A side-by-side look at the Web3 Research MCP and BTC Intel MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Web3 Research MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose BTC Intel for finance & fintech over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search, create-research-plan, research-with-keywords.stacks_pox_cycle, bitcoin_fee_tiers, stacks_market.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B BTC Intel | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 68/100 · Great | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 168 | — |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Web3 Research MCP | View BTC Intel |
searchcreate-research-planresearch-with-keywordsupdate-statusfetch-contentsearch-sourcelist-resourcesresearch-sourcecoingecko-datacoingecko-searchcoingecko-tickersdefillama-datastacks_pox_cycleLive Stacks PoX cycle: stacked ustx, minimum threshold, current + next cycle phases, block height.bitcoin_fee_tiersBitcoin fee tiers (fast/30m/1h/economy) plus Stacks mempool fee recommendations.stacks_marketSTX/USD, BTC/USD, STX-BTC ratio and sats-per-STX, refreshed from live sources.sbtc_supplysBTC total supply on Stacks in sats and BTC.dependency_versionsLatest published version and release metadata for an npm or PyPI package.package_healthStale / deprecated / outdated verdict for a list of dependencies.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"aaronjmars-web3-research-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"web3-research-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"btc-intel": {
"url": "https://9eouter-0f49c8.abyte.my.id/mcp"
}
}
}