# Asia Pulse

> Korea & Japan market records for agents. x402 payment inside MCP, Base USDC.

- name: com.asia-pulse/asia-pulse
- version: 1.1.1
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 83/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 69/100 (needs work)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.asia-pulse%2Fasia-pulse
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.asia-pulse%2Fasia-pulse/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asia-pulse": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://asia-pulse.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-1d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 69/100 (needs work)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 10 of 10 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: catalog (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); chain_semis (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); chain_power (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,291 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 25 (weight 15)

- warn `stability.changes`: 16 tool changes in 30 days
- fail `stability.rug_pull`: 16 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 10, about 1,291 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: b52d86b6b8cadb4450c7094895d907f8
- tools last changed: 2026-10-20T07:27:40.730Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.asia-pulse/asia-pulse.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.asia-pulse/asia-pulse)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-20 `japan` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Tokyo market ledger: session record and levels. $0.1 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/japan.
  - after: Japan ledger: Japan customs export ledger by product with destination concentration, Japanese government bond curve (1Y to 40Y) with 1-month and 1-year changes and spreads, and upcoming Japan events. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/japan accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- 2026-10-20 `chain_power` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Korea power grid equipment supply chain with listed companies. $0.1 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/chain/power.
  - after: Korea power-grid equipment axis only: per-company betas, session deviations with percentile, HS 8504 export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain/power accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- 2026-10-20 `chain_defense` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Korea defense supply chain with listed companies. $0.1 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/chain/defense.
  - after: Korea shipbuilding and defense axis only: betas, session deviations with percentile, sector news events, US federal awards, HS 8901 export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain/defense accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- 2026-10-20 `chain_semis` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Korea semiconductor supply chain with listed companies. $0.1 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/chain/semis.
  - after: Korea semiconductor axis only: betas, each session's deviation from the model with percentile, sector news events, HS 8542 export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain/semis accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- 2026-10-20 `chain` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Korea chips, defense and power supply chains in one call. $0.2 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/chain.
  - after: Korea semiconductor, defense and power-grid supply chains in one call: US-to-Korea session betas, sector betas vs KOSPI, each session's deviation from the model with its historical percentile, sector news events, US federal awards, Korea-to-US export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.2 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- 2026-10-20 `report_premium` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Session state plus the kimchi premium and its indicators. $0.1 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/report/premium.
  - after: Everything in report, plus regime interpretation and history, 24-hour BTC kimchi premium statistics, recent premium events and an analyst note. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/report/premium accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- 2026-10-20 `report` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Seoul and Tokyo session state, refreshed every 30 minutes. $0.03 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/report.
  - after: Seoul and Tokyo session state, kimchi premium for 8 coins, BTC and ETH funding rates, the BTC regime, US Treasury yield / dollar index / Asian FX context, upcoming and recent macro, crypto and Japan events with results, and recent US crypto regulation filings. Premium, funding and regime refresh every 30 minutes; macro, regulation and calendar layers once a day. Price: $0.03 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/report accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- 2026-10-20 `verify` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Record hashes and their X Layer transactions for the last N days (max 30). Free.
  - after: Returns the SHA-256 hashes of our daily sealed product snapshots and the X Layer transactions that anchor them, for the last N days (days: 1 to 30, default 30), so you can check that a past response was not changed later. Free.
- 2026-10-20 `catalog` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Asia Pulse products, prices and x402 endpoints. Free.
  - after: Lists every Asia Pulse data product with its price in USD, its HTTPS endpoint and MCP tool name, and the x402 payment networks (Base USDC, X Layer USD₮0). Free, no arguments. Call this first to choose a product.
- 2026-10-07 `japan` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Tokyo market ledger: session record and levels. Paid via x402 on https://asia-pulse.com/japan; this tool returns the payment details.
  - after: Tokyo market ledger: session record and levels. $0.1 per call. x402 in MCP supported: pay with Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned here. Also payable over HTTPS at https://asia-pulse.com/japan.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.asia-pulse%2Fasia-pulse/changes

## Remotes

- https://asia-pulse.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (10)

- `brief_preview`: Story titles and linked companies from the latest Korea attention brief. Free.
- `catalog`: Lists every Asia Pulse data product with its price in USD, its HTTPS endpoint and MCP tool name, and the x402 payment networks (Base USDC, X Layer USD₮0). Free, no arguments. Call this first to choose a product.
- `chain`: Korea semiconductor, defense and power-grid supply chains in one call: US-to-Korea session betas, sector betas vs KOSPI, each session's deviation from the model with its historical percentile, sector news events, US federal awards, Korea-to-US export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.2 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- `chain_defense`: Korea shipbuilding and defense axis only: betas, session deviations with percentile, sector news events, US federal awards, HS 8901 export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain/defense accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- `chain_power`: Korea power-grid equipment axis only: per-company betas, session deviations with percentile, HS 8504 export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain/power accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- `chain_semis`: Korea semiconductor axis only: betas, each session's deviation from the model with percentile, sector news events, HS 8542 export ledger and an analyst brief. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/chain/semis accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- `japan`: Japan ledger: Japan customs export ledger by product with destination concentration, Japanese government bond curve (1Y to 40Y) with 1-month and 1-year changes and spreads, and upcoming Japan events. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/japan accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- `report`: Seoul and Tokyo session state, kimchi premium for 8 coins, BTC and ETH funding rates, the BTC regime, US Treasury yield / dollar index / Asian FX context, upcoming and recent macro, crypto and Japan events with results, and recent US crypto regulation filings. Premium, funding and regime refresh every 30 minutes; macro, regulation and calendar layers once a day. Price: $0.03 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/report accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- `report_premium`: Everything in report, plus regime interpretation and history, 24-hour BTC kimchi premium statistics, recent premium events and an analyst note. Price: $0.1 USD per call. Payment: x402. Inside MCP, send Base USDC in _meta['x402/payment'] and the data is returned in this call; without payment the tool returns the payment requirements. Over HTTPS, https://asia-pulse.com/report/premium accepts Base USDC or X Layer USD₮0. No arguments.
- `verify`: Returns the SHA-256 hashes of our daily sealed product snapshots and the X Layer transactions that anchor them, for the last N days (days: 1 to 30, default 30), so you can check that a past response was not changed later. Free.