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)

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

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

Human path

Open tillpad.cnrcode.com and create an account.
Subscribe to Tillpad Pro on Pricing, then mint an API key in the dashboard. Secrets start with tp_.
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.

Install the Tillpad plugin from the marketplace (or test locally — see below).
Open Cursor Settings → Customize → Tillpad and set Tillpad API key (tp_… from bootstrap + machine-pay or the dashboard).
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):

powershell

# 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:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "tillpad": {

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

      "headers": {

        "Authorization": "Bearer tp_…"

      }

    }

  }

}

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "tillpad": {

      "command": "npx",

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

    }

  }

}

Generic remote MCP

config.json

{

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

  "headers": {

    "Authorization": "Bearer tp_…"

  }

}

Discovery manifests on the product host:

Tools

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

Tool	What it does
`get_usage`	Usage for one month (`view=summary`), paged history (`view=periods`), or remaining quotas (`view=budget`)
`estimate_usage`	Preflight 402/429 before a meter spend (`textLength` / `byteLength` for `rag_index`)
`manage_billing`	MPP machine-pay instructions (`action=machine_pay`), Stripe portal URL, or purchase history
`bootstrap_agent`	Zero-human onboarding: bootstrap token from email (no outbound mail)
`create_api_key`	Mint a run or sub key from an account `tp_` key
`manage_kv`	Put, get, delete, or list a namespaced string
`manage_memory`	Put or get memory scope `prefs` / `facts` / `run`
`search_documents`	Semantic search over indexed documents or a memory scope
`index_document`	Index a named UTF-8 file (`kind=file`) or a short note (`kind=note`)
`list_files`	List uploads (`view=files`) or supported types (`view=supported_types`)
`get_storage_summary`	Namespace inventory (scoped to the key when applicable)
`finish_run`	Wipe namespaces bound to this run key; returns a signed wipe receipt
`contact_support`	Contact Tillpad support from a Pro account; replies go to the account email
`manage_inbox`	Create, list, get, delete, or audit receive-only inboxes
`read_inbox_message`	List metadata, get one message, download raw MIME, or fetch an attachment
`manage_inbox_webhook`	Register, list, disable, or inspect `email.received` webhook deliveries
`manage_inbox_blocklist`	List, add, or remove a blocked sender address or domain
`manage_schedule`	Create, list, get, disable, or list runs for HTTPS interval jobs

Typical agent loop

Mint a run key with create_api_key (or the dashboard): dedicated namespace, TTL, optional op budget.
Store working state with manage_memory / manage_kv and/or index_document.
Retrieve with manage_memory / manage_kv and search_documents.
Call finish_run to wipe run namespaces and keep the signed receipt.

Use estimate_usage before large index jobs. get_usage shows 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).

Ensure https://cnrcode.com/.well-known/mcp-registry-auth is deployed (cnrcode-site repo).
Set GitHub repo secret MCP_PRIVATE_KEY (hex; see cnrcode-site key generation script).
Push a version tag so GitHub Actions publishes server.json to the official MCP Registry:
bash
```
git tag v0.1.1

git push origin v0.1.1
```
Optionally submit https://github.com/CNR-Consulting/tillpad-mcp at mcp.directory/submit.

Glama

This repo includes a stdio catalog stub (src/main.ts) so Glama can build a container, start the process, and introspect the 18 tool definitions. It does not implement storage or billing — clients still connect to the hosted endpoint above.

Listing: glama.ai/mcp/servers/number1101/tillpad-mcp

After claiming via glama.json, configure the Dockerfile admin page:

Field	Value
Build steps	`["npm ci", "npm run build"]`
CMD arguments	`["node", "dist/main.js"]`
Env schema	default (empty — no credentials needed)
Placeholder params	`{}`

Glama generates its own Dockerfile from that form; the repo Dockerfile is for local smoke tests only.

Score badge (for awesome-mcp-servers and similar lists):

markdown

[![number1101/tillpad-mcp MCP server](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/number1101/tillpad-mcp/badges/score.svg)](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/number1101/tillpad-mcp)

Local verify:

Terminal

npm ci && npm run build && npm start   # hangs on stdio — expected

docker build -t tillpad-mcp-stub . && docker run -i tillpad-mcp-stub

Full step-by-step (claim, admin Dockerfile, release, awesome-mcp PR): docs/glama-release.md.

License

MIT — catalog, documentation, and schema stub only.