Needrail MCP server
Needs registry for public goods (MCP + x402): discover, fund, claim, complete with provenance.
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Needrail tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-21 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityno auth information5/15
- Maintenancelast push 19 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
What the publisher says
From the Needrail repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
NeedRail
NeedRail — Get what you NEED to succeed & do agentic public good.
Agent-native coordination layer for public goods (MCP + x402 + Needs).
Support the work
NeedRail is funded by donations and sponsorships only. There is no commercial seat or metered search SKU.
Agent rail: x402-cloudflare-starter
Surfaces
MCP client configuration
No API keys required to list or call registry tools.
{
"mcpServers": {
"needrail": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "needrail.mcp_server"],
"env": {
"NEEDRAIL_DATA_DIR": "./data"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop: paste that block into claudedesktopconfig.json. Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json. Glama: Deploy the repo Dockerfile (CMD python -m needrail.mcp_server).
Quick Start
pip install -e .
python -m needrail.mcp_serverLicense
Apache-2.0
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Install directly
The registry entry has no remote endpoint or installable package.
Needrail: common questions
- Is Needrail MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (70/100). Read the Needrail safety report
- Does Needrail need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Needrail maintained?
- The last commit was 20 days ago (2026-09-03). The latest release is v0.1.0.