Alchemy MCP Server vs Anchor X402 MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Alchemy MCP Server and Anchor X402 MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Alchemy MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: ALCHEMY_API_KEY, AGENT_WALLET_SERVER.
• Primary tools included: Token prices by symbol or contract address, Historical price queries with date and time-frame filters, Multichain token and NFT ownership lookups.

Explore Alchemy MCP Server Details

Choose Anchor X402 MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: ANCHOR_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Alchemy MCP Server alchemy Finance & Fintech	Anchor X402 MCP hypeprinter007-stack Finance & Fintech
Summary	Allow AI agents to interact with Alchemy's blockchain APIs.	16 paid wallet & utility tools on Base + Solana. 9 commodity primitives — OFAC sanctions screen, bundled wallet intel (balances + activity + identity + sanctions in one call), dual-chain hash anchoring, signed decision attestations, mainnet tx + calldata decode, ENS + Bonfida SNS resolve, USD prices, datetime parse. Plus an async due-diligence investigator (/v1/investigate, $7.77, signed markdown report + dual-chain anchor), a verifiable signed RNG (/v1/roll), and 5 universal LLM endpoints — roast, yes/no oracle with on-chain anchored verdict (Base + Solana), TL;DR (URL or text), aura read (color + tier + score), academic grade. Pay-per-call USDC via x402, no API keys, no accounts. Also runs a free hosted chatbot at chat.anchor-x402.com.

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alchemy-alchemy-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alchemy/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALCHEMY_API_KEY": "YOUR_ALCHEMY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "AGENT_WALLET_SERVER": "YOUR_AGENT_WALLET_SERVER_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hypeprinter007-stack-anchor-x402-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANCHOR_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_ANCHOR_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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