Hive Intelligence

MCP server and CLI for cryptocurrency, Web3, and financial market analytics. Access 389 tools across 14 categories from your AI assistant or terminal.

Install

npm install -g hive-intelligence

This gives you two commands:

Note: hive-intelligence is an MCP stdio server — running it directly opens a stdio transport that waits for JSON-RPC messages. It is not interactive and does not accept subcommands. For terminal usage, use the hive CLI.

Run without installing

The CLI is a separate bin in the same package, so with npx you must select it explicitly via -p:

# Run the CLI via npx (note: -p selects the package, `hive` is the bin)
HIVE_API_KEY=hive_live_... npx -y -p hive-intelligence hive --help
HIVE_API_KEY=hive_live_... npx -y -p hive-intelligence hive market price --ids bitcoin --vs usd

# Plain `npx -y hive-intelligence` launches the MCP stdio server, not the CLI.

API Key

An API key is required. Get one at hiveintelligence.xyz and set it as an environment variable:

export HIVE_API_KEY="hive_live_..."

Or use the CLI login:

hive auth login

MCP Server Setup

Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

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

VS Code

Add to .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-intelligence -e HIVE_API_KEY=hive_live_... -- npx -y hive-intelligence

Remote MCP Server

For clients that support HTTP transport:

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

More details: https://hiveintelligence.xyz/crypto-mcp

CLI Usage

The hive CLI is a lightweight client that talks to the Hive API. Set HIVE_API_KEY (or run hive auth login) before making calls.

# Get Bitcoin price
hive market price --ids bitcoin --vs usd

# Top coins by market cap
hive market top --vs usd --limit 10

# DeFi protocol TVL
hive defi tvl --protocol aave

# Stock quote
hive stocks quote --symbol AAPL

# Search across all tools
hive tools search "price"

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

CLI Commands

CLI Options

--json          Force JSON 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

Authentication and Profiles

# Log in with API key
hive auth login

# Check connectivity
hive doctor

# Show current profile
hive auth whoami

# Manage multiple profiles
hive auth profiles
hive auth switch production

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

Analytics Categories (389 Tools)

Data Providers

CoinGecko, DefiLlama, GeckoTerminal, Codex (Defined.fi), Moralis, GoPlus, GoldRush (Covalent), Tenderly, CCXT, Finnhub

Environment Variables

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Test with MCP inspector
npm run inspector

# Start MCP server locally
npm start

License

MIT