About Markdown Renderer X402
Markdown Renderer X402 is an API and MCP server that turns Markdown into complete HTML documents with embedded CSS themes. It is for AI agents and applications that need display-ready or embeddable rendered content, with calls paid through x402 micropayments.
Key features
- 01Markdown to styled HTML
- 02Light, dark, and GitHub themes
- 03Complete embeddable HTML documents
- 04x402 pay-per-call access
- 05No API key or signup
Use cases
- 01Creating styled documentation pages
- 02Preparing email-ready HTML from Markdown
- 03Generating previews or embeddable content blocks
MCP support
It exposes the `text_render_markdown` tool to MCP clients at the listed endpoint. The tool accepts Markdown and an optional theme, and returns a complete HTML page.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport sse markdown-renderer-x402 https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"markdown-renderer-x402":{"type":"sse","url":"https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"markdown-renderer-x402":{"type":"sse","url":"https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"markdown-renderer-x402":{"type":"sse","url":"https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"markdown-renderer-x402":{"serverUrl":"https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEMarkdown Renderer API
Render Markdown to styled HTML with CSS themes -- light, dark, GitHub. Ready-to-embed HTML documents. Pay-per-call via x402 (USDC on Base L2) -- no API key, no signup, no rate-limit wall.
Part of the klymax402 marketplace -- 100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents, one wallet, USDC on Base.
Quickstart -- MCP
Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ElizaOS, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"markdown-renderer": {
"url": "https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Quickstart -- HTTP (x402)
curl -X POST "https://markdown-renderer.api.klymax402.com/api/render" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"markdown":"..."}'
# -> 402 Payment Required, with an x402 payment challenge in the response body
Any x402-aware client (@x402/fetch, x402-agent-tools, ATXP) handles the 402 -> sign -> retry cycle automatically.
Tools
| Tool | Method | Path | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
text_render_markdown | POST | /api/render | $0.005 | Render markdown to styled HTML |
text_render_markdown
Use this when you need to convert Markdown to a fully styled HTML document with embedded CSS. Returns a complete, display-ready HTML page in JSON.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
markdown | string | yes | Markdown text to render |
theme | string | no | CSS theme: 'light', 'dark', or 'github' (default: github) |
Example response:
{"html":"<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style>body{font-family:system-ui;max-width:800px;margin:auto}...</style></head><body><h1>Title</h1><p>Content</p></body></html>","theme":"github","inputLength":25,"outputLength":1240}
When to use: generating styled documentation pages, creating email-ready HTML from markdown, building preview renders, and producing embeddable content blocks.
Not for: raw HTML conversion (no CSS) (use text_convert_markdown_to_html), PDF generation (use document_generate_pdf).
Example agent prompts
- "Convert Markdown to a fully styled HTML document with embedded CSS"
Payment
- Protocol: x402 -- HTTP-native pay-per-call, no signup, no API key
- Network: Base L2 (
eip155:8453) - Asset: USDC
- Facilitator: Coinbase CDP (primary), PayAI (fallback)
- Also reachable via ATXP (OAuth-wrapped x402, RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata)
Part of klymax402
100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents -- one wallet, USDC on Base, zero signup.
- Catalog: https://klymax402.com/llms.txt
- Full API reference: https://klymax402.com/llms-full.txt
- Live stats: https://klymax402.com/stats
License
MIT
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