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What is Hive Intelligence?

Hive Intelligence is a managed MCP server that gives AI agents structured, runtime access to live cryptocurrency market data, DeFi activity, wallet positions, token security signals, DEX flows, NFT analytics, prediction markets, and on-chain network data. One API key, one tool surface, nine upstream providers normalized into a single agent-ready schema.

Stop stitching CoinGecko + DefiLlama + Moralis + GoPlus + half a dozen others. Point your agent at Hive once, get every crypto answer it needs.

Used by: AI agents in Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT Desktop, Claude Code, Windsurf, VS Code (Copilot Chat), Gemini CLI, and any client that speaks MCP or REST.

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Nine production data providers, normalized into one tool surface:

CoinGecko · DefiLlama · Moralis · GoldRush · Codex · GoPlus · Helius · Tenderly · CCXT

Quickstart

The fastest way to use Hive is npx. No install required.

HIVE_API_KEY=hive_live_... npx -y -p hive-intelligence hive market price --ids bitcoin --vs usd

Get an API key at hiveintelligence.xyz/dashboard/keys. The free Demo plan ships with 10,000 monthly credits and access to every tool — no credit card required.

What you get

hive-intelligence    →  MCP stdio server. Plug into Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.
hive                  →  CLI. Run any tool from your terminal or scripts.

hive-intelligence is a stdio transport. Running it directly opens a JSON-RPC channel and waits for an MCP client. It is not an interactive command. For terminal use, use the hive CLI.

Install globally (optional)

npm install -g hive-intelligence

After this, both hive-intelligence and hive are on your PATH.

Connect to your AI client

Drop Hive into any MCP-compatible client. Replace hive_live_... with your API key.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hive-intelligence"],
      "env": { "HIVE_API_KEY": "hive_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hive-intelligence"],
      "env": { "HIVE_API_KEY": "hive_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (GitHub Copilot Chat)

.vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "hive": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hive-intelligence"],
      "env": { "HIVE_API_KEY": "hive_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add hive -e HIVE_API_KEY=hive_live_... -- npx -y hive-intelligence

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hive-intelligence"],
      "env": { "HIVE_API_KEY": "hive_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hive-intelligence"],
      "env": { "HIVE_API_KEY": "hive_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Remote MCP (HTTP)

For clients that support Streamable HTTP transport (skips the local Node process entirely):

URL:     https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/mcp
Headers: Authorization: Bearer hive_live_...

Full setup guides: hiveintelligence.xyz/install

Example prompts

Once Hive is connected, talk to your AI client in plain English. Every prompt below maps to a real tool call you don't have to write.

Market data

What's the price of BTC, ETH, and SOL right now in USD?
Show me the top 10 coins by market cap with 24h change.
What's the OHLCV for ETH/USD over the last 30 days?
Which coins gained the most this week?
What are the current funding rates for BTC perps across exchanges?

DeFi

What's the current TVL of Aave?
List the top 20 yield pools above 10% APY on Ethereum.
Compare Uniswap and PancakeSwap fee revenue this month.
Show me protocol TVL rankings for Solana.
Which bridges have the highest weekly volume?

Wallets and portfolios

Show me the portfolio of vitalik.eth across all chains.
What tokens does this wallet hold? 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045
Show DeFi positions for this address on Arbitrum.
What was this wallet's PnL over the last 30 days?
List recent NFT trades from this wallet.

Token security

Is this token a honeypot? 0x...
Run a rugpull check on $PEPE.
Show me the top holders of this token and how concentrated they are.
What approvals does this wallet have? Are any risky?
Simulate this transaction before I sign it: <tx hash or calldata>

On-chain DEX

What are the trending pairs on Uniswap V3 right now?
Show me top trades on Solana DEXes in the last hour.
What's the liquidity profile of this pool? <pool address>
Find pairs that whales are accumulating today.

NFT analytics

What's the floor price of CryptoPunks? Show 24h trend.
Compare Bored Apes and Pudgy Penguins on volume.
Show me the trait floor for this collection.
List recent compressed NFT mints on Solana.

Prediction markets

What are the most-traded events on Polymarket this week?
Show me the top traders on Polymarket by P&L.
What's the implied probability of this market right now?
Trace this trader's position history.

Network infrastructure

What are current gas prices on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base?
Show me Solana priority fees right now.
List supported chains and their RPC status.

Tool catalog

376+ tools across 10 categories. Every tool is callable directly via hive tools call <name> or through the MCP tools/call method.

Live category endpoints (for clients that want a smaller scoped tool surface):

https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_market_data/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_onchain_dex/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_portfolio_wallet/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_token_contract/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_defi_protocol/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_nft_analytics/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_security_risk/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_network_infrastructure/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_search_discovery/mcp
https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/hive_prediction_markets/mcp

Full live tool list: https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/api/v1/tools (requires API key) or hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/live-catalog.

Why Hive over a single-provider MCP?

Single-provider MCPs win on niche depth. Hive wins when the agent needs broad crypto context in one request — prices + DeFi + wallet + security + DEX in a single conversation, without the user (or the agent) figuring out which tool lives in which provider.

CLI

The hive CLI is a thin terminal client over the same Hive API. Set HIVE_API_KEY (or hive auth login once) and you're done.

# Crypto prices
hive market price --ids bitcoin,ethereum,solana --vs usd

# Top 20 coins by market cap
hive market top --vs usd --limit 20

# DeFi protocol TVL
hive defi tvl --protocol aave

# Token security scan
hive security scan --token 0x...

# Wallet portfolio across chains
hive portfolio balance --address 0x...

# Polymarket event stats
hive prediction markets --event "us-presidential-election-2028"

# Search across all 376+ tools
hive tools search "funding rate"

# Run any tool by name
hive tools call get_price --args '{"ids":"bitcoin","vs_currencies":"usd"}'

CLI domains

Run hive <domain> --help to see commands within a domain. Run hive tools list for the full 376+ tool catalog.

CLI flags

--json          Force JSON envelope output
--pretty        Force human-readable output
--fields <list> Comma-separated fields to include
--jq <expr>     Filter JSON output (jq-like syntax)
--csv           Output as CSV
--timeout <ms>  Request timeout (default: 30000)
--no-retry      Disable automatic retry
-q, --quiet     Suppress non-data output
-v, --verbose   Show debug info

Auth and profiles

hive auth login            # Save API key once
hive auth whoami           # Show current profile
hive auth profiles         # List all profiles
hive auth switch prod      # Switch profiles
hive doctor                # Check connectivity

Shell completion

# Bash
eval "$(hive completion bash)"

# Zsh
eval "$(hive completion zsh)"

# Fish
hive completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/hive.fish

# Auto-install
hive completion bash --install

Aliases

hive alias set btc 'market price --ids bitcoin --vs usd'
hive btc

Pricing

One credit = one tool call, regardless of upstream provider or response size. Discovery calls (tools/list, GET /api/v1/tools) are free.

Full pricing: hiveintelligence.xyz/pricing

Machine-readable pricing for AI agents: hiveintelligence.xyz/pricing.md

Configuration

FAQ

What is Hive Intelligence? A managed MCP server, REST API, and CLI that gives AI agents structured access to live crypto market data, DeFi activity, wallet positions, token security signals, DEX flows, NFTs, prediction markets, and on-chain network data through one normalized tool surface.

What does an API key cost? Free Demo plan with 10,000 monthly credits — no credit card required. Paid plans start at $129/month for 500K credits. Get a key at hiveintelligence.xyz/dashboard/keys.

Why doesn't npx -y hive-intelligence show subcommands? hive-intelligence is the MCP stdio server bin — it opens a JSON-RPC transport and waits for an MCP client. For interactive terminal use, use the hive CLI: npx -y -p hive-intelligence hive --help.

Which AI clients support MCP? Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Claude Mobile, ChatGPT Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code (via Copilot Chat), Gemini CLI, and any client implementing the Model Context Protocol. Setup guides for each: hiveintelligence.xyz/install.

Can I use the remote HTTP endpoint instead of stdio? Yes. Point your MCP client at https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/mcp with Authorization: Bearer <key>. Skips the local Node process entirely. Recommended for ChatGPT Desktop, Cursor (cloud), and any HTTP-MCP-aware client.

What chains are supported? EVM (Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche, and 90+ more), Solana with full Helius DAS coverage including compressed NFTs, Bitcoin, and others depending on the provider mix per category.

Is the source code open? This package (the CLI and stdio MCP server bin) is MIT-licensed and open source. The managed backend that serves mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz is operated as a service.

How does Hive prevent hallucinated answers? Every tool call returns explicit error envelopes with provider attribution and timestamps. Security tools (get_token_security, detect_rugpull) wrap GoPlus and return structured risk flags. Time-series tools accept point-in-time params (at, block_number) so agents can answer historical questions without drifting to "latest."

Hive vs CoinGecko MCP / Moralis MCP / DefiLlama MCP? Hive normalizes nine providers into one tool surface (376+ tools) covering market data, DeFi, wallets, security, DEX, NFTs, prediction markets, and network infrastructure. Single-provider MCPs go deeper inside their provider's data; Hive goes broader so agents can answer cross-domain questions in one request.

Documentation

• Quick Start — hiveintelligence.xyz/quick-start
• API Reference — hiveintelligence.xyz/api-integration
• All Install Guides — hiveintelligence.xyz/install
• CLI Reference — hiveintelligence.xyz/cli
• Tool Catalog — hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/live-catalog
• Use Cases — hiveintelligence.xyz/use-cases
• What is MCP for crypto? — hiveintelligence.xyz/glossary/mcp-crypto

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Test with the MCP inspector
npm run inspector

# Run the MCP server locally
npm start

Support

• GitHub Issues — github.com/hive-intel/hive-crypto-mcp/issues
• Email — support@hiveintelligence.xyz
• Telegram — t.me/HiveIntelligence
• Twitter / X — @Hive_Intel

License

MIT © Hive Intelligence