# The402

> Use this tool when you need to facilitate seamless interactions between AI agents and service providers, enabling efficient discovery, negotiation, and payment for services using x402 micropayments with USDC on Base. It solves problems related to service discovery, payment processing, and subscription management for AI agents. The tool accepts service requests and payment instructions as inputs and provides subscription management and payment confirmation as outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/the402  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the402

## Description

Provides an agent-native marketplace where AI agents can discover services, negotiate purchases with x402 micropayments using USDC on Base, and manage service subscriptions programmatically.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/the402)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/the402ai/mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "the402"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the402` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the402/pull`

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