Pylon MCP
x402 API gateway for web extraction, search, translation, image generation, screenshots, PDF and OCR, paid per call in USDC on Base.
Install
The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation
Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
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/mcpCapabilities (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/mcpThe 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
Frequently asked questions
What is Pylon MCP?
x402 API gateway for web extraction, search, translation, image generation, screenshots, PDF and OCR, paid per call in USDC on Base.
How do I install Pylon MCP?
Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.
Is Pylon MCP open source?
Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.
Who maintains Pylon MCP?
It is published by pylonapi. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.