MnemoPay vs io.github.joepangallo/agent-pay
MnemoPay is an MCP server published by mnemopay.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, npm registry (MCP servers)). io.github.joepangallo/agent-pay is an MCP server published by joepangallo. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  MnemoPay | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.15.2 Downloads/month (npm): 1 976 Downloads/week (npm): 317 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.1.2 Downloads/month (npm): 217 Downloads/week (npm): 99 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 1.15.2 Downloads/month (npm): 1 976 Downloads/week (npm): 317 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | MnemoPay | io.github.joepangallo/agent-pay |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-03 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@mnemopay/sdk) | On your machine (mcp-server-agentpay) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 9 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mnemopay/mnemopay-sdk | github.com/joepangallo/agent-pay |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 6 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
MnemoPay
Governance and audit layer for AI agents: policy, approvals, tamper-evident audit chains.
io.github.joepangallo/agent-pay
Payment gateway for AI agents with tool discovery, provisioning, metering, and reliability tools.
How to run each
MnemoPay As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "MNEMOPAY_API_KEY=<YOUR_MNEMOPAY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio sdk -- npx -y mnemopay-mcp @mnemopay/sdkRequires: MNEMOPAY_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.joepangallo/agent-pay As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AGENTPAY_ADMIN_KEY=<YOUR_AGENTPAY_ADMIN_KEY>" --env "AGENTPAY_GATEWAY_KEY=<YOUR_AGENTPAY_GATEWAY_KEY>" --transport stdio agent-pay -- npx -y mcp-server-agentpayRequires: AGENTPAY_ADMIN_KEY (secret), AGENTPAY_GATEWAY_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only MnemoPay asks for
MNEMOPAY_API_KEY (secret)MNEMOPAY_PERSIST_DIR
Only io.github.joepangallo/agent-pay asks for
AGENTPAY_ADMIN_KEY (secret)AGENTPAY_GATEWAY_KEY (secret)AGENTPAY_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: MnemoPay · What it can do: io.github.joepangallo/agent-pay · Compare two other plugins
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