A side-by-side look at the Arena Predictions and Lpxpoly MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Arena Predictions for finance & fintech work over a hosted endpoint; choose Lpxpoly MCP for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
LIGHTNINGPROX_SPEND_TOKEN.get_edge_opportunities, analyze_market, get_top_markets.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A Arena Predictions | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Paid service |
| Required env vars | None listed | LIGHTNINGPROX_SPEND_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Arena Predictions | View Lpxpoly MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
get_edge_opportunitiesFind mispriced markets with AI edgeanalyze_marketDeep analysis of a specific marketget_top_marketsBrowse top markets by volumecheck_balanceCheck your Lightning balancePaste 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": {
"arena-predictions": {
"url": "https://arena-predictions.com/docs/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"unixlamadev-spec-lpxpoly-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"lpxpoly-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LIGHTNINGPROX_SPEND_TOKEN": "YOUR_LIGHTNINGPROX_SPEND_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}