SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway vs Agentreader MCP
A side-by-side look at the SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway and Agentreader MCP 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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SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 GatewayFinance & Fintech · Remote HTTP/SSERemote MCP gateway for SCRIPTMASTERLABS x402-paid tools and agent-native API access on Base, with free capability discovery and pay-per-use execution.76GreatAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway for finance & fintech work over a hosted endpoint; choose Agentreader MCP for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
SChoose SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
sml_discover, sml_status, x402_contract.
Choose Agentreader MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY. - You want tools like
read_page, page_metadata, clean_html.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 76/100 · Great | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 13 |
| Full listing | View SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway | View Agentreader MCP |
Tools & capabilities
SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway tools 3
sml_discoverFind the x402 Gateway contract and where to inspect fresh payment requirements. FREE.sml_statusCheck the public x402 Gateway identity and canonical payment rail. FREE.x402_contractInspect the canonical x402 payment contract. Returns network, USDC asset, payTo, headers, and the rule for resolving fresh target requirements. FREE.
Agentreader MCP tools 13
read_pageWeb page → clean LLM-ready markdown articlepage_metadataTitle, OpenGraph, Twitter cards, JSON-LD, headingsclean_htmlRaw HTML → markdownpdf_textPDF URL → full text (up to 25 MB)parse_feedRSS/Atom/RDF feed → normalized JSON itemsparse_sitemapXML sitemap → URL listextract_linksPage link graph with anchor textdns_lookupDNS records with TTLsscreenshotReal-browser PNG screenshotsummarizeAI summary of URL or text (dense, factual)extract_structuredPage/text → JSON matching **your** JSON Schemasanctions_screenOFAC SDN + Consolidated screening: fuzzy transliteration-aware name match or crypto-address lookup, with verdict + list provenance- +1 more on 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.
SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway
{
"mcpServers": {
"scriptmasterlabs-x402-gateway": {
"url": "https://mcp-x402.onrender.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Agentreader MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentreader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentreader-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_AGENTREADER_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Agentreader MCP belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway for finance & fintech work and Agentreader MCP 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.
SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: no auth required. Agentreader MCP 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 scriptmasterlabs-x402-gateway and agentreader-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway has a quality signal of 76/100 (Great) with 3 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Agentreader MCP has 52/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.