Etherscan vs HEY Research Lab
A side-by-side look at the Etherscan and HEY Research Lab 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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EtherscanLegal · Remote HTTP/SSERead-only Etherscan V2 blockchain data: balances, transactions, transfers, tokens, contracts, logs.38FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Etherscan for legal work over a hosted endpoint; choose HEY Research Lab for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
EChoose Etherscan when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Choose HEY Research Lab when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | E Etherscan | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 38/100 · Fair | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing |
Tools & capabilities
Etherscan tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
HEY Research Lab 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.
Etherscan
{
"mcpServers": {
"etherscan": {
"url": "https://docs.etherscan.io/build-with-ai/mcp"
}
}
}
HEY Research Lab
{
"mcpServers": {
"hey-research-lab": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hey-research-lab/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Etherscan is categorized under Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. HEY Research Lab belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Etherscan for legal work and HEY Research Lab for legal.
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.
Etherscan has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. HEY Research Lab has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 etherscan and hey-research-lab as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Etherscan has a quality signal of 38/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. HEY Research Lab has 43/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
