Bicscan MCP vs XGR MCP Gateway
A side-by-side look at the Bicscan MCP and XGR MCP Gateway MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bicscan MCP for finance & fintech work; choose XGR MCP Gateway 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 Bicscan MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
BICSCAN_API_KEY.
Choose XGR MCP Gateway when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | BICSCAN_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 16 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Bicscan MCP | View XGR MCP Gateway |
Tools & capabilities
Bicscan MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
XGR MCP Gateway tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Bicscan MCP
No confirmed install command for Bicscan MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
XGR MCP Gateway
{
"mcpServers": {
"xgr-mcp-gateway": {
"url": "https://mcp.xgr.network/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Bicscan MCP is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. XGR MCP Gateway belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Bicscan MCP for finance & fintech work and XGR MCP Gateway 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. Bicscan MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Bicscan MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. XGR MCP Gateway is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 ahnlabio-bicscan-mcp and xgr-mcp-gateway as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Bicscan MCP has a quality signal of 33/100 (Emerging) with 3 views, 0 installs and 16 GitHub stars. XGR MCP Gateway has 43/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.