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paywall mcp for Zed

io.github.llmops-pro/paywall-mcp

Lightning-paywall sidecar: wraps any stdio MCP server, requires paid invoices before tool calls.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install paywall mcp in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "paywall-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "paywall-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYWALL_UPSTREAM_COMMAND": "<PAYWALL_UPSTREAM_COMMAND>",
        "PAYWALL_UPSTREAM_ARGS": "<PAYWALL_UPSTREAM_ARGS>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "PAYWALL_DEFAULT_PRICE_SATS": "<PAYWALL_DEFAULT_PRICE_SATS>",
        "PAYWALL_PRICE_MAP": "<PAYWALL_PRICE_MAP>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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