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Anthropic Adapter
agent402-anthropic-toolsTool definitions for the Anthropic Messages API (input_schema format), plus an execute helper that runs and pays for a tool_use block.
Install
npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk agent402-anthropic-tools @x402/fetch @x402/core @x402/evm viem
Quick start
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";
import { agent402Tools } from "agent402-anthropic-tools";
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "@x402/fetch";
import { x402Client } from "@x402/core/client";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
const payClient = new x402Client();
registerExactEvmScheme(payClient, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.AGENT_KEY) });
const payFetch = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, payClient);
const client = new Anthropic();
// web search, then a cited answer: both paid per call from the wallet
const { tools, execute } = await agent402Tools({ slugs: ["search", "answer"], freeOnly: false, fetch: payFetch });
const messages = [{ role: "user", content: "Search the web for x402 payment protocol adoption, then answer with citations: what is the x402 payment protocol?" }];
for (let turn = 0; turn < 4; turn++) {
const res = await client.messages.create({ model: "claude-opus-5-5", max_tokens: 1024, tools, messages });
messages.push({ role: "assistant", content: res.content });
const uses = res.content.filter((b) => b.type === "tool_use");
if (!uses.length) { console.log(res.content.find((b) => b.type === "text")?.text); break; }
const results = [];
for (const b of uses) results.push({ type: "tool_result", tool_use_id: b.id, content: JSON.stringify(await execute(b.name, b.input)) });
messages.push({ role: "user", content: results });
}
No wallet yet? The pure-CPU tools (hash, uuid, base64, markdown, JSON and more) run free with proof-of-work and no wallet:
// free tier: every tool listed here is compute-payable (proof-of-work, no wallet)
const { tools, execute } = await agent402Tools({ slugs: ["hash", "markdown-to-html", "text-stats", "uuid"] });
Configuration
| Option | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
slugs |
string[] |
Load only these tools (a short list gives the model better tool selection). |
freeOnly |
boolean |
Default true: keep only compute-payable tools, paid with proof-of-work. Set false to include wallet-only tools. |
fetch |
typeof fetch |
A payment-wrapped fetch (@x402/fetch for x402, mppx for MPP) that pays wallet-only tools. |
baseUrl |
string |
Point to a self-hosted Agent402 instance. |
// Load only these tools (a short list gives the model better tool selection).
agent402Tools({ slugs: ["hash", "markdown-to-html"] })
// Default true: keep only compute-payable tools, paid with proof-of-work. Set false to include wallet-only tools.
agent402Tools({ slugs: ["extract", "hash"], freeOnly: false, fetch: payFetch })
// A payment-wrapped fetch (@x402/fetch for x402, mppx for MPP) that pays wallet-only tools.
agent402Tools({ freeOnly: false, fetch: payFetch })
// Point to a self-hosted Agent402 instance.
agent402Tools({ baseUrl: "https://my-agent402.example.com" })
Works with
Anthropic Messages API
Any Claude model with tool use