Arch AI Tools

63 production-ready API tools for AI agents — web scraping, AI generation (Claude/GPT-4/Grok/Gemini), crypto data, OCR, image generation (DALL-E 3), audio transcription, text-to-speech, email, domain lookup, and more.

Live: archtools.dev · Docs: archtools.dev/docs · MCP SSE: https://arch-tools-mcp.onrender.com/sse

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Quick Start

Install via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcmetaverse/arch-tools --client claude

Install via npx

npx @deesmo/arch-tools-mcp

Manual (Claude Desktop)

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arch-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@deesmo/arch-tools-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ARCH_API_KEY": "arch…[redacted]"
      }
    }
  }
}

SSE (Hosted / Remote Agents)

Connect to the hosted SSE endpoint:

https://arch-tools-mcp.onrender.com/sse

No installation required — works with any MCP-compatible client that supports SSE transport.

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Get Your API Key

1. Visit archtools.dev
2. Register with your email
3. Get 100 free credits to start — 25 usable instantly, 75 more on email verification

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All 63 Tools

🤖 AI & Generation

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | ai-generate | Text generation via Claude (Haiku/Sonnet/Opus) | 20 | | generate-image | Image generation via DALL-E 3 (1024×1024, 1792×1024, 1024×1792) | 25 | | image-generate | SVG image generation via Claude | 20 | | text-to-speech | Natural audio via ElevenLabs (multiple voices) | 15 | | transcribe-audio | Audio → text via OpenAI Whisper (100+ languages) | 15 | | summarize | Multi-style summaries (paragraph, bullets, TLDR, executive) | 5 | | sentiment-analysis | Sentiment detection with emotion scores | 5 | | extract-entities | Named entity recognition (people, orgs, locations, dates) | 5 | | readability-score | Flesch-Kincaid grade level, word count, read time | 3 | | fact-check | Verify claims with confidence scores and evidence | 10 | | research-report | Multi-source research with citations | 15 | | workflow-agent | Multi-step autonomous AI agent pipeline | 20 | | ai-oracle | Premium reasoning with structured analysis and confidence | 25 | | session-create | Create a managed conversation session | 5 | | session-message | Send a message in a conversation session | 20 | | semantic-search | Neural/semantic web search via Exa AI | 8 |

🎨 Media & Design

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | design-create | Image generation via DALL-E 3 | 30 | | video-generate | AI video generation via Runway Gen-3 | 50 | | image-remove-bg | Remove background from any image via RemoveBG | 10 |

🌐 Web & Scraping

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | web-scrape | Scrape websites with CSS selectors (SSRF hardened) | 5 | | search-web | Web search via Tavily/Serper/DuckDuckGo | 5 | | web-search | AI-synthesized web search answers | 10 | | extract-page | Clean text/markdown from any URL | 5 | | extract-metadata | OG tags, headers, word count from URLs | 3 | | extract-pdf | Text and tables from PDFs | 5 | | screenshot-capture | Page screenshots with metadata | 5 | | browser-task | Headless browser automation via Playwright | 10 | | html-to-markdown | Convert HTML to clean Markdown | 2 | | rss-parse | RSS/Atom feed parser | 3 | | news-search | Latest news articles on any topic | 5 | | ocr-extract | Text from images via AI vision | 10 |

💰 Crypto & Finance

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | crypto-price | Real-time price, market cap, volume | 3 | | crypto-market-cap | Top N cryptocurrencies ranked | 3 | | crypto-ohlcv | Candlestick data (1–90 days) | 5 | | crypto-sentiment | Community sentiment and social stats | 5 | | crypto-news | Latest crypto headlines by topic | 3 | | crypto-fear-greed | Fear & Greed Index with history | 3 | | token-lookup | Search tokens by name/ticker/address | 3 | | currency-convert | 170+ currency exchange rates | 3 |

🔧 Data & Utilities

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | validate-data | JSON Schema validation | 1 | | convert-format | JSON ↔ YAML ↔ CSV ↔ XML ↔ TOML | 2 | | transform-text | uppercase, slug, camelCase, base64, reverse, etc. | 3 | | diff-text | Compare texts (unified, word, char, JSON) | 3 | | generate-hash | SHA-256, SHA-512, MD5, SHA-1 | 1 | | generate-uuid | UUID, ULID, nanoid, CUID | 1 | | regex-generate | Natural language → regex with explanations | 5 | | jsonpath-query | JSONPath expressions on JSON data | 2 | | language-detect | Language detection with confidence scores | 2 |

📧 Communication

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | send-email | Transactional email via Resend (alias) | 5 | | email-send | Transactional email via Resend | 3 | | email-verify | Deep validation: syntax, MX, disposable detection | 3 | | email-find | Find email for a person at a company via Hunter.io | 5 |

🔍 Lookup & Validation

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | check-domain | Domain availability via RDAP (alias) | 3 | | domain-check | Domain availability check via RDAP | 2 | | whois-lookup | WHOIS registration info and nameservers | 3 | | ip-lookup | IP geolocation, ISP, VPN detection | 3 | | phone-validate | Phone parsing, E.164 format, carrier type | 2 | | pii-detect | Detect and redact PII (SSNs, cards, keys) | 5 | | url-shorten | Shorten URLs via TinyURL | 1 |

🔌 Integration

| Tool | Description | Credits | |------|-------------|---------| | webhook-send | POST JSON to any webhook URL | 3 | | barcode-generate | Code128/QR/EAN13/UPC barcodes as SVG | 2 | | qr-code | QR codes from text/URLs (PNG or SVG) | 2 | | timezone-convert | Convert between IANA timezones | 1 |

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Usage Examples

Search the web

{
  "tool": "search-web",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "latest AI breakthroughs 2026",
    "num_results": 5
  }
}

Generate an image

{
  "tool": "generate-image",
  "arguments": {
    "prompt": "A futuristic city skyline at sunset, cyberpunk style",
    "size": "1792x1024",
    "quality": "hd"
  }
}

Get crypto price

{
  "tool": "crypto-price",
  "arguments": {
    "symbol": "bitcoin",
    "currency": "usd"
  }
}

Fact-check a claim

{
  "tool": "fact-check",
  "arguments": {
    "claim": "The Great Wall of China is visible from space"
  }
}

Scrape a webpage

{
  "tool": "web-scrape",
  "arguments": {
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com",
    "selector": ".titleline > a",
    "format": "text"
  }
}

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Payment

• Free tier: 100 credits on signup (25 instant, 75 on email verification)
• Credit packs: Purchase via Stripe at archtools.dev
• x402 (autonomous): AI agents can pay per-call with USDC — see /.well-known/x402

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Community

• 💬 GitHub Discussions — Ask questions, share ideas, show off what you've built
• 📢 Announcements — Product updates and new tool releases
• 🙋 Q&A — Get help with x402 payments, API keys, MCP setup
• 💡 Ideas — Request new tools and features
• 🎉 Show & Tell — Share agents and projects built with Arch Tools

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Architecture

arch-ai-tools/
├── api/          # Express API server (tools, auth, billing, dashboard)
├── mcp/          # MCP server (stdio + SSE transport)
├── smithery.yaml # Smithery registry config
├── render.yaml   # Render Blueprint (auto-deploy)
└── CHANGELOG.md  # Release history

Security

• API keys stored as SHA-256 hashes (never plaintext)
• SSRF protection on all web-facing tools
• Registration rate-limited (5/IP/hour)
• Stripe webhook idempotency
• Helmet security headers
• CORS restricted to archtools.dev
• Tool inputs validated against JSON Schemas

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License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

Built by MCMetaverse LLC · GitHub