The Bot Wire vs Crypto Feargreed MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the The Bot Wire and Crypto Feargreed 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 The Bot Wire 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).
• Primary tools included: list_wires, botwire_status, search_news.

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Choose Crypto Feargreed MCP 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: Current Fear & Greed Index retrieval, Historical index lookup by day count, Average and trend-direction analysis.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	The Bot Wire Finance & Fintech	Crypto Feargreed MCP kukapay Finance & Fintech
Summary	301 real-time data wires. Paid per call via x402, no API key, no free tier.	Providing real-time and historical Crypto Fear & Greed Index data.
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": {
    "the-bot-wire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "botwire-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kukapay-crypto-feargreed-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.alternative.me/fng/"
    }
  }
}

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