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Mcp Vet

by Verdict L402 in Onchain & crypto

x402 APIPassing, checked 5 h ago

Before an agent installs an MCP server, skill or tool: is the description poisoned (hidden orders to the agent), does it ask for more permissions than its purpose, does it imitate a known tool? Code checks (lookalike names, broad permissions, hidden text) then a reading of the descriptions. Judges t

POST
https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/mcp-vet
Price
$0.021
per call in USDC
Uptime
100%
last 30 days
Response time
604 ms
896 ms slowest 5%
Last check
Passed
5 h ago, next any minute now

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How to call it

POST https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/mcp-vet

Each call costs $0.0212 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.

Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.

Example request

From the listing.

POST https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/mcp-vet
content-type: application/json

{
  "description": "Returns the current weather for a city name.",
  "name": "weather-lookup",
  "permissions": [
    "network"
  ],
  "tools": [
    {
      "description": "Current weather for a city",
      "name": "get_weather"
    }
  ]
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
descriptionstringYesdescription of the tool
namestringYesname of the tool or server
permissionsarray of stringNo(optional) list of requested permissions (e.g. filesystem:write, network, shell)
toolsarray of objectNo(optional) list of { name, description } of the exposed functions

Example response

The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.

Example response, 32 lines
{
  "mode": "mcp-vet",
  "paid_sats": 20,
  "payment_hash": "x402:<sha256 hex>",
  "receipt": {
    "payload": {
      "at": "<ISO 8601 time>",
      "kid": "<signing key id>",
      "mode": "mcp-vet",
      "payment_hash": "x402:<sha256 hex>",
      "v": 1,
      "verdict_sha256": "<sha256 hex of the verdict>"
    },
    "signature": "<base64url Ed25519 signature>"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "checks": {
      "broad_permissions": [],
      "hidden_text": 0,
      "lookalike": null
    },
    "decision": "allow",
    "reasons": [],
    "rule": "block if data-sending request >= 0.7, or orders to the agent >= 0.7 with leak >= 0.4 or deception >= 0.5, or hidden text with orders >= 0.5 ; review if a code check or any score >= 0.6 ; otherwise allow",
    "scores": {
      "deceptive": 0.02,
      "exfiltration": 0.01,
      "overreach": 0.03,
      "poisoned": 0.02
    }
  }
}

Call it from code

The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.0212.

curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/mcp-vet' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"description":"Returns the current weather for a city name.","name":"weather-lookup","permissions":["network"],"tools":[{"description":"Current weather for a city","name":"get_weather"}]}'

# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/mcp-vet' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"description":"Returns the current weather for a city name.","name":"weather-lookup","permissions":["network"],"tools":[{"description":"Current weather for a city","name":"get_weather"}]}' \
  | grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decode
JavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

// Pays at most $0.0212 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.0212" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);

// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.0212 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fverdict.kechlab.com%2Fv1%2Fmcp-vet&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/mcp-vet", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "description": "Returns the current weather for a city name.",
    "name": "weather-lookup",
    "permissions": [
      "network"
    ],
    "tools": [
      {
        "description": "Current weather for a city",
        "name": "get_weather"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());
Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client

# Pays at most $0.0212 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.0212"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))

with x402_requests(client) as session:
    res = session.post(
        "https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/mcp-vet",
        json={
            "description": "Returns the current weather for a city name.",
            "name": "weather-lookup",
            "permissions": [
                "network",
            ],
            "tools": [
                {
                    "description": "Current weather for a city",
                    "name": "get_weather",
                },
            ],
        },
    )
    print(res.status_code, res.text)

Security scan

No findings

We scan names, descriptions and tool definitions for hidden instructions and other prompt-injection patterns.

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