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Circle Agent Stack MCP Server

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Circle Agent Stack for AI agents: USDC wallets, spend policies, transfers, and x402 nanopayments.

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Circle Agent Stack for AI agents: USDC wallets, spend policies, transfers, and x402 nanopayments.

Security Report

4.8
Use Caution4.8High Risk

The circle-agent-stack-mcp server is well-designed with strong input validation, proper authentication via environment variables, and appropriate permission scoping. The codebase demonstrates defensive programming practices with comprehensive Zod schemas, no hardcoded secrets, and comprehensive test coverage. Minor code quality observations around error handling do not materially impact security. Supply chain analysis found 4 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

7 files analyzed · 10 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

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env_vars

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

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Shell Command Execution

Runs commands on your machine. Be cautious — only use if you trust this plugin.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Your Circle API key from developers.circle.comRequired

Environment variable: CIRCLE_API_KEY

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-kinance-circle-agent-stack-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "CIRCLE_API_KEY": "your-circle-api-key-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "circle-agent-stack-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

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From the project's GitHub README.

circle-agent-stack-mcp

MCP server for Circle's Agent Stack. Create wallets, set spend policies, send USDC, and pay x402-priced endpoints — all from a tool call.

npx circle-agent-stack-mcp

Tools

ToolWhat it does
circle_wallet_createCreate an agent wallet (dev/hosted/smart)
circle_wallet_listList wallets with USDC balances
circle_balanceBalance + last 10 txns for a wallet
circle_policy_setSet daily cap, x402 cap, allow/block lists
circle_transfer_usdcSend USDC to an on-chain address
circle_x402_payPay an x402-priced endpoint and return its response

Quickstart

You need the Circle CLI installed and authenticated:

npm install -g @circle-fin/circle-cli
circle login
export CIRCLE_API_KEY=your_key_here

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "circle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "circle-agent-stack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CIRCLE_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add circle -- npx -y circle-agent-stack-mcp

Example

You: Create a dev wallet called eva-treasury, set a $5 daily cap and $0.10 x402 cap,
     then fetch today's BTC signal from the x402 endpoint at https://signals.example.co/btc

Claude:
→ circle_wallet_create("eva-treasury", type="dev")
  { wallet_id: "wal_abc123", address: "0x..." }

→ circle_policy_set("wal_abc123", daily_cap_usdc=5, x402_cap_usdc=0.10)
  { status: "applied" }

→ circle_x402_pay("wal_abc123", "https://signals.example.co/btc", max_price_usdc=0.10)
  { signal: "LONG", confidence: 0.72, price_paid_usdc: 0.05 }

Today's BTC signal: LONG (72% confidence). Paid $0.05.

Self-hosting with x402 paywall

http-server.ts wraps the same tools behind an x402 paywall — agents pay per call in USDC rather than using an API key. Useful if you want to expose Circle tooling as a paid service.

CIRCLE_PAYOUT_ADDRESS=0x... npm run start:http

To test the x402 flow locally, run the toy demo server in examples/x402-demo-server.mjs.

How it works

v0.1 shells out to the Circle CLI for all operations. This keeps auth handling out of this repo and avoids reimplementing the API client before the tool surface is validated. v0.2 will switch to direct HTTP via @circle-fin/circle-sdk.

Security

Your Circle API key has spend authority. Always:

  • Set daily_cap_usdc before enabling automated payments
  • Start on type="dev" wallets, not mainnet
  • Review the allowlist before moving to production
  • Don't commit CIRCLE_API_KEY

Roadmap

  • circle_nanopayment_stream — streaming x402 payments for per-token billing
  • circle_skills_list / circle_skills_call — Circle Skills marketplace
  • Direct HTTP API mode (v0.2) — remove CLI dependency
  • Multi-chain — EURC, CCTP cross-chain transfers

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