# `io.github.0rkz/byte-protocol` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.0rkz/byte-protocol
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.0rkz/byte-protocol
- Version: 0.13.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.0rkz (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/0rkz/byte-mcp-server
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:13:50.078Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
PayPerByte — per-byte data for AI agents: x402 USDC on Base, EIP-712-attested. No token.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:01:43.066Z over streamable-http.

**15 tools: 2 can delete or cancel things, 6 change things and 7 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 2 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 6 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 7 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `byte_query_fact` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "byte_query_fact" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "byte_query_fact" says "query": a word for reading.
```


## Deletes or cancels (2)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `byte_publish_data`

- The name "byte_publish_data" says "publish": a word for a change that another call does not undo.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Publish data to a subscriber via the PayPerByte DataStream contract. Hashes the payload, records size on-chain, and settles the fee in USDC. Requires PRIVATE_KEY.
```

### `byte_register_publisher`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Register as a data publisher on PayPerByte. Registers a schema and the publisher on-chain. Requires PRIVATE_KEY. PayPerByte v1 publishers are first-party and unstaked — leave stake at '0'; a non-zero USDC stake is approved to DataRegistry first if you choose to post one.
```

## Changes things (6)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `byte_buy_data`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Buy a single data packet from any PayPerByte feed via the x402 payment gateway. No subscription, no allowance, no prior on-chain setup — pay-per-call USDC settlement. The MCP server signs an EIP-3009 transferWithAuthorization on behalf of the wallet whose PRIVATE_KEY is configured, the x402 facilitator submits the tx, and the data comes back inline with the on-chain settlement tx hash. Use byte_subscribe instead if you want a continuous stream of broadcasts from a publisher. The catalog of available feed slugs lives at https://x402.payperbyte.io/feeds (free GET). GET data feeds (weather, earthquakes, …) need only `feed`; the POST oracles (see https://x402.payperbyte.io/feeds for the live list and each feed's `method`) additionally require a JSON `body` (the query) — supplying `body` switches this call to POST. Requires PRIVATE_KEY env var on the MCP server and USDC on the configured wallet. NOTE: paid feeds settle REAL USDC on Base mainnet (eip155:8453) — the exact price is quoted in the 402 challenge and listed per feed at https://x402.payperbyte.io/feeds — the signed EIP-712 attestation over the exact response bytes proves delivery, not that a verdict itself is correct. Use a dedicated wallet holding only what you intend to spend.
```

### `byte_check_subscription`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check if an address is subscribed to a specific publisher on PayPerByte.
```

### `byte_query_fact`

- The name "byte_query_fact" says "query": a word for reading.
- The server marks it as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false).
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Query a PayPerByte fact-oracle publisher for a signed answer with citations. Posts the question to a registered fact-oracle publisher (topic='fact-oracle'), waits for the on-chain BroadcastStreamed response, and returns the answer plus structured citation URLs. The signed receipt proves which publisher produced the answer (provenance + tamper-evidence), NOT that the answer is correct — ground your output in the cited sources, not in a truth guarantee. Availability: this requires a registered fact-oracle publisher actively broadcasting; if none is live the call returns a timeout rather than an answer.
```

### `byte_subscribe`

- The name "byte_subscribe" says "subscribe": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Subscribe to a PayPerByte publisher's data feed. By default also sets USDC allowance to DataStreamLib to type(uint256).max so the subscription doesn't silently lose payments when allowance depletes (the contract's allowance-skip path emits DataStreamed with amount=0 on transferFrom failure rather than reverting). Pass skipAllowance: true to opt out and set a finite cap manually. Requires PRIVATE_KEY.
```

### `byte_unsubscribe`

- The name "byte_unsubscribe" says "unsubscribe": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Unsubscribe from a publisher's data feed. Takes effect next block: no more billing, no more data flow. Reversible — you can resubscribe later via byte_subscribe. Use this when a publisher has pivoted content (check with byte_subscription_health first) or when you simply don't want the feed anymore. Requires PRIVATE_KEY for the connected wallet.
```

### `byte_verify_payload`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Verify-before-act: confirm a data payload an agent is about to act on actually matches what the publisher cryptographically attested to on-chain. Recomputes keccak256 of the received bytes and compares it to the on-chain EIP-712 PayloadAttestation hash. ALWAYS call this on BYTE-sourced data before acting on it; if verified=false the bytes were tampered/corrupted in transit and MUST NOT be used. Anchor the check with EITHER expectedHash (an on-chain payloadHash you already hold, e.g. from byte_query_fact / byte_buy_data) OR txHash (the settlement tx — also recovers the attestation signer and confirms it is the named publisher). Read-only; no wallet or payment required.
```

## Only reads (7)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `byte_get_network_stats`

- The name "byte_get_network_stats" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get PayPerByte network-wide statistics: total publishers, messages streamed, and total subscriber fees settled in USDC.
```

### `byte_get_publisher`

- The name "byte_get_publisher" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get on-chain info for a specific PayPerByte publisher: status, subscriber and message counts, USDC revenue, and the registered schema (size bounds, cadence, price-per-KB).
```

### `byte_get_token_balances`

- The name "byte_get_token_balances" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get USDC and ETH balances for an address on Arbitrum Sepolia (the on-chain testnet layer — MockUSDC settles subscriptions and fact-oracle queries there). Does NOT show the Base-mainnet USDC balance that byte_buy_data spends.
```

### `byte_list_feeds`

- The name "byte_list_feeds" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all active data feeds in the PayPerByte catalog with topics, price-per-call, and frequency (pricePerKB is a deprecated alias).
```

### `byte_list_my_subscriptions`

- The name "byte_list_my_subscriptions" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List every active subscription for a given wallet address. Each entry has the publisher address, topic, status, when you subscribed, messages received in 7/30 days, USDC spent in 7/30 days, and the timestamp of the last message received. Use this to see what you're currently paying for and decide whether to unsubscribe.
```

### `byte_search_publishers`

- The name "byte_search_publishers" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search PayPerByte publishers by topic and sort order. Returns publisher addresses, topics, subscriber counts, message counts, and price-per-KB.
```

### `byte_subscription_health`

- The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the content-drift signal for a publisher. Compares their last 7 days of publishing activity (cadence, message count) against their 23-day baseline (days 8-30). Returns 'stable' (steady publishing), 'moderate' (20-50% cadence shift or 24-48h silence), 'significant' (>50% shift or >48h silence), or 'unknown' (new publisher, insufficient baseline). Use this to detect when a publisher you subscribe to has pivoted content or gone dormant.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `byte-protocol`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_search_publishers",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_get_publisher",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_get_network_stats",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_get_token_balances",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_list_feeds",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_list_my_subscriptions",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_subscription_health"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_check_subscription",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_unsubscribe",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_subscribe",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_query_fact",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_buy_data",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_verify_payload"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_register_publisher",
      "mcp__byte-protocol__byte_publish_data"
    ]
  }
}
```