Agon Gateway vs Obolus

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agon Gateway and Obolus MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Agon Gateway when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Obolus when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Agon Gateway Finance & Fintech	Obolus Finance & Fintech
Summary	MCP server for discovering and calling Agon Gateway x402, Helius Wallet, and Tokens API routes.	Disposable Algorand wallet for AI agents. Pay x402 resources in USDC, no human provisioning.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agon-gateway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ryvonetwork/agentic@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obolus": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "obolus"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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