Chord vs Trade Router MCP
A side-by-side look at the Chord and Trade Router MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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ChordFinance & Fintech · Remote HTTP/SSEHosted MCP server for AI agents: best-route DEX swap quotes and unsigned transactions on Base, Monad, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Robinhood Chain and Arc, plus token boards, candles, wallet PnL and smart money. Endpoint https://api.getchord.xyz/v1/mcp.45FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Chord for finance & fintech work over a hosted endpoint; choose Trade Router 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?
CChoose Chord 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 Trade Router 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:
TRADEROUTER_PRIVATE_KEY, SOLANA_RPC_URL, TRADEROUTER_SERVER_PUBKEY, TRADEROUTER_SERVER_PUBKEY_NEXT, TRADEROUTER_REQUIRE_SERVER_SIGNATURE, TRADEROUTER_REQUIRE_ORDER_CREATED_SIGNATURE, TRADEROUTER_DRY_RUN. - You want tools like
get_wallet_address, build_swap, submit_signed_swap.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | C Chord | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | other |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | TRADEROUTER_PRIVATE_KEY |
Tools & capabilities
Chord tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Trade Router MCP tools 21
get_wallet_addressGet the configured wallet's public addressbuild_swapBuild an unsigned swap transactionsubmit_signed_swapSubmit a manually signed transactionauto_swapBuild + sign + submit in one callget_holdingsGet token holdings for a walletget_mcapMarket cap and price for a tokenget_flex_cardTrade card PNG URL for wallet + tokenplace_limit_orderLimit buy/sell by price or market capplace_trailing_orderTrailing stop buy/sellplace_twap_orderTWAP (time-weighted) buy/sellplace_limit_twap_orderLimit trigger → TWAP executionplace_trailing_twap_orderTrailing trigger → TWAP execution- +9 more on 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.
Chord
{
"mcpServers": {
"chord": {
"url": "https://api.getchord.xyz/v1/mcp"
}
}
}
Trade Router MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"traderouter-trade-router-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@traderouter/trade-router-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TRADEROUTER_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_TRADEROUTER_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE",
"SOLANA_RPC_URL": "YOUR_SOLANA_RPC_URL_HERE",
"TRADEROUTER_SERVER_PUBKEY": "YOUR_TRADEROUTER_SERVER_PUBKEY_HERE",
"TRADEROUTER_SERVER_PUBKEY_NEXT": "YOUR_TRADEROUTER_SERVER_PUBKEY_NEXT_HERE",
"TRADEROUTER_REQUIRE_SERVER_SIGNATURE": "YOUR_TRADEROUTER_REQUIRE_SERVER_SIGNATURE_HERE",
"TRADEROUTER_REQUIRE_ORDER_CREATED_SIGNATURE": "YOUR_TRADEROUTER_REQUIRE_ORDER_CREATED_SIGNATURE_HERE",
"TRADEROUTER_DRY_RUN": "YOUR_TRADEROUTER_DRY_RUN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Chord is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Trade Router MCP belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Chord for finance & fintech work and Trade Router MCP 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.
Chord is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Trade Router MCP is listed as free. Auth: other. 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 chord and traderouter-trade-router-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Chord has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Trade Router MCP has 59/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars.
