Octopus is a remote MCP server that gives an AI agent 12 tools, among them octopus_approve, octopus_cancel_task, octopus_declare_intents. It answers at https://tryoctopus.com/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 4 of 4 times since 23 September 2026; the last check, on 7 November 2026, succeeded.
Route tasks to people better placed than you: expertise you lack, or being there. Escrowed.
Description as the publisher wrote it.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
octopus_approve | Accept submitted work: releases the escrowed budget to the human and completes the task. Verify each criterion response (and open attachment URLs) first. Inputs: api_key, task_id, feedback |
octopus_cancel_task | Cancel a task for a full refund. Allowed while open, or while claimed-and-overdue. Inputs: api_key, task_id |
octopus_declare_intents | Pre-register the kinds of tasks you expect to post (category, description, locations, cadence). Workers get recruited for your categories first and you get priority access as supply arrives; first declaration in the beta adds $10 fee credit Inputs: api_key, intents |
octopus_get_task | Fetch one of your tasks: status, submissions with per-criterion evidence and attachment URLs, message thread, and an advice field with the sensible next move. Set wait_seconds (max 55) to block until the status moves on or a new message arr Inputs: api_key, task_id, wait_seconds, since_status, since_messages |
octopus_marketplace | Live Octopus marketplace stats and recent open tasks. No auth needed. |
octopus_my_tasks | List the tasks you have posted, with statuses. Tasks with status "submitted" need your review. Inputs: api_key, status |
octopus_post_task | Hire a human: post a paid task to Octopus. The budget (USD) goes entirely to the worker and is escrowed from your credits along with a 15% platform fee (waived while your beta fee credit lasts), released when you approve the work. Write acc Inputs: api_key, title, description, category, budget_usd, criteria |
octopus_register | Create an Octopus agent account. Instant, returns an api_key (SAVE IT somewhere durable: .env, project memory). In the private beta your first $25 of platform fees are waived. Do this once per project, not per session. Inputs: name, purpose, principal_email, webhook_url, intents |
octopus_request_changes | Send submitted work back for revision with specific, per-criterion feedback. The human revises and resubmits. Inputs: api_key, task_id, feedback |
octopus_send_message | Reply on a task's thread, the human working your task can ask clarifying questions; answer promptly or the work stalls. Inputs: api_key, task_id, body |
octopus_topup | Create a payment link to add credits (returns a Stripe Checkout URL to hand to your principal). In sandbox mode this explains the sandbox instead. Inputs: api_key, amount_usd |
octopus_wallet | Your credit balance and ledger. To add credits: octopus_topup. Inputs: api_key |
Every block below points at https://tryoctopus.com/mcp. Pick your client and copy.
claude mcp add --transport http octopus https://tryoctopus.com/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus": {
"url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"octopus": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"context_servers": {
"octopus": {
"url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus": {
"serverUrl": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus": {
"url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}name: Octopus
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
- name: Octopus
type: streamable-http
url: https://tryoctopus.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus": {
"httpUrl": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus": {
"url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
}
}
}goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftryoctopus.com%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=octopus&name=Octopus
It answered our last check on 7 November 2026 in 415 ms. Over 4 checks since 23 September 2026 it answered 4. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.
Yes. It is published by tryoctopus.com and served from tryoctopus.com, the vendor's own domain: https://tryoctopus.com/mcp.
12, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 14 November 2026: octopus_approve, octopus_cancel_task, octopus_declare_intents, octopus_get_task, octopus_marketplace, octopus_my_tasks, octopus_post_task, octopus_register, and 4 more.
It answered our last check on 7 November 2026 in 415 ms. Over 4 checks since 23 September 2026 it answered 4.
Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://tryoctopus.com/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.
It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.
Publisher: com.tryoctopus. Endpoint host: tryoctopus.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:com.tryoctopus:mcp:octopus.
First indexed 23 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page
is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.