About Metaplex Agent Registry
Metaplex Agent Registry is an MCP server for deploying AI agents to Solana with Metaplex Core assets and EIP-8004 identities. It supports signing with an agent key or an external wallet, and offers devnet rehearsal alongside mainnet deployment.
Key features
- 01Mint assets and register EIP-8004 identities
- 02Sign with an agent key or external wallet
- 03Read agent registrations and wallet balances
- 04Build registration documents offline
- 05Preview fees and deploy details
Use cases
- 01Deploy an agent identity to Solana
- 02Rehearse a deployment on devnet
- 03Register an existing Core asset
- 04Check a wallet's deployment fee tier
MCP support
Exposes tools for minting and registering agents, preparing and broadcasting wallet-signed transactions, and reading registration and wallet data. MCP clients can preview deployments before confirmation; devnet is available for rehearsal.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
npx -y @three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcpSOLANA_SECRET_KEYSecretBase58 secret key (or JSON byte array) for the minting wallet. Optional: read tools and the Phantom/Solflare prepare/send flow work without it.SOLANA_RPC_URLHTTPS Solana RPC endpoint. Defaults to the public endpoint for the configured network; bring your own (Helius / Quicknode / Triton) for production.METAPLEX_AGENT_NETWORKDefault cluster: mainnet or devnet. Defaults to mainnet; every tool also takes a per-call network.REQUIRE_CONFIRMRefuse to broadcast a mint or registration until the call is re-issued with confirm=true. Default true.DEPLOY_FEE_SOLMainnet deploy fee, in SOL, paid to DEPLOY_FEE_WALLET in the same transaction as the mint. Default 0.02.DEPLOY_FEE_WALLETWallet the deploy fee is paid to. Defaults to the three.ws $THREE buyback wallet; override only when self-hosting a fork.DEPLOY_FEE_ENABLEDSet false to build a fork that charges no deploy fee. Default true.THREE_HALF_PRICE_AT$THREE balance in the paying wallet that halves the deploy fee. Default 50000.THREE_FREE_AT$THREE balance in the paying wallet that waives the deploy fee entirely. Default 250000.Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
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| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | Yes | Agent name. Becomes the Core asset name and the registration name. |
| image | string | No | Thumbnail/avatar image URL (PNG or similar). Shown on metaplex.com/agents, wallets, and explorers. |
| owner | string | No | Mint the asset to this owner instead of the signing wallet. |
| active | boolean | No | Registration active flag. Default true. |
| secret | string | No | Per-call signing key (base58 secret key or JSON byte array). Overrides SOLANA_SECRET_KEY. |
| confirm | boolean | No | Must be true to broadcast. Anything else returns a spend-nothing preview. |
| network | enum | No | Solana cluster. Defaults to the configured network (mainnet unless overridden).mainnet | devnet |
| services | array | No | Services the agent offers, listed on its Metaplex agent page ({name, endpoint}). |
| model_url | string | No | 3D model URL (GLB). Written as the asset metadata animation_url and as model.uri in the registration, Genesis style. |
| attributes | array | No | On-chain Attributes plugin entries (real bytes in the asset account). |
| collection | any | No | Mint into this Metaplex Core collection. The signer must be the collection authority. |
| add_blocker | boolean | No | Attach AddBlocker so no further plugins can be added. Default false. |
| description | string | No | What this agent is or does. Stored in the EIP-8004 registration document. |
| external_url | string | No | Optional external_url in the asset metadata (e.g. the agent home page). |
| metadata_uri | string | No | Full override for the asset metadata URI (https or data:). Skips the built-in metadata builder. |
| x402_support | boolean | No | Advertise x402 payment support in the registration document. Default false. |
| registrations | array | No | External registry registrations. Defaults to the chain registry entry, or the three.ws entry when threews_agent_id is set. |
| permanent_burn | boolean | No | Attach PermanentBurnDelegate. Default false. |
| supported_trust | array | No | Trust models the agent supports. Default ['reputation'] (Genesis style). |
| permanent_freeze | boolean | No | Attach PermanentFreezeDelegate (unfrozen). Default false. |
| registration_uri | string | No | Full override for the Agent Identity registration URI (https or data:). Skips the built-in registration builder. |
| royalty_creators | array | No | Royalty split. Percentages must sum to 100. Defaults to the signing wallet at 100%. |
| threews_agent_id | string | No | three.ws agent UUID. Adds the Genesis-exact registration entry {agentId, agentRegistry: "https://three.ws"}. |
| verified_creator | boolean | No | Attach the VerifiedCreators plugin with the signing wallet verified. Default true (Genesis style). |
| immutable_metadata | boolean | No | Attach the ImmutableMetadata plugin so the metadata can never change. Default true (Genesis style). |
| permanent_transfer | boolean | No | Attach PermanentTransferDelegate. Default false. |
| metadata_attributes | array | No | Off-chain attributes array inside the asset metadata JSON (trait_type/value pairs). |
| royalty_basis_points | integer | No | Royalty in basis points. Default 500 (5%), the Genesis value. 0 removes the Royalties plugin. |
Details
From the project README@three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp
Deploy AI agents on-chain into the Metaplex Agent Registry on Solana, from any MCP client.
One flow mints a Metaplex Core asset and registers its EIP-8004 agent identity (a single atomic transaction when it fits Solana's 1232-byte limit, create + register in sequence otherwise, exactly how the Genesis 333 landed), so the agent shows up on metaplex.com/agents with its own built-in wallet, reputation surface, and explorer pages. The default output reproduces the exact shape of the three.ws Genesis 333 mints, verified byte-for-byte against the live assets:
- asset metadata as a self-contained
data:application/json;base64URI (name,image,animation_urlGLB) - Royalties plugin (5% to the owner), VerifiedCreators (the signing wallet), ImmutableMetadata
- AgentIdentity plugin carrying the
eip-8004#registration-v1document (model.uri,active,x402Support,registrations,supportedTrust)
Two signing lanes, both self-custodial:
- Agents sign with their own keypair (
SOLANA_SECRET_KEY):mint_onchain_agent. - People sign with Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, Ledger, or any Solana wallet:
prepare_agent_mintbuilds the transaction, the wallet signs it,send_signed_transactionbroadcasts it. No key ever touches the server.
A mainnet deploy pays a flat 0.02 SOL fee, in the same transaction as the mint, and that fee funds $THREE buybacks. Hold $THREE and it halves, then disappears; devnet never pays it. Every preview shows the number and its recipient before anything is signed. See $THREE: the deploy fee and the holder waiver.
Nothing is mocked: real Metaplex programs, real Solana, and devnet support for free end-to-end rehearsal.
Install
npm install -g @three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp
# or run ad hoc
npx -y @three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp
Setup
Claude Code:
claude mcp add metaplex-agent -e SOLANA_SECRET_KEY=<base58> -- npx -y @three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp
Cursor / any MCP client (mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"metaplex-agent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp"],
"env": { "SOLANA_SECRET_KEY": "<base58 secret key>" }
}
}
}
SOLANA_SECRET_KEY is optional: every read tool and the whole Phantom/Solflare flow works without it.
Quick start
Rehearse on devnet for free, then go to mainnet:
1. agent_wallet {} → confirm the signer is funded
2. mint_onchain_agent { name: "Astra", description: "…",
image: "https://…png", model_url: "https://…glb",
x402_support: true, network: "devnet" } → preview (nothing broadcast)
3. …same call with confirm: true → minted + registered, links returned
4. get_onchain_agent { asset: "<returned asset>", network: "devnet" }
A mainnet deploy costs ~0.027 SOL: ~0.007 in Core rent, identity PDA rent, and network fees, plus a flat 0.02 SOL deploy fee that funds $THREE buybacks. Holding $THREE halves that fee and then waives it, and devnet is free. See $THREE.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
mint_onchain_agent | Mint + register, signed by your key (atomic when it fits, auto-split otherwise). confirm:true gates the spend; anything else returns a full preview. |
prepare_agent_mint | The same mint, built for an external wallet (wallet param) to sign. Returns txs_base64, already co-signed by the new asset keypair; sign with signTransaction / signAllTransactions. |
send_signed_transaction | Broadcast wallet-signed transactions in order, polling each to confirmation and absorbing the create/register propagation race. |
register_agent_identity | Enrol an already-minted Core asset in the Agent Registry (idempotent; the signer must be the asset authority). |
get_onchain_agent | Read any registered agent: asset, plugins, decoded metadata + registration documents, identity PDA, built-in wallet + balance. |
agent_wallet | An asset's built-in wallet (mpl-core Asset Signer PDA), any address, or the configured signer, with live SOL balance. |
build_registration | The EIP-8004 registration JSON + data: URI, fully offline. |
list_onchain_agents | Latest registrations from the live three.ws /api/deployments feed (Solana by default, all_chains:true for EVM ERC-8004 too). |
three_status | Prices your next deploy: fee schedule, a wallet's live $THREE balance and tier, and the public buyback ledger. |
$THREE: the deploy fee and the holder waiver
A mainnet deploy carries a flat 0.02 SOL fee. Three things about it matter:
- It rides in the same transaction that creates the asset. A deploy that fails, is rejected, or expires moves no money. There is no separate payment step and nothing to reconcile.
- It is disclosed before anything is signed. Every
mint_onchain_agentpreview and everyprepare_agent_mintresponse returnsdeploy_fee_solanddeploy_fee_to, with the tier that produced them. - It funds $THREE buybacks. The fee is paid to the wallet the three.ws
$THREE buyback lane spends from
(
FeMbDoX7R1Psc4GEcvJdsbNbZA3bfztcyDCatJVJpumpis the mint), and the public ledger of what that lane has bought is at/api/three-token/stats. Deploys are the only revenue this package has.
Holding $THREE makes it cheaper, then free:
| $THREE in the paying wallet | Deploy fee |
|---|---|
| under 50,000 | 0.02 SOL |
| 50,000 or more | 0.01 SOL |
| 250,000 or more | free |
The balance is read live from the chain when the transaction is built. Nothing is staked, escrowed, locked, or spent to earn it: hold the tokens in your own wallet and keep them, and the waiver applies to every agent you deploy. Devnet always pays zero, so a full end-to-end rehearsal stays free.
three_status {} → what your next deploy costs and why
three_status { wallet: "<any base58 address>" } → price it for someone else's wallet
Self-hosting a fork with different economics is DEPLOY_FEE_SOL, DEPLOY_FEE_WALLET, and
DEPLOY_FEE_ENABLED.
Customization
Every field the mint touches is a parameter: owner, collection, royalty basis points and splits, verified creator, immutable metadata, on-chain Attributes, permanent freeze/transfer/burn delegates, AddBlocker, off-chain metadata attributes, external_url, services, trust models, registration entries, and full metadata_uri / registration_uri overrides for documents you host yourself. The defaults are the Genesis 333 values, so calling with just name, description, image, and model_url produces an asset indistinguishable in shape from the originals.
Safety
mint_onchain_agentandregister_agent_identitybroadcast only withconfirm: true(setREQUIRE_CONFIRM=falseto opt out); previews cost nothing.- Keys stay yours:
SOLANA_SECRET_KEYor a per-callsecret, never a custodial wallet. The wallet lane needs no key at all. - Balances are checked before spending, RPC endpoints must be HTTPS, and devnet is a first-class target for rehearsal.
Environment variables
| Variable | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
SOLANA_SECRET_KEY | unset | Base58 secret key or JSON byte array for the minting wallet. |
SOLANA_RPC_URL | public endpoint | HTTPS RPC. Bring your own for production traffic. |
METAPLEX_AGENT_NETWORK | mainnet | Default cluster (mainnet or devnet); every tool takes a per-call network too. |
REQUIRE_CONFIRM | true | Gate spends behind confirm: true. |
THREE_WS_BASE | https://three.ws | Host for the deployments feed and the $THREE ledger. |
DEPLOY_FEE_SOL | 0.02 | Mainnet deploy fee, in SOL. |
DEPLOY_FEE_WALLET | three.ws buyback wallet | Where the deploy fee is paid. |
DEPLOY_FEE_ENABLED | true | Set false to build a fork that charges nothing. |
THREE_HALF_PRICE_AT / THREE_FREE_AT | 50000 / 250000 | $THREE balances that halve, then waive, the fee. |
THREE_MINT | $THREE mint | Only to track an updated canonical contract. |
Library use
The builders are exported for direct embedding (web apps, scripts):
import { buildAgentMint, sendAgentMint, buildUmi, toBase58Signature } from '@three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp/lib';
const umi = buildUmi({ network: 'devnet', secret: process.env.SOLANA_SECRET_KEY });
const mint = buildAgentMint(umi, {
network: 'devnet',
creator: umi.identity.publicKey.toString(),
name: 'Astra',
description: 'An autonomous 3D agent',
image: 'https://example.com/astra.png',
modelUrl: 'https://example.com/astra.glb',
x402Support: true,
});
const { signatures, atomic } = await sendAgentMint(umi, mint, { toBase58Signature });
The registration and metadata builders are also importable on their own (dependency-free, browser-safe) from @three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp/lib/registration, and the transaction builders from @three-ws/metaplex-agent-mcp/lib/mint. The three.ws /deploy-onchain page runs on exactly these. When atomic is false, combinedBuilder still holds the whole mint: compiled as a Solana transaction v1 (4,096-byte limit) it lands create + register in one atomic transaction, which is what /deploy-onchain does for any wallet that advertises v1 signing.
Requirements
- Node 20+
- SOL on the target network for minting (~0.027 SOL per agent on mainnet, or ~0.007 with the holder waiver; devnet is free via faucet)
Links
- three.ws: https://three.ws
- $THREE: https://three.ws/three
- Live deployments feed: https://three.ws/deployments
- Metaplex Agent Registry: https://www.metaplex.com/agents
- Metaplex docs: https://www.metaplex.com/docs/agents
- Source: https://github.com/nirholas/three.ws/tree/main/packages/metaplex-agent-mcp
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