X402 Gateway vs Semantic Frame

In-depth architectural comparison of the X402 Gateway and Semantic Frame 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 X402 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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Choose Semantic Frame 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	X X402 Gateway Finance & Fintech	Semantic Frame Finance & Fintech
Summary	Pay-per-call x402 services for agents: risk scoring, DeFi, wallet and market data.	Token-efficient semantic compression for numerical data. 95%+ token reduction.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
Quality signal

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": {
    "x402-gateway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "x402-gateway"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semantic-frame": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "semantic-frame"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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