Tenjin vs SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway

A side-by-side look at the Tenjin and SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway 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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TenjinFinance & Fintech
Search, read & publish paid essays. Pay-per-read in USDC on Base (x402); wallet-only, no account.37FairAuth: not declared
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SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 GatewayFinance & Fintech · Remote HTTP/SSE
Remote MCP gateway for SCRIPTMASTERLABS x402-paid tools and agent-native API access on Base, with free capability discovery and pay-per-use execution.77GreatAuth: no auth required

Verdict: choose Tenjin for finance & fintech work; choose SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway for finance & fintech over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

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Choose Tenjin when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
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Choose 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.
Explore SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway

Feature & specification comparison

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Tenjin
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SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway
CategoryFinance & FintechFinance & Fintech
Quality signal37/100 · Fair77/100 · Great
Install commandNot confirmed yetConfirmed
Transport—Remote HTTP/SSE
AuthNot declaredNo auth required
PricingNot declaredFreemium
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listing Verified
GitHub stars——
Directory activity 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listed3

Tools & capabilities

Tenjin tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

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.

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.

Tenjin

No confirmed install command for Tenjin yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.

SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scriptmasterlabs-x402-gateway": {
      "url": "https://mcp-x402.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Tenjin is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Tenjin for finance & fintech work and SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway 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. Tenjin has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

Tenjin has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: no auth required. 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 tenjin and scriptmasterlabs-x402-gateway as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Tenjin has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. SCRIPTMASTERLABS — x402 Gateway has 77/100 (Great) with 4 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.