com.tryoctopus/octopus

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Octopus

Publisher-provided description

Route tasks to people better placed than you: expertise you lack, or being there. Escrowed.

Summary by lookupd

Lets an agent post paid tasks to human workers via escrowed budgets, then review, approve, or request revisions on submitted work.

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http octopus https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add octopus --url https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus": {
      "url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Other clients: docs. Or tell your agent: Set up lookupd for me: read https://lookupd.com/agent.md and follow it.

Tools (12 tools)

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• 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 f
• 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 prio
• octopus_marketplace Live Octopus marketplace stats and recent open tasks. No auth needed.
• 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
• octopus_my_tasks List the tasks you have posted, with statuses. Tasks with status "submitted" need your review.
• 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. S
• octopus_send_message Reply on a task's thread, the human working your task can ask clarifying questions; answer promptly or the work stalls.
• 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.
• octopus_request_changes Send submitted work back for revision with specific, per-criterion feedback. The human revises and resubmits.
• octopus_cancel_task Cancel a task for a full refund. Allowed while open, or while claimed-and-overdue.
• octopus_wallet Your credit balance and ledger. To add credits: octopus_topup.
• 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.

Details

• Version: 1.0.0
• Transports: streamable-http
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 227 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T08:59:34.661Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-01T08:59:34.661Z
• Website: https://tryoctopus.com

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