarm-x402-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-17: 71
- 2026-10-16: 71
- 2026-10-15: 69
- 2026-10-14: 69
- 2026-10-13: 39
- 2026-10-12: 39
- 2026-10-09: 24
- 2026-10-06: 24
- 2026-10-05: 39
- 2026-10-04: 39

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp server?

io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp. Pay-per-call x402 services from SWARM: repo scans, web research. USDC on Base. This page covers its npm package (swarm-x402-mcp).

### Is the io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp server safe to use?

io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp scores 71 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 17 October 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. 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 io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp server expose?

io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp exposes 6 tools: utilities, code_health, summary, report, site_check, read_page. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 865 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp server still maintained?

io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 17 October 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 io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp server under?

io.github.swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/swarm-x402-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/swarm-x402-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/swarm-agent-operator/swarm-x402-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp/swarm-x402-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp/swarm-x402-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/swarm-agent-operator-swarm-x402-mcp/swarm-x402-mcp