$ man mcp-tools-list
/mcp-tools-list
PRICE / CALL
$0.005
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobeCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
mcp-tools-list — lists the tools exposed by any mcp (model context protocol) server from its url
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/mcp-tools-list
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Lists the tools exposed by any MCP (Model Context Protocol) server from its URL. Completes the initialize handshake over HTTP transport and returns the tool catalog (names, descriptions, JSON-schema input shapes); optionally also lists resources and prompts. Pure agent infrastructure: an agent that discovers an unknown MCP server URL gets back its capabilities without running its own MCP client. SSRF-guarded (no loopback / RFC1918 targets). Use it for tools/list JSON-RPC, agent capability discovery, or MCP catalog lookup.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Full URL to the MCP server's JSON-RPC HTTP endpoint (e.g. 'https://server.example.com/mcp'). http or https only; private/loopback targets rejected. | required |
| timeout_ms | number | Per-call timeout. Default 12000, max 25000. | optional |
| list_resources | boolean | Also call resources/list. Default false. Best-effort — many servers don't expose resources. | optional |
| list_prompts | boolean | Also call prompts/list. Default false. Best-effort. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| url | string | MCP server URL that was probed (HTTP transport endpoint passed in the request). |
| server_info | objectnull | Server identity from the initialize handshake (name, version), or null if the server didn't return one. |
| capabilities | objectnull | Capabilities object from initialize — which MCP features (tools, resources, prompts) the server advertises. |
| tools | array | Tool catalog from tools/list — each entry has name, description, and JSON-schema inputSchema. |
| resources | arraynull | Resource catalog from resources/list if the server supports resources, otherwise null. |
| prompts | arraynull | Prompt catalog from prompts/list if the server supports prompts, otherwise null. |
| source | string | Identifier for which probe ran (e.g. mcp-tools-list) for debugging and provenance. |
| attribution | string | Credit string pointing back to this x402 endpoint as the data source. |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/mcp-tools-list \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster> # Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... # Then call the mcp-tools-list tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- mcpagenttoolsdiscoveryjson-rpcmodel-context-protocol
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- webprobe
- price
- $0.005 USDC per call
ADJACENT — other endpoints in webprobe
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| arxiv-bibtex | Turns an arXiv paper into a BibTeX entry: pulls title, authors, year, abstract, and DOI from the arXiv API and generates a properly-forma… | $0.005 |
| brand-name-score | Scores a candidate brand or startup name on quality and risk. | $0.005 |
| company-name-score | Scores the quality of a company name before you commit to domain, handle, trademark, and launch work. | $0.005 |
| crypto-headlines | Searches recent bitcoin, ethereum, and DeFi headlines via GDELT with a GNews fallback when configured, returning headline URLs, domains,… | $0.005 |
| crypto-news | Fetches recent cryptocurrency news headlines from GDELT with a GNews fallback when configured, filtered by crypto topic or caller query,… | $0.005 |
| disposable-email-check | Detects disposable and throwaway email addresses before they get through your signup form. | $0.005 |
| domain-availability | Checks whether a domain is registered and returns registrar, registration date, expiry date, days_until_expiry, and current EPP status flags. | $0.005 |
| Validates an email address end to end: syntax, MX reachability, disposable/temp-mail domains, role accounts, and SPF/DMARC/DKIM posture. | $0.005 |
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