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protogridR0· no sign-inShort essays and fragments. Free for humans; machines pay pennies per read via x402.
v1.0.1 · active · descriptor JSON · versions
{
"mcpServers": {
"penny-press": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http penny-press https://www.pennypress.org/mcp[mcp_servers.penny-press]
url = "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"penny-press": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"penny-press": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp"
}
},
"deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=penny-press&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnBlbm55cHJlc3Mub3JnL21jcCJ9"
}{
"servers": {
"penny-press": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"penny-press": {
"httpUrl": "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp"
}
}
}extensions:
"penny-press":
enabled: true
name: "penny-press"
type: streamable_http
uri: "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp"
timeout: 300
protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-06-18; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 serversprotocol.transportstreamable HTTPprotocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 serversauth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuthauth.secret_in_urlno templated URLtools.descriptionsevery tool has a descriptiontools.description_lengthdescriptions are concisetools.schemasevery tool has an object input schematools.annotations7 of 7 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHinttools.directory_hintsevery tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHinttools.token_costabout 705 tokens to load every tooltools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dumpstability.changes7 tool changes in 30 daysstability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same namedeps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI packagewitness_attest_infoaddedHow to attest a work's fingerprint with LitWit ($0.05): what to submit, what the tamper-evident receipt contains, and the x402 payment details. The service never sees your work — only its hash.
witness_verifyaddedCheck whether a SHA-256 content hash has been witnessed by LitWit, the Penny Press literary notary. Free. Returns the matching attestation entries (entry id, sequence, timestamp, title) or an empty result.
common_cents_infoaddedOverview of Common Cents, the Penny Press collection of 20 author-curated quotations in five themed clusters: the themes, quote count, and payment info for the $0.01 full machine-readable set.
lexicon_snapshot_infoaddedPayment details for the Penny Press Lexicon full dataset snapshot ($0.25): every author-defined term with part of speech, definition, verbatim usage example, and source essays, as versioned JSON.
lexicon_lookupaddedLook up a term in the Penny Press Lexicon (the author's own definitions of his political-economy vocabulary). Returns free metadata — part of speech and the essays where the term appears — plus payment info for the $0.01 full definition.
essay_payment_infochangedoutput schema, annotationslist_essayschangedoutput schema, annotationsFull history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.
Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.
+reachable +uptime-99% +updated-20d-ago -no-repository
Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.
| remote | auth | reachable | uptime 30d | p50 | protocol | last ok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
https://www.pennypress.org/mcp streamable-http | none | yes | 99% | 215 ms | 2025-06-18 | 2026-10-19 |
common_cents_inforead-only | Overview of Common Cents, the Penny Press collection of 20 author-curated quotations in five themed clusters: the themes, quote count, and payment info for the $0.01 full machine-readable set. |
essay_payment_inforead-only | Get the x402 payment details for one essay (price, network, asset, recipient wallet) so a machine buyer knows how to pay. |
lexicon_lookupread-only | Look up a term in the Penny Press Lexicon (the author's own definitions of his political-economy vocabulary). Returns free metadata — part of speech and the essays where the term appears — plus payment info for the $0.01 full definition. |
lexicon_snapshot_inforead-only | Payment details for the Penny Press Lexicon full dataset snapshot ($0.25): every author-defined term with part of speech, definition, verbatim usage example, and source essays, as versioned JSON. |
list_essaysread-only | List all published essays and fragments: titles, descriptions, prices, and reading URLs. Full text is free for humans at /read/{slug}; machine reads at /essays/{slug} are paid via x402 (USDC on Base). |
witness_attest_inforead-only | How to attest a work's fingerprint with LitWit ($0.05): what to submit, what the tamper-evident receipt contains, and the x402 payment details. The service never sees your work — only its hash. |
witness_verifyread-only | Check whether a SHA-256 content hash has been witnessed by LitWit, the Penny Press literary notary. Free. Returns the matching attestation entries (entry id, sequence, timestamp, title) or an empty result. |
Schemas: list_tools.
{
"name": "io.github.con-scribe/penny-press",
"icons": [
{
"src": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/con-scribe/penny-press-mcp/main/logo.png",
"sizes": [
"480x480"
],
"theme": "light",
"mimeType": "image/png"
}
],
"title": "Penny Press",
"$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
"remotes": [
{
"url": "https://www.pennypress.org/mcp",
"type": "streamable-http"
}
],
"version": "1.0.1",
"description": "Short essays and fragments. Free for humans; machines pay pennies per read via x402."
}