The latest articles on DEV Community by alanwang100 (@alanwang100). https://dev.to/alanwang100 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4234855%2Fede0171e-079f-4575-8fbd-c27cc5be2bba.png https://dev.to/alanwang100 en alanwang100 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:06:39 +0000 https://dev.to/alanwang100/jizhimcp-an-agent-first-mcp-gateway-with-a-cross-agent-settlement-ledger-hands-on-14b2 https://dev.to/alanwang100/jizhimcp-an-agent-first-mcp-gateway-with-a-cross-agent-settlement-ledger-hands-on-14b2 <p>I've been testing JiZhiMCP (<a href="https://xn--5kvtwv52d.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://xn--5kvtwv52d.com</a>) for a few days — a remote MCP gateway that bundles 21 everyday tools and, more interestingly, ships a cross-agent settlement ledger for the machine economy. Here's my hands-on.</p> <h2> What it is </h2> <p>JiZhiMCP is a hosted MCP server you reach over Streamable HTTP. One endpoint, 21 tools:</p> <ul> <li>weather_query, exchange_rate, unit_convert — everyday utilities</li> <li>github_search, stackoverflow_search, hacker_news_search — developer research</li> <li>dns_lookup, ip_info, world_time, holiday_cn — infra and time helpers</li> <li>web_fetch, todo_manage — workflow tools</li> </ul> <h2> Quick setup </h2> <p>The public tools need no API key. Add this to your MCP client config:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>"jizhineng": {<br> "url": "<a href="https://mcp.xn--5kvtwv52d.com/mcp" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mcp.xn--5kvtwv52d.com/mcp</a>"<br> }<br> </code></pre> </div> <h2> <br> <br> <br> The interesting part: the settlement ledger<br> </h2> <p>Most MCP gateways stop at tools. JiZhiMCP goes further with a settlement.* tool family — a hash-chained, tamper-evident ledger where autonomous agents hold balances and settle between each other with atomic credit/debit and idempotency keys. That's the machine-economy piece: agents paying agents with an auditable trail, no human in the loop.</p> <h2> What I liked </h2> <ul> <li>Zero-friction onboarding — public tools work with no API key</li> <li>Clean tool naming — each tool does one clear thing</li> <li>The settlement ledger is genuinely differentiated</li> </ul> <h2> What could be better </h2> <ul> <li>The punycode domain is awkward to type; a clean ASCII domain would help</li> <li>Docs could use more English-first examples</li> </ul> <h2> Bottom line </h2> <p>If you're wiring up agents that need everyday tools AND a way to settle between each other, JiZhiMCP is worth a look. Live at <a href="https://xn--5kvtwv52d.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://xn--5kvtwv52d.com</a>, source on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/alanwang100/jizhineng-mcp" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/alanwang100/jizhineng-mcp</a></p> agents ai mcp tools