About Hive Compute
Hive Compute is an MCP server that routes chat-completion and embedding requests to qualifying models through an OpenAI-compatible gateway. It is for MCP clients and agents, with per-token USDC billing on Base L2.
Key features
- 01Chat completions and embeddings
- 02Model listings
- 03Routing to qualifying models
- 04Per-token USDC billing on Base L2
Use cases
- 01Request chat completions from an MCP client
- 02Generate embeddings through the gateway
- 03List available inference models
MCP support
Exposes HiveCompute inference features to MCP-compatible clients through Streamable HTTP and JSON-RPC 2.0. Its tools include chat completion, embeddings, and model listings.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/compute/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http srotzin-hive-mcp-compute https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/compute/mcp{"mcpServers":{"srotzin-hive-mcp-compute":{"type":"http","url":"https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/compute/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"srotzin-hive-mcp-compute":{"type":"http","url":"https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/compute/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"srotzin-hive-mcp-compute":{"type":"http","url":"https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/compute/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"srotzin-hive-mcp-compute":{"serverUrl":"https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/compute/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 READMEhive-mcp-compute
OpenAI-compatible inference broker. Pay per token in USDC on Base L2.
https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/compute/mcp
HiveCompute
OpenAI-compatible inference broker. Pay per token in USDC on Base L2.
MCP server for HiveCompute — OpenAI-compatible inference router for the Hive agent economy. Chat completions, embeddings, and model listings. Hive routes to the cheapest qualifying model. Billed per token in USDC on Base L2. Real rails.
What this is
hive-mcp-compute is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes the HiveCompute platform on the Hive Civilization to any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Manus, etc.). The server proxies to the live production gateway at https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com.
- Protocol: MCP 2024-11-05 over Streamable-HTTP / JSON-RPC 2.0
- x402 micropayments: every paid call produces a real on-chain settlement
- Rails: USDC on Base L2 — real rails, no mocks
- Author: Steve Rotzin · Hive Civilization · brand gold
#C08D23
Endpoints
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
POST /mcp | JSON-RPC 2.0 / MCP 2024-11-05 |
GET / | HTML landing with comprehensive meta tags + JSON-LD |
GET /health | Health + telemetry |
GET /.well-known/mcp.json | MCP discovery descriptor |
GET /.well-known/security.txt | RFC 9116 security contact |
GET /robots.txt | Allow-all crawl policy |
GET /sitemap.xml | Crawler sitemap |
GET /og.svg | 1200×630 Hive-gold OG image |
GET /seo.json | JSON-LD structured data (SoftwareApplication) |
License
MIT. © Steve Rotzin / Hive Civilization. Brand gold #C08D23 (Pantone 1245 C). Never #f5c518.
Hive Civilization Directory
Part of the Hive Civilization — agent-native financial infrastructure.
- Endpoint Directory: https://thehiveryiq.com
- Live Leaderboard: https://hive-a2amev.onrender.com/leaderboard
- Revenue Dashboard: https://hivemine-dashboard.onrender.com
- Other MCP Servers: https://github.com/srotzin?tab=repositories&q=hive-mcp
Brand: #C08D23
Agent-Callable
hive-mcp-compute is fully agent-callable — no accounts, no API keys, no human approval.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Discovery URL | https://hivemorph.onrender.com/.well-known/agent-card.json |
| MCP endpoint | https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/mcp (JSON-RPC 2.0 / MCP 2024-11-05) |
| Pricing | Pay-per-token in USDC on Base L2 |
| Payment | x402 USDC on Base 8453 |
| Treasury | 0x15184Bf50B3d3F52b60434f8942b7D52F2eB436E |
| DID | did:hivemorph:w2loren:0x6b11b1bcaf253c |
| Hive site | thehiveryiq.com |
Sample request (chat completion via MCP)
// JSON-RPC 2.0 to https://hive-mcp-gateway.onrender.com/mcp
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "hive_compute_chat",
"arguments": {
"model": "auto",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Hive!"}],
"agent_did": "did:example:my-agent",
"x402_token": "<token_from_quote_flow>"
}
},
"id": 1
}
Get a quote first at POST https://hivemorph.onrender.com/v1/x402/quote, pay USDC on Base 8453, use the access token.
Comments
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An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.