Agents pay per call over HTTP 402 and x402: 8,600+ API routes, signed budgets and receipts.
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claude mcp add tab -e TAB_AGENT=<TAB_AGENT> -e TAB_MANDATE=<TAB_MANDATE> -e TAB_MAX_PER_CALL=<TAB_MAX_PER_CALL> -e TAB_CATALOG=<TAB_CATALOG> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"tab": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"TAB_AGENT": "<TAB_AGENT>",
"TAB_MANDATE": "<TAB_MANDATE>",
"TAB_MAX_PER_CALL": "<TAB_MAX_PER_CALL>",
"TAB_CATALOG": "<TAB_CATALOG>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"tab": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"TAB_AGENT": "<TAB_AGENT>",
"TAB_MANDATE": "<TAB_MANDATE>",
"TAB_MAX_PER_CALL": "<TAB_MAX_PER_CALL>",
"TAB_CATALOG": "<TAB_CATALOG>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"tab": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"TAB_AGENT": "<TAB_AGENT>",
"TAB_MANDATE": "<TAB_MANDATE>",
"TAB_MAX_PER_CALL": "<TAB_MAX_PER_CALL>",
"TAB_CATALOG": "<TAB_CATALOG>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
TAB_AGENTOptional | Agent key file. Default ~/.tab/agent.json, which `npx paidwithtab init` creates with a mandate and starter credits. |
TAB_MANDATEOptional | Owner-signed mandate file. Default ~/.tab/mandate.json. |
TAB_MAX_PER_CALLOptional | Refuse any single call priced above this many dollars, e.g. 0.05. |
TAB_CATALOGOptional | Catalog to search. Default https://paidwithtab.com. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.paidwithtab/tab |
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