Frisk vs Agentgates
A side-by-side look at the Frisk and Agentgates MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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AgentgatesFinance & FintechConfidential compute and inference sold to agents over x402 USDC, plus an agent wallet over MCP.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Frisk for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Agentgates for finance & fintech. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Frisk when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
screen_payment.
AChoose Agentgates when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A Agentgates | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | — |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Frisk | View Agentgates |
Tools & capabilities
Frisk tools 1
screen_paymentScreen a counterparty an agent is about to pay. Runs entirely offline: address sanity, dynamic-payTo comparison, transport check, and your spending policy. Returns allow / review / block with reasons. Advisory: the caller decides. Set FRISK_API_KEY to add hosted reputation signals.
Agentgates tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Frisk
{
"mcpServers": {
"frisk": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"frisk-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Agentgates
No confirmed install command for Agentgates yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Frisk is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Agentgates belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Frisk for finance & fintech work and Agentgates for finance & fintech.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Agentgates has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Frisk has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Agentgates has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add frisk and mcp-212 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Frisk has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Agentgates has 37/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.