bitcoin-mcp

Give any AI agent Bitcoin superpowers — fee intelligence, mempool analysis, and 50 tools backed by your Bitcoin node or compatible API.

50 standard tools · 6 prompts · 8 resources · Bitcoin Core or compatible API backend · MIT licensed

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pip install "bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2"

bitcoin-mcp needs a Bitcoin data backend. It auto-detects a local Bitcoin Core/Knots node from its cookie or RPC settings. Without a local node, set SATOSHI_API_URL to a compatible deployment.

Service status: the public Satoshi API previously hosted at bitcoinsapi.com is paused and should not be treated as a working default. Use a local node or an explicitly configured compatible API.

Install status

Version 0.5.2 includes the MCP SDK 1.x compatibility constraint and explicit backend selection. Upgrade older installations to receive these fixes.

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitcoin": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2", "bitcoin-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add bitcoin -- uvx --from "bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2" bitcoin-mcp

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitcoin": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2", "bitcoin-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "bitcoin": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2", "bitcoin-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Zed

Add to your Zed settings.json under context_servers:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "bitcoin": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2", "bitcoin-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

See the Zed MCP docs for the current settings location and custom server flow.

Docker

docker build -t bitcoin-mcp .
docker run -i bitcoin-mcp

Or with docker compose:

docker compose up