Pylon MCP Server
Provides 20+ AI agent capabilities like web scraping, PDF parsing, OCR, and more, with pay-per-use micropayments via x402.
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Pylon MCP Server
The Action Layer for AI Agents — 20 capabilities, one MCP server, no API keys.
Give Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client instant access to Pylon's full API gateway. Pay per request via x402 micropayments (USDC on Base). No signup. No subscriptions.
Install
npx @pylonapi/mcp
Capabilities (20)
| Tool | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
screenshot |
Full-page screenshot of any webpage (PNG/JPEG) | $0.005 |
web_scrape |
Scrape content from any URL via headless browser (Crawlee + Playwright) | $0.005 |
web_extract |
Fast lightweight content extraction (Readability) → markdown/text | $0.003 |
web_search |
Search the web — titles, URLs, snippets | $0.003 |
pdf_parse |
Extract text and metadata from PDFs | $0.003 |
ocr |
Extract text from images (optical character recognition) | $0.005 |
translate |
Translate text between 30+ languages with auto-detection | $0.003 |
email_validate |
Validate email — format, MX records, SMTP deliverability | $0.002 |
email_send |
Send transactional emails (CAN-SPAM compliant) | $0.01 |
domain_intel |
WHOIS, DNS records, SSL cert, tech stack detection | $0.005 |
dns_lookup |
DNS records for any domain (A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, etc.) | $0.002 |
ip_geolocation |
Geographic location of any IP address | $0.002 |
qr_code |
Generate QR code PNG from text/URL | $0.002 |
image_resize |
Resize, crop, convert images (PNG, JPEG, WebP) | $0.003 |
md_to_pdf |
Render markdown as styled PDF | $0.003 |
html_to_pdf |
Render HTML as PDF (full Chromium engine) | $0.005 |
document_generation |
Generate PDFs from templates (invoice, receipt, report, letter) | $0.005 |
file_storage |
Upload files, get public URL (up to 50MB, 30-day expiry) | $0.005 |
url_shortener |
Shorten URLs with click tracking, custom slugs | $0.002 |
data_formatter |
Convert between JSON, CSV, XML, YAML | $0.002 |
Setup
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Add to your MCP config (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"pylon": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pylonapi/mcp"]
}
}
}
Standalone
npx @pylonapi/mcp
The server communicates via stdio using the MCP protocol. Capabilities are auto-discovered from the Pylon gateway at startup.
How It Works
- Your AI agent calls a Pylon tool (e.g.
web_scrape) - The MCP server routes the request to
api.pylonapi.com/do - Payment is handled automatically via x402 (USDC on Base)
- Results are returned to your agent
No API keys to manage. No billing dashboards. No rate limit negotiations. The x402 protocol handles authentication via payment — if you can pay, you can call.
x402 Payments
All requests are paid via the x402 protocol — HTTP-native micropayments on Base (L2). Each call costs fractions of a cent in USDC.
Live on Base Mainnet.
Links
- Gateway: api.pylonapi.com
- Website: pylonapi.com
- Protocol: x402.org
- GitHub: github.com/pylon-apis/pylon
- npm: @pylonapi/mcp
License
MIT
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