Agon Gateway vs X402 Facilitator Proxy

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agon Gateway and X402 Facilitator Proxy 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 X402 Facilitator Proxy 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	X402 Facilitator Proxy Finance & Fintech
Summary	MCP server for discovering and calling Agon Gateway x402, Helius Wallet, and Tokens API routes.	Multi-tenant HTTP 402 infrastructure gateway and stdio MCP server for machine payments.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "x402-facilitator-proxy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "x402-facilitator-proxy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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