Bitcoin Signals vs GetAlby MCP
A side-by-side look at the Bitcoin Signals and GetAlby MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bitcoin Signals for finance & fintech work over a hosted endpoint; choose GetAlby MCP for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
BChoose Bitcoin Signals 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.
Choose GetAlby MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: other.
- You have the keys it needs:
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B Bitcoin Signals | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | other |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | NWC_CONNECTION_STRING |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 66 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Bitcoin Signals | View GetAlby MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Bitcoin Signals tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
GetAlby MCP 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.
Bitcoin Signals
{
"mcpServers": {
"bitcoin-signals": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bitcoin-signals"
]
}
}
}
GetAlby MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"getalby-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getalby/mcp"
],
"env": {
"NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "YOUR_NWC_CONNECTION_STRING_HERE"
}
}
}
}