Trust Index MCP · who gets paid

1 · Public git one-liner

Clone + venv + smoke. Replace nothing.

git clone https://github.com/AnalogHubris/robotsshop-mcp.git && cd robotsshop-mcp && python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt && ./run_mcp.sh --smoke

→ expect SMOKE_OK · repo github.com/AnalogHubris/robotsshop-mcp

2 · Hermes

From the cloned repo directory (after smoke).

hermes mcp add robotsshop --command "$(pwd)/run_mcp.sh"
hermes mcp test robotsshop

Not in official Hermes catalog yet · open self-install works now

3 · Claude Desktop

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json — set ABS path to your clone.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "robotsshop": {
      "command": "/ABS/PATH/robotsshop-mcp/run_mcp.sh",
      "env": {
        "TRUST_INDEX_API": "https://api.robotsshop.io"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge into existing mcpServers if present · restart Claude

4 · Cursor

Project or global: .cursor/mcp.json (same shape).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "robotsshop": {
      "command": "/ABS/PATH/robotsshop-mcp/run_mcp.sh",
      "env": {
        "TRUST_INDEX_API": "https://api.robotsshop.io"
      }
    }
  }
}

chmod +x run_mcp.sh if needed · reload MCP

Free tools (MCP never charges)

• onramp — free→paid recipe
• mismatches — listing ≠ live payTo
• stats — market census
• leaderboard — domain scores
• lookup — one endpoint snapshot
• free_trips — remaining quota
• paid_routes_help — what costs what
• swartzpath — legal OA path (DOI → grade + PDF)

The habit