AgentTax vs Crypto News Feed API
A side-by-side look at the AgentTax and Crypto News Feed API MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AgentTax for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Crypto News Feed API for finance & fintech over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose AgentTax when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
AGENTTAX_API_KEY. - You want tools like
track_payment, calculate_tax, ingest_transactions.
Choose Crypto News Feed API when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
crypto_get_latest_news, limit, token.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | AGENTTAX_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | 3 |
| Full listing | View AgentTax | View Crypto News Feed API |
Tools & capabilities
AgentTax tools 15
track_paymentLog a payment you received and get your sales tax liability. The main tool for paid MCP servers and APIs.calculate_taxFull sales/use tax calculation with jurisdiction breakdown, audit trail, confidence score and advisoriesingest_transactionsBulk-log up to 100 transactions (e.g. x402 purchases), idempotent on `external_tx_idlist_transactionsYour transaction history with running totalsget_nexus_thresholdsEach state's economic nexus thresholds (revenue / transaction count), notes and DOR sourceget_nexusThe states you have configured nexus inconfigure_nexusSet the states you have nexus in (merge semantics)log_tradeLog a buy/sell; sells return realized gain/loss with cost basislist_tradesTrades you have loggedexport_1099_daDraft Form 1099-DA payload for realized digital-asset gainsget_ratesState sales tax rates and digital-goods taxability, all 51 jurisdictions or oneget_local_rateCombined state + local rate for a zip code- +3 more on the listing page
Crypto News Feed API tools 3
crypto_get_latest_newsGet latest crypto news with sentiment scores and token mentionslimitNumber of articles to return (default 20, max 100).tokenFilter by token symbol (e.g. BTC, ETH, SOL). Optional — returns all if omitted.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
AgentTax
{
"mcpServers": {
"agenttax": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@agenttax/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"AGENTTAX_API_KEY": "YOUR_AGENTTAX_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Crypto News Feed API
{
"mcpServers": {
"crypto-news-feed-api": {
"url": "https://crypto-news.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
AgentTax is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Crypto News Feed API belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick AgentTax for finance & fintech work and Crypto News Feed API for finance & fintech.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
AgentTax is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. Crypto News Feed API has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add agenttax and crypto-news-feed-api as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, AgentTax has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Crypto News Feed API has 48/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.