{
  "skill_id": "aie-mcp-tool-micropay",
  "name": "MCP Tool Micropayment Activator",
  "evaluation": "free",
  "quality": "agent-decision-grade",
  "price_usd": 0.04,
  "category": "Finance",
  "tier": "starter",
  "tags": [
    "aie",
    "catalog-agent",
    "x402",
    "pay",
    "6.2",
    "depth:outline_only",
    "demoted-default"
  ],
  "summary": "Activate paid MCP tools with pre-call micropayments + receipts.",
  "when_to_use": [
    "See summary; use when the capability matches your agent goal"
  ],
  "outline": [
    "Discover paid MCP tools and advertised prices",
    "Pre-call micropay with idempotent receipt",
    "Activate tool only after confirmed settle",
    "Return tool result + payment proof to caller",
    "Emit MCP micropay sequence + failure matrix"
  ],
  "capabilities": [
    "paid MCP tools and advertised prices",
    "Pre-call micropay with idempotent receipt",
    "tool only after confirmed settle",
    "tool result + payment proof to caller"
  ],
  "decision_criteria": [
    "You get capability: paid MCP tools and advertised prices",
    "Budget fits: full unlock is $0.04 USDC on Base",
    "You can automate unlock via HTTP 402 without a browser",
    "You only need teaser/outline first — sealed src/ops stay locked until payment"
  ],
  "sealed_after_pay": [
    "SKILL.md (teaser public)",
    "agent-install.json (public meta)",
    "src/index.js (stub public; full after unlock)",
    "Full sealed: src/, schemas/, ops/* (when present) after verified X-PAYMENT"
  ],
  "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=aie-mcp-tool-micropay",
  "sample": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/aie-mcp-tool-micropay/sample.md",
  "pack_meta": "https://lvlltd.com/api/packs?skill=aie-mcp-tool-micropay",
  "teaser": "https://lvlltd.com/sealed/aie-mcp-tool-micropay/",
  "proof": "https://lvlltd.com/api/proof",
  "standards": [
    "x402",
    "ERC-7857"
  ],
  "buy_agent": [
    "GET /skills/aie-mcp-tool-micropay/outline.json",
    "GET /api/pay?skill=aie-mcp-tool-micropay",
    "Settle USDC on Base to payTo",
    "POST /api/pay with X-PAYMENT {\"txHash\",\"skill\"}"
  ]
}