Onchain Activity Index vs Defi MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Onchain Activity Index and Defi MCP 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 Onchain Activity Index when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Defi MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Onchain Activity Index Finance & Fintech	Defi MCP Finance & Fintech
Summary	DeFi Protocol Activity Index -- quantitative on-chain activity metric from DefiLlama data	AI agent access to on-chain DeFi data: wallet balances, Aave v3 positions, token prices.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "onchain-activity-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "onchain-activity-index"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "defi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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