Ontario Protocol
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x402 preflight and trust layer for autonomous agents
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Install Ontario Protocol in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others).
Repository: https://github.com/thom899g/ontario-protocol-mcp-listing
Follow the installation instructions in the repository README, then restart your MCP client.
Ontario Protocol MCP/x402 Listing Package
Ontario Protocol is an x402 payment preflight and trust surface for autonomous agents. It exposes MCP-compatible discovery, free readiness checks, and paid trust tools so agents can verify service metadata before paying.
MCP manifest:https://ontarioprotocol.com/.well-known/mcp.json
Remote MCP endpoint:https://ontarioprotocol.com/mcp
x402 manifest:https://ontarioprotocol.com/.well-known/x402.json
Agent buyer guide:https://ontarioprotocol.com/.well-known/agent-buyer.json
Discovery:https://ontarioprotocol.com/discover
Free readiness checker:https://ontarioprotocol.com/verify
Free owner next step:https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/mcp-owner-next-step
Directory reviewer / endpoint-owner fit check:https://github.com/thom899g/ontario-protocol-mcp-listing/issues/new?template=endpoint_owner_fit_check.yml
Downloadable listing packet:https://github.com/thom899g/ontario-protocol-mcp-listing/releases/download/v0.1.2/ontario-listing-packet-v0.1.2.zip
Use this path if you are an agent, directory crawler, or endpoint owner trying to decide whether Ontario is worth a real paid call:
- Confirm the public manifests:
- MCP:https://ontarioprotocol.com/.well-known/mcp.json
- x402:https://ontarioprotocol.com/.well-known/x402.json
- GET https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/reputation/demo-agent
- Expected: HTTP402payment challenge for0.001 USDCon Base.
- POST https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/agent/can-pay
Current boundary: Ontario has public crawler/developer-tool inspection and a self-funded0.01 USDCrail proof, but no verified customer paid call yet. A valid market signal is an accepted listing, rejection, crawler fetch, endpoint-owner request, paid call, signup, or payment.
Ontario Protocol exposes MCP and x402 tools for verifying paid agent endpoints before agents pay. Start with free readiness and can-pay tools, then use paid trust, reputation, and listing tools only after policy allows.
Start with the cheapest paid proof, then use the free preflight before signing:
curl -i https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/reputation/demo-agent curl -fsSL -X POST https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/agent/can-pay \ -H 'content-type: application/json' \ -d '{"endpoint":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/reputation/demo-agent","max_usdc":"0.001","agent_policy":"standard"}'
- GET /api/x402/reputation/demo-agentreturns HTTP402withPayment-Required/X-Payment-Required,quote_id,maxAmountRequired=1000,network=base, andpayTo.
- The response also includes free alternatives: can-pay policy check, readiness verifier, sandbox, MCP endpoint, docs, and mini-check path.
- A paid call should happen only after the agent policy allows USDC-on-Base settlement and the caller can store the quote/payment response for audit.
This package exists to support agent/tool directory review. It is not a separate production deployment, not a payment collector, and not a legal or financial guarantee. Ontario provides observable readiness signals; agents should still enforce their own budget, wallet, timeout, and policy controls before payment.
If you run an MCP or x402 endpoint and found Ontario through a directory, start here before any paid action:
- public fit-check form:https://github.com/thom899g/ontario-protocol-mcp-listing/issues/new?template=endpoint_owner_fit_check.yml
- owner handoff route:GET https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/mcp-owner-next-step
- human owner page:https://ontarioprotocol.com/docs/mcp-owner-paid-call
- free mini-check request:POST https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/mcp-mini-check
- free listing validation:POST https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/list-service/validate
The paidlist-serviceroute is only for owners who want a public Ontario catalog listing after the free checks are useful.
Recent public probes are reaching the paid listing endpoint directly. Treat the first HTTP402as price discovery, not as a reason to sign immediately:
- Validate the listing payload without payment:
- POST https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/list-service/validate
- POST https://ontarioprotocol.com/sandbox/api/x402/list-service
- POST https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/list-service
This keeps crawlers, agent operators, and endpoint owners on the no-spend path until the listing is ready enough to justify a paid catalog submission.
Directory crawlers should inspect the live MCP manifest rather than treating this repository as the server implementation:
curl -fsSL https://ontarioprotocol.com/.well-known/mcp.json curl -fsSL https://ontarioprotocol.com/.well-known/x402.json curl -fsSL https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/demand/stats
The remote MCP endpoint acceptsPOST /mcpfor JSON-RPC MCP calls.GET /mcpreturns HTTP405with a JSON method hint, manifest URL, andLinkdiscovery headers; crawlers should fetch/.well-known/mcp.jsonfor the manifest before posting JSON-RPC.
For a full ingestion sequence, seeDirectory Crawler Guide.
For ranked owner-reviewed submission targets and evidence criteria, seeDirectory Target Shortlist.
For observed external MCP crawler compatibility, seeCrawler Compatibility Receipt.
For public accepted-listing evidence on agent-tools.cloud, seeagent-tools.cloud Listing Evidence.
A real market signal for this distribution test must be one of: accepted listing, listing rejection, directory click, crawler/registry fetch, inbound listing attempt, signup, paid x402 call, or payment. Drafts and local reports do not count.
This repository contains public listing metadata only. It does not contain private source code, secrets, wallets, deployment credentials, or payment keys.
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