Needrail MCP server
What it does
NeedRail is an MCP server that provides a coordination layer for discovering, funding, claiming, and completing public goods needs with provenance tracking. It is for developers building agents that coordinate around public goods work using the Needs registry and x402 payment integration.
- Discover available public goods needs in a registry and retrieve their details.
- Claim and track completion of public goods work with provenance information.
- Integrate agentic workflows with payment coordination through x402 protocol.
Tools this server exposes
| Tool | Does |
|---|---|
| registry_list | List available needs from the public goods registry. |
| registry_get | Retrieve details about a specific need in the registry. |
| need_claim | Claim a need to work on it. |
| need_complete | Mark a need as completed with provenance information. |
Before you enable it
An MCP server runs with whatever access you give it. Start with a development account rather than production, and check which tools the server exposes before you let an agent call them unattended.