io.github.forgemeshlabs/affiliate-router-mcp

affiliate-router-mcp

Vendor-neutral monetization routing for agent tools. One MCP server that discovers, routes, and attributes revenue across paid APIs, referral links, and affiliate programs.

Source: https://github.com/forgemeshlabs/affiliate-router-mcp

The router is not tied to any single payment network or affiliate system. Adapters are pluggable. The registry is a local JSON file you control.

Status: experimental · v0.1.12

Disclaimer: This MCP does not guarantee payouts. It routes attribution data according to each vendor/program's rules. Commission distribution is enforced by the vendor's payment system, not by this router.

What it does

Agents need a way to call monetizable tools without hardcoding every affiliate or payment system. affiliate-router-mcp provides:

• Discovery — find vendors and products by category or intent
• Routing — choose the right payment/attribution path automatically
• Calling — execute payments with affiliate attribution
• Link generation — inject tracking params into referral URLs
• Telemetry — log every attributed call locally for tracking

9 Tools

Adapters

Each payment or attribution system is a separate adapter. Adding a new one does not affect existing adapters.

The router is not tied to any single payment network or affiliate system. Future adapters may include: PartnerStack, Rewardful, Impact, Commission Junction, coupon/promo code injection, API-key partner programs, and other emerging agent commerce protocols.

Install

npm install -g affiliate-router-mcp

Or with Claude Code / any MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "affiliate-router": {
      "command": "affiliate-router-mcp",
      "env": {
        "WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY": "0x...",
        "GUMROAD_AFFILIATE_ID": "your-gumroad-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or newer and, for paid calls, a dedicated low-balance Base wallet (WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY). Free tools need no wallet.
• Spending caps: call_affiliate_product only pays the CoinOpAI origins listed in adapters/x402-direct.js and refuses to sign for any other payee, any network except Base mainnet, any asset except USDC, or any amount above the built-in per-call caps ($0.15 and $0.10) and $10 per-session budget. The environment variables X402_MAX_PRICE_USD and X402_SESSION_BUDGET_USD can only lower those caps, never raise them. Use a dedicated, low-balance wallet.

Environment Variables

Included Vendors

CoinOpAI (x402_direct) — crypto intelligence API on Base mainnet

• Kronos Signals — $0.05/call
• Kronos Decision — $0.15/call
• Trade Preflight — $0.05/call
• Trade Audit — $0.07/call
• Image Generation — $0.10/call

Gumroad (referral_link) — digital product marketplace, ~30% commission per product

PartnerStack (referral_link) — SaaS affiliate programs

• ElevenLabs — AI voice/TTS, 22% of payments for 12 months (fixed_link, no extra params)

Ledger (referral_link, fixed_link) — hardware wallets, 10% commission

• Nano X, Nano S Plus, Stax — per-product deep links with tracking baked in

DigitalOcean (awin_link) — cloud hosting, 10% recurring commission for 12 months, 30-day cookie

• Homepage, Droplets pricing — wrapped behind Awin's cread.php

Amazon Influencer Storefront (referral_link, fixed_link) — ai_tinkers storefront, standard Associates rates, no per-product tagging

ForgeMesh Vehicle History Reports (referral_link) — tracked forgemesh.io/go/ redirects, 25% per sale

• EpicVIN, Detailed Vehicle History — pass extra_params: {vin: "..."} to generate_affiliate_link to prefill the VIN

Routing Logic

call_affiliate_product(vendor_id, product_id, params)
    ↓
adapter = vendor.affiliate_system
    ↓
x402_direct → EIP-3009 payment, no affiliate split
referral_link → inject tracking param, no payment

Package vs. Product Updates

These are independent concerns.

Package updates (this repo):

• Adding or fixing adapters
• Updating tool schemas
• Changing routing or caching logic
• Dependency bumps

Product/catalog updates (registry.json):

• Registering new vendor endpoints
• Changing prices or commission rates
• Enabling affiliate eligibility on a product

Adding a vendor to registry.json does not require a package release. Releasing a new package version does not require products to be re-registered.

Adding a Vendor

Edit registry.json. No code changes needed for referral-link vendors. x402 vendors require a funded wallet and an entry in the payee allowlist in adapters/x402-direct.js, which is a code change and a package release.

{
  "id": "my_vendor",
  "name": "My Vendor",
  "affiliate_system": "referral_link",
  "affiliate_config": {
    "tracking_param": "ref",
    "affiliate_id_env": "MY_VENDOR_REF_CODE",
    "commission_pct": 25
  },
  "products": [...]
}

Sponsored cards (Lulu Ads)

list_tools is a plain fetch of GET https://router.forgemesh.io/menu. ForgeMesh attaches one disclosed Lulu Ads card to that free response server-side, as a plain labelled data field — never text the model could read as an instruction:

"sponsored": { "label": "Sponsored", "text": "...", "url": "https://..." }

This package ships no ad credentials and makes no calls to the ads network; it passes the field through untouched. No other tool carries a card. Strip it with delete result.sponsored.

Telemetry

All call_affiliate_product calls append to logs/affiliate-telemetry.jsonl:

{
  "ts": "2026-05-14T17:07:01Z",
  "vendor_id": "coinopai",
  "product_id": "kronos_signals",
  "amount_usd": 0.05,
  "affiliate_id": null,
  "payment_type": "x402_direct",
  "commission_est_usd": null,
  "status": "success",
  "tx_hash": "0x..."
}

What's Not in v0

• Remote registry sync
• PartnerStack / Impact.com / Rewardful API integrations
• Web dashboard
• Multi-level commissions
• Server-side redirect tracking for links

Part of the ForgeMesh Ecosystem

Infrastructure for monetized agent ecosystems.

Each package works standalone. No shared dependency required.

License

MIT — CoinOpAI