PrivadoVPN x402 Payer vs Agon Gateway

In-depth architectural comparison of the PrivadoVPN x402 Payer and Agon Gateway 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?

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Choose PrivadoVPN x402 Payer 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 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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	P PrivadoVPN x402 Payer Finance & Fintech	Agon Gateway Finance & Fintech
Summary	Local MCP server that signs x402 USDC payments (Solana, EVM) to buy PrivadoVPN access	MCP server for discovering and calling Agon Gateway x402, Helius Wallet, and Tokens API routes.
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": {
    "privadovpn-x402-payer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "privadovpn-x402-payer"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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