opendexter

Install

There are two ways to run OpenDexter. Hosted is the fastest: nothing to install, and the wallet is a session you fund with a QR code. Local runs the MCP server on your machine with a self-custodied wallet key.

Hosted (no install)

Add the hosted MCP server to any MCP client's config. There is nothing to download; you pair and fund a session wallet at dexter.cash.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendexter": {
      "url": "https://open.dexter.cash/mcp"
    }
  }
}

That is the whole setup. Skip to Fund your wallet.

Local (self-custody)

Runs @dexterai/opendexter on your machine; the wallet key lives in ~/.dexterai-mcp/wallet.json.

Claude Code. Install the plugin (skills, rules, agent, commands, and the MCP server). Do not also add the hosted or local server by hand. The plugin already includes it.

claude plugins marketplace add Dexter-DAO/opendexter-ide
claude plugins install opendexter

Cursor

npx @dexterai/opendexter install --client cursor

Any other MCP client. The installer covers Codex, VS Code, Windsurf, and Gemini CLI:

npx @dexterai/opendexter install --client <codex|vscode|windsurf|gemini-cli>

Or add the server to your client's MCP config by hand:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendexter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@dexterai/opendexter"]
    }
  }
}

Fund your wallet

A paid call needs USDC. After install, fund whichever wallet you are using:

• Hosted: pair the session at dexter.cash and fund it with the QR code.

• Local: send USDC (Solana or Base) to the address printed during install, or run the card_issue tool to set up a Dextercard and fund calls from that.

Your agent can call x402_wallet at any time to show the address and current balance.

What This Plugin Does

This plugin ships with a real MCP server that gives your agent live tools for searching, paying for, and calling paid APIs. On top of that, it has deep SDK knowledge so the agent can help you build x402 payments into your own projects.

After installing, your agent can immediately:

• Search the Dexter Marketplace for any paid API (image generation, DeFi, analytics, AI, games — thousands of endpoints)

• Check what an API costs before paying

• Pay and call any x402 API with automatic USDC settlement

• Help you build x402 clients, servers, React apps, Stripe integrations, and access passes

What is x402?

x402 is an open protocol for machine-to-machine payments over HTTP. When an API returns 402 Payment Required, it includes payment instructions. The client pays (USDC on Solana, Base, or other chains), and the API delivers the response. No API keys, no subscriptions, no invoices.

Dexter operates the most-used x402 facilitator at https://x402.dexter.cash, processing millions of settlements across thousands of indexed endpoints from every major x402 facilitator — Dexter, Coinbase, PayAI, and more.

Plugin Contents

MCP Server — @dexterai/opendexter

Seven tools cover everything:

Two wallets are auto-created at ~/.dexterai-mcp/wallet.json on first run — one Solana, one EVM. Fund either address with USDC and your agent can start paying for APIs immediately.

Skills (6)

Deep knowledge the agent invokes when relevant:

Rules (2, always-on)

Injected into every conversation so the agent always knows the fundamentals:

• x402-protocol — CAIP-2 network identifiers, header conventions, atomic units, facilitator URL, supported chains

• x402-coding — Import from subpaths (@dexterai/x402/client), prefer wrapFetch() for agents, x402Middleware() for servers

Agent

• x402-engineer — Specialized persona that knows the full Dexter x402 stack. Validates amounts and balances before payment, never exposes private keys, reaches for x402_search whenever a user mentions paid APIs.

Commands (3)

Supported Chains

Links

• Dexter Marketplace — Browse thousands of paid APIs

• Dexter Facilitator — Payment infrastructure

• @dexterai/x402 SDK — Build x402 clients and servers

• @dexterai/opendexter — MCP gateway for AI agents

• x402 Protocol Spec — The open standard

• Become a Seller — List your API on the marketplace

• Twitter

• Telegram

License

MIT