Bitcoin MCP
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Bitcoin MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that provides Bitcoin tools for AI applications. It allows these applications to interact with the Bitcoin Network and manage wallet operations.
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What is Bitcoin MCP?
The Bitcoin MCP server extends any MCP client's capabilities by providing tools to do anything with Bitcoin, including wallet creation, transaction sending, balance retrieval, and real-time price conversion.
How to use Bitcoin MCP?
The server provides several tools accessible via MCP calls, such as setup_wallet to create or restore a wallet, get_wallet_status to check wallet initialization, get_addresses to retrieve wallet addresses, get_balance to get the wallet balance, and send_bitcoin to send Bitcoin to an address. Each tool requires specific parameters as described in the documentation.
Key features of Bitcoin MCP
Create and restore Bitcoin and Ark wallets
Send Bitcoin and Ark transactions
Retrieve Bitcoin and Ark wallet balances
Real-time Bitcoin price conversion
Cache-optimized price fetching
Strongly typed wallet operations
Comprehensive error handling
Schema validation with Zod
Integration with @arklabs/wallet-sdk
Use cases of Bitcoin MCP
Integrating Bitcoin functionality into AI assistants
Automating Bitcoin transactions through AI
Building AI-powered Bitcoin trading bots
Managing Bitcoin wallets programmatically
Providing Bitcoin data to AI models
FAQ from Bitcoin MCP
What is an MCP client?
What is an MCP client?
An MCP client is an application that can communicate with an MCP server using the Model Context Protocol.
What networks are supported for Bitcoin wallets?
What networks are supported for Bitcoin wallets?
The server supports bitcoin, testnet, signet and mutinynet networks.
What is the purpose of the arkServerUrl and esploraUrl parameters?
What is the purpose of the arkServerUrl and esploraUrl parameters?
These parameters allow you to specify custom endpoints for Ark server and Esplora block explorer, respectively.
How is the fee rate determined for Bitcoin transactions?
How is the fee rate determined for Bitcoin transactions?
The fee rate can be optionally specified in the send_bitcoin call. If not provided, the server will use a default or dynamically calculated fee rate.
What happens if an error occurs during a wallet operation?
What happens if an error occurs during a wallet operation?
The server provides comprehensive error handling and fallbacks to ensure the stability and reliability of wallet operations.