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Free hosted jq MCP server for inline JSON, public HTTPS URLs, and reusable 15-minute uploads.
Remote server: your requests and data go to thejqapi.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http the-jq-api https://thejqapi.com/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
process_json — Optional per-query x402 payment costs 0.005 native USDC on Base: tools/call params._meta["com.thejqapi/payment"]={mode:"query",idempotency_kupload_json — Store one JSON document in private temporary storage for repeated process_json queries; this does not run a jq filter. Use when the same inpdelete_upload — Permanently delete only the JSON upload identified by upload_id; other uploads, filters, modules, and quota records are unaffected. Use afteget_upload — Inspect one upload’s availability, expiration, and byte size without reading its contents, running jq, or extending its lifetime. Use beforeget_quota — Read the current caller’s shared daily REST/MCP quota without consuming a call or creating a usage record. Use before a batch of processing/purchase_access — Purchase or resume a prepaid access pass for the UUID configured in the MCP client Authorization header. The fixed price is 2 USDC for 30 daNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.