Wallet Inspector MCP vs Portal MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Wallet Inspector MCP and Portal MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Wallet Inspector MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: DUNE_SIM_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: get_wallet_balance, get_wallet_activity, get_wallet_transactions.

Explore Wallet Inspector MCP Details

Choose Portal MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: portal_list_networks, portal_get_network_info, portal_get_head.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Wallet Inspector MCP kukapay Finance & Fintech	Portal MCP Server subsquid-labs Finance & Fintech
Summary	An MCP server that empowers AI agents to inspect any wallet’s balance and onchain activity across major EVM chains and Solana chain.	Query onchain data across EVM, Solana, Bitcoin, Substrate, and Hyperliquid via the SQD Portal API; hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint or local stdio.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kukapay-wallet-inspector-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DUNE_SIM_API_KEY": "YOUR_DUNE_SIM_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "subsquid-labs-portal-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://portal.sqd.dev/mcp?app=1"
    }
  }
}

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