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MCP server · Payments & trading

Sidequest

By saltcrate.com

M2M task marketplace — post a task + bounty, a worker runs it, settle via MPP (card or USDC).

Website
Connect to Sidequest
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
496 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
6

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 496 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name sidequest.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 6 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 496 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 496 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    10 of 11 parameters have a description (91%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    6 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Fail
    Website matches publisher

    The website host does not match the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-16T09:57:45.073322Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Sidequest

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http sidequest https://saltcrate-sidequest.fly.dev/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 6

sidequest_get_task

Fetch one task by id — status, worker, result, payment reference. Free.

Discovered
sidequest_list_tasks

Browse the public task board (most recent first). Filter by status or type. Free.

Discovered
sidequest_post_task

Post a task to the public board with a bounty. Unfunded + free — it becomes executable once someone (or run_task) pays. Returns the task id.

Discovered
sidequest_pricing

List the task types Sidequest accepts, their bounty floors (card + USDC), and the payment methods enabled right now. Free.

Discovered
sidequest_run_task

Post AND execute a task atomically (the worker runs now and you get the result). Paid via MPP — card (Stripe) or USDC (Tempo). Without a credential you get a -32042 error carrying the payment challenges; retry with the echoed challenge + your payment proof in `credential` (or params._meta['org.paymentauth/credential']).

Discovered
sidequest_stats

Public ledger stats — tasks by status/type, gross bounty settled, workers. The reputation seed. Free.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected496 ms6

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