Discover and purchase AI skills via MCP
The agent acquires a specific AI skill file (SKILL.md) for permanent local use by discovering it in the catalog and executing a one-time USDC payment on Base.
How it works
The agent uses the 'aiskills402' MCP server to search for a desired skill using 'search_skills' or retrieve details with 'get_skill'. It verifies the price and payment requirements. Since the MCP server only facilitates discovery and does not handle payments, the agent must then use an external HTTP client with an x402 wallet to sign and submit the payment. Upon successful payment, the agent receives a token and uses 'redownload_skill' to fetch the file content for installation.
Prompt
Paste this into an agent that has the servers below connected. Adjust the names and dates to your own.
Find the 'humanize' skill in the aiskills402 catalog, check its price, and if it is under $0.10, proceed to purchase it using the x402 protocol and download the file.MCP servers it needs
Source
The vendor page this playbook is drawn from, and the passage that supports it.
Three tools appear, all free: search_skills — the catalog, with the price of each skill. get_skill — one skill card plus the payment requirements. redownload_skill ( {token} ) — the file again, with the token you received at purchase.Connect your agent — AISkills402