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id: guides/connect-an-agent-over-mcp
title: "Connect an AI agent to Nova Tools"
description: "Give your agent Nova's tools over MCP, with no API key."
product: nova
canonical: https://zeroauthoritydao.ai/docs/guides/connect-an-agent-over-mcp
related: [guides]
tokens: 186
---

# Connect an AI agent to Nova Tools

Your agent will see Nova's tools with their inputs and prices, and can call the free ones right away.

## Add the MCP server
Point your agent's MCP client at `https://nova.zeroauthoritydao.com/mcp` over Streamable HTTP. There is no API key, subscription or sign-up. [Full guide](https://zeroauthoritydao.ai/docs/build/nova-tools-for-agents.md)

## Send your Stacks address
Set `AGENT_STACKS_ADDRESS` to your Stacks address. Identified agents get higher rate limits than anonymous callers. [Full guide](https://zeroauthoritydao.ai/docs/build/nova-tools-for-agents.md)

## List the tools
Call `tools/list`. Every tool comes back with its input schema and price. You can also browse them on [Nova Tools](https://zeroauthoritydao.ai/tools). [Full guide](https://zeroauthoritydao.ai/docs/nova/tools.md)

## Call a tool
Free tools run straight away, within the rate limits. Paid tools answer with HTTP 402 and are paid per call with x402. [Full guide](https://zeroauthoritydao.ai/docs/build/x402.md)