Skip to content

Phase 1: Document free MCP metering without subscription #82

New issue

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.

Sign up for GitHub

By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.

Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

Open
JaeLeex wants to merge 2 commits into
base: jl/exhibit-a-execution-20260707
Choose a base branch
from
Open

Phase 1: Document free MCP metering without subscription #82

Show file tree
Hide file tree
Changes from all commits
Commits
Show all changes
2 commits
Select commit Hold shift + click to select a range
5604f16
Document free MCP metering without inference subscription
JaeLeex Jul 8, 2026
475d74d
Phase 4: add agent-cli E2E checklist for free MCP inference stack
JaeLeex Jul 8, 2026
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension
Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions docs/E2E_FREE_MCP_INFERENCE_CHECKLIST.md
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
# E2E Checklist — agent-cli (Phase 4)

See web-auth `docs/E2E_FREE_MCP_INFERENCE_CHECKLIST.md` for full stack flows.

## agent-cli specific

- [ ] MCP connect without subscription ID still uploads metering events
- [ ] `openrouter_chat` requires inference plan at gateway (not agent-cli local gate)
- [ ] Builder fee regression: `tests/test_builder_fee.py` unchanged pass
- [ ] Exhibit A harness documents free MCP vs inference paths (`docs/FREE_MCP_METERING.md`)
21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions docs/FREE_MCP_METERING.md
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
# Free MCP metering (no inference subscription)

As of the 2026-07-07 product split, **MCP trading tools are free** and monetized via Hyperliquid builder code. An inference subscription is optional and only required for Nunchi/OpenRouter-backed `openrouter_chat`.

## Gateway behavior

- `mcp-gateway` calls web-auth `/api/metering/status` **only when**:
- the connect payload includes `subscription_id` (inference subscriber), or
- the tool is `openrouter_chat`.
- Free MCP tool calls (`trade`, `funding_hedge_execute`, market reads, etc.) proceed without subscription quota checks.

## agent-cli expectations

- `POST /api/mcp/connect` may omit `planId` / subscription fields for free MCP.
- When no inference subscription is active, web-auth mints gateway tokens with `plan_id: free-mcp` and no `subscription_id`.
- Usage upload (`POST /api/metering/usage`) still records control-plane and tool events for observability; it does not gate free MCP trading.
- BYO inference (user-supplied model keys) stays outside Nunchi metering unless the user purchases an inference plan.

## When to pass subscription context

Pass `subscription_id` and inference `plan_id` from web-auth connect only when the user has an active inference subscription. agent-cli should not fabricate subscription IDs for free MCP sessions.