Tillpad MCP

Bounded storage and search for agent jobs.

Tillpad gives agents namespaced key-value storage, file upload + semantic search, receive-only email inboxes, budget-aware metering, and run keys that wipe with a signed receipt when the job is done.

Live endpoint: https://tillpad.cnrcode.com/mcp

This repository is the public catalog and schema stub for directory crawlers. It is not the hosted server. Point MCP clients at the live URL above with a Tillpad API key. Running the TypeScript in this repo does not store or search anything.

Agent guide: see AGENTS.md for discovery URLs, auth, and MCP connect snippets.

Get an API key

Zero-human (agents)

1. POST https://tillpad.cnrcode.com/api/agents/bootstrap with { "email": "agent@example.com" } → bootstrapToken (no outbound mail).
2. POST https://tillpad.cnrcode.com/api/billing/machine-pay with Authorization: Bearer <bootstrapToken> and optional { "sku": "pro_prepaid_30d" }.
3. Settle Stripe MPP ($9.00 / 30 days) → response includes secret (tp_…) and planPeriodEnd.

See scratchpad.txt and llms-full.txt. Legal: Terms.

Human path

1. Open tillpad.cnrcode.com and create an account.
2. Subscribe to Tillpad Pro on Pricing, then mint an API key in the dashboard. Secrets start with tp_.
3. Use an account key for ongoing access, or a run key when the job should expire and wipe.

Never commit a real key. Use the tp_… placeholder in configs.

Connect a client

Transport is Streamable HTTP. Send Authorization: Bearer tp_… on every request.

Cursor

Install via Cursor Marketplace (plugin)

This repo includes a Cursor plugin manifest and root mcp.json for one-click install from the Cursor Marketplace.

Tillpad MCP tools cover namespaced KVP, RAG search, receive-only email inboxes, scheduled HTTPS jobs, budget metering, and run-key wipe receipts.

1. Install the Tillpad plugin from the marketplace (or test locally — see below).
2. Open Cursor Settings → Customize → Tillpad and set Tillpad API key (tp_… from bootstrap + machine-pay or the dashboard).
3. Reload the window. MCP tools should appear under the Tillpad server.

The plugin points at https://tillpad.cnrcode.com/mcp with Authorization: Bearer ${TILLPAD_API_KEY}. Never commit a real key.

Local plugin test (before marketplace submission):

# Copy catalog repo into Cursor local plugins folder

$dest = "$env:USERPROFILE\.cursor\plugins\local\tillpad"

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $dest | Out-Null

Copy-Item -Recurse -Force "C:\dev\tillpad\tillpad-mcp\*" $dest

# Then: Cursor Customize → Tillpad → set TILLPAD_API_KEY → Developer: Reload Window

Submit the public repo at cursor.com/marketplace/publish when ready.

Manual MCP config

User or project MCP config:

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "tillpad": {

      "url": "https://tillpad.cnrcode.com/mcp",

      "headers": {

        "Authorization": "Bearer tp_…"

      }

    }

  }

}

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "tillpad": {

      "command": "npx",

      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://tillpad.cnrcode.com/mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer tp_…"]

    }

  }

}

Generic remote MCP

{

  "url": "https://tillpad.cnrcode.com/mcp",

  "headers": {

    "Authorization": "Bearer tp_…"

  }

}

Discovery manifests on the product host:

• /.well-known/mcp.json
• /.well-known/mcp/server.json
• /llms.txt

Tools

Schemas in src/server.ts match the hosted server.

Typical agent loop

1. Mint a run key in the dashboard (dedicated namespace, TTL, optional op budget).
2. Store working state with memory_put / kvp_put and/or rag_note / file_upload.
3. Retrieve with memory_get / kvp_get / kvp_list and memory_search / rag_search.
4. Call run_finish to wipe run namespaces and keep the signed receipt.

Use budget_estimate before large index jobs. budget_get / usage_get show what is left in the period.

Auth and errors

• 401 — missing or invalid Authorization: Bearer tp_…
• 402 / 429 — plan or quota. JSON includes code, status, actions, and budget
  • actions[].type: "checkout" — hosted Stripe Checkout URL for a recurring human subscription
  • actions[].type: "machine_pay" — agent prepaid Pro (30/90 days) or top-up SKUs via Stripe MPP; default sku pro_prepaid_30d at $9.00

This is Stripe Machine Payments Protocol, not ChatGPT Instant Checkout / ACP.

Product docs

• App: tillpad.cnrcode.com
• Docs: tillpad.cnrcode.com/docs
• Scratchpad: tillpad.cnrcode.com/docs/scratchpad
• OpenAPI: tillpad.cnrcode.com/openapi.json

The Tillpad product (Worker, billing, storage) is closed source. This catalog is MIT-licensed so directories can list tools and install snippets.

Directory listing

Registry name: com.cnrcode/tillpad (domain namespace via cnrcode.com).

1. Ensure https://cnrcode.com/.well-known/mcp-registry-auth is deployed (cnrcode-site repo).

2. Set GitHub repo secret MCP_PRIVATE_KEY (hex; see cnrcode-site key generation script).

3. Push a version tag so GitHub Actions publishes server.json to the official MCP Registry:

   bash

   Copy