Ophis vs Armor Crypto MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Ophis and Armor Crypto 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 Ophis 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: Natural-language swap intent parsing, Canonical token and chain resolution, Bounded EIP-712 CoW order construction.

Explore Ophis Details

Choose Armor Crypto 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 (Paid Service).
• You have access to required keys: ARMOR_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Solana wallet grouping and archiving, Swaps and scheduled orders, DCA and limit-order management.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Ophis ophis-fi Finance & Fintech	Armor Crypto MCP armorwallet Finance & Fintech
Summary	Agent-first intent-based DEX aggregator (self-hosted CoW Protocol). Remote Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.ophis.fi/mcp, no auth, holds no keys. 12 tools: parseintent (natural-language swap to structured intent), resolvetoken (symbol to canonical address, fails closed), listchains, getquote, expectedsurplus, buildorder (bounded, ready-to-sign EIP-712 CoW order with the receiver pinned to the owner), submitorder, lookuptier (fee-rebate tier), getbalances, getportfolio, getgas, gettokenchart. Live across 11 EVM chains: Ethereum, Optimism, BNB Chain, Gnosis, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Plasma, Ink, Linea.	MCP to interface with multiple blockchains, staking, DeFi, swap, bridging, wallet management, DCA, Limit Orders, Coin Lookup, Tracking and more.

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": {
    "ophis-fi-ophis": {
      "url": "https://mcp.ophis.fi/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "armorwallet-armor-crypto-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "armor-crypto-mcp@latest",
        "--version"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARMOR_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARMOR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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