{"name":"Archergate","tagline":"Licensing and distribution platform for indie software","url":"https://archergate.io","identity":"did:web:archergate.io","version":"0.3.0","updated":"2026-04-05","contact":"hello@archergate.io","summary":"Archergate is a marketplace where indie developers sell software with machine-bound license keys. AI agents can browse products, facilitate purchases, and verify license ownership — all without human intervention. No API key required. No authentication. Open access.","protocols":{"mcp":{"endpoint":"https://archergate.io/api/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","protocol_version":"2024-11-05","description":"Model Context Protocol server with 14 tools. 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Every receipt, every API response, every .well-known file creates a path back to the MCP server. Agents discover Archergate through the web itself, not through centralized registries."},"quickstart":{"browse":{"description":"See what software is available","mcp":{"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"browse_marketplace","arguments":{"limit":10}}},"rest":"GET https://archergate.io/api/marketplace/listings","catalog":"GET https://archergate.io/api/catalog"},"purchase":{"description":"Buy software for a user","mcp":{"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"agent_checkout","arguments":{"product_id":"PRODUCT_ID","buyer_email":"user@example.com","agent_id":"your-agent-id"}}},"rest":"POST https://archergate.io/api/checkout/create { product_id, buyer_email }"},"verify":{"description":"Verify someone owns a license","mcp":{"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"verify_receipt","arguments":{"receipt":{},"signature":"HMAC"}}},"rest":"POST https://archergate.io/api/receipt { receipt, signature }"}},"pricing":{"model":"percentage","transaction_fee_percent":5,"monthly_fee":0,"setup_fee":0,"sdk":"free (MIT license)","self_hosting":"free","currency":"usd"},"_links":{"self":"https://archergate.io/api/discover","mcp":"https://archergate.io/api/mcp","tools":"https://archergate.io/api/tools","catalog":"https://archergate.io/api/catalog","terms":"https://archergate.io/api/terms","receipt":"https://archergate.io/api/receipt","checkout":"https://archergate.io/api/checkout/create","marketplace":"https://archergate.io/api/marketplace/listings","categories":"https://archergate.io/api/marketplace/categories","openapi":"https://archergate.io/openapi.json","agents":"https://archergate.io/.well-known/agents.json","agent_card":"https://archergate.io/.well-known/agent-card.json","mcp_card":"https://archergate.io/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json","ai_plugin":"https://archergate.io/.well-known/ai-plugin.json","did":"https://archergate.io/.well-known/did.json","llms_txt":"https://archergate.io/llms.txt","llms_full":"https://archergate.io/llms-full.txt","source":"https://github.com/lailaarcher/archergate"}}