API & MCP

REST for dashboards, MCP for agents. Premium tool forced_switch_feed is x402 pay-per-call (USDC on Base) or unlocked by a paid key.

MCP

Endpoint: https://licswitch.dropwatchhq.com/mcp (streamable-http). Tools: forced_switch_feed (paid), switch_verticals, vendor_stack (free).

curl -s https://licswitch.dropwatchhq.com/mcp -X POST -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"forced_switch_feed","arguments":{"naics":"722511","minConfidence":"high","limit":10}}}'

Unpaid → free preview + an x402 descriptor (payTo, price, network). Pay $0.15 USDC, retry the same call with X-PAYMENT → full events. Machine discovery: /.well-known/x402, /llms.txt.

REST (key-gated)

GET https://licswitch.dropwatchhq.com/api/switches?naics=722511&minConfidence=high&limit=25
  Header: x-api-key: lsk_...
GET https://licswitch.dropwatchhq.com/api/verticals
GET https://licswitch.dropwatchhq.com/api/event/<id>

Free anon key works for previews. Paid keys (per-vertical / ISO) return full owner + incumbent + premises. Pricing →