CNEquity vs Hive Barter
A side-by-side look at the CNEquity and Hive Barter MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CNEquity for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Hive Barter for finance & fintech. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose CNEquity when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Hive Barter when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
PRIVATE_KEY. - You want tools like
barter_discover, barter_quote_curve, barter_arbitrage_book.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | PRIVATE_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 846 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View CNEquity | View Hive Barter |
Tools & capabilities
CNEquity tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Hive Barter tools 3
barter_discoverList 402-enabled MCP endpoints from a public registry (glama, smithery, mcp.so) with last-seen asking prices.barter_quote_curveBuild a demand curve for a target by sending up to 5 probes at descending floor pcts. Returns the reservation-price estimate.barter_arbitrage_bookToday's P&L: probes sent, counters accepted, USDC realized spread.
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.
CNEquity
{
"mcpServers": {
"cnequity": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"cnequity"
]
}
}
}
Hive Barter
No confirmed install command for Hive Barter yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.