A side-by-side look at the Bitcoin MCP and MainBook Bank Statement Converter MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bitcoin MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose MainBook Bank Statement Converter for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
BITCOIN_RPC_HOST, BITCOIN_RPC_PORT, SATOSHI_API_URL, SATOSHI_API_KEY.MAINBOOK_ALLOWED_DIRS, MAINBOOK_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M MainBook Bank Statement Converter | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | other | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | BITCOIN_RPC_HOSTBITCOIN_RPC_PORTSATOSHI_API_URLSATOSHI_API_KEY | MAINBOOK_ALLOWED_DIRSMAINBOOK_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Bitcoin MCP | View MainBook Bank Statement Converter |
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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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"bortlesboat-bitcoin-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2",
"bitcoin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BITCOIN_RPC_HOST": "YOUR_BITCOIN_RPC_HOST_HERE",
"BITCOIN_RPC_PORT": "YOUR_BITCOIN_RPC_PORT_HERE",
"SATOSHI_API_URL": "YOUR_SATOSHI_API_URL_HERE",
"SATOSHI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SATOSHI_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mainbook-bank-statement-converter": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mainbook-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MAINBOOK_ALLOWED_DIRS": "YOUR_MAINBOOK_ALLOWED_DIRS_HERE",
"MAINBOOK_API_KEY": "YOUR_MAINBOOK_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}