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πŸš€ AURA MCP Server

Bridge LLMs with AURA API for DeFi Intelligence & On-Chain Automation

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude & ChatGPT to interact with AURA API for real-time DeFi portfolio analysis, swap execution, yield opportunities, and automated trading strategies across 200+ blockchain networks.

Deploy with Vercel Run on Replit

🌟 Features

πŸ”„ Swap Execution (NEW)

  • Natural language swap intent parsing ("swap 1 ETH to USDC on Base")

  • AURA-powered DEX aggregation (auto-selects best route across 200+ chains)

  • 9M+ token support with real-time pricing

  • Web-based transaction signing (secure browser signing)

  • Token allowance management (auto-approval flow)

  • Guard validation (slippage, gas, risk management)

πŸ’Ό Portfolio Management

  • Cross-chain wallet balance tracking

  • DeFi position monitoring with health factors

  • Real-time USD value calculations

  • Support for native tokens and ERC-20s

🎯 Operations Intelligence (100% Real-Time AURA API)

  • Airdrop Detection: Eligible & upcoming airdrops with value estimates

  • Liquidation Scanning: Health factor monitoring across protocols

  • Narrative Opportunities: Real-time market trend analysis

  • Governance Tracking: Proposal detection with voting rewards

πŸ€– AI Strategy Automation

  • DCA Event-Aware: Dollar-cost averaging with market event detection

  • Liquidation Guard: Automated position protection

  • Basket Rotation: Dynamic portfolio rebalancing

  • Historical backtesting with CAGR, Sharpe ratio, max drawdown

πŸ›‘οΈ Guard Engine (Risk Management)

  • Max slippage & gas price limits

  • Allowed DEXes & blocked tokens/protocols

  • Emergency stop capability

  • Per-user customizable guardrails

πŸ’° x402 Payment Protocol

  • On-chain payment verification

  • Per-request monetization

  • USDC/USDT support

  • Invoice generation & tracking

πŸš€ Quick Start

Prerequisites

Installation

# Clone repository git clone https://github.com/aura-mcp/server.git cd aura-mcp-server # Install dependencies npm install # Configure environment cp env.example .env # Edit .env and add your AURA_API_KEY

Development

# Start HTTP server (for ChatGPT/web integration) npm run dev # Start MCP server (for Claude Desktop) npm run dev:mcp # Run tests npm test # Build for production npm run build

Production

# Build and start npm run build npm start

Server runs on:

  • Replit: Port 5000 (auto-configured)

  • Vercel: Dynamic port (auto-configured)

  • Local: Port 5000 (default)

βš™οΈ Configuration

Required Environment Variables

# AURA API Configuration (Required) AURA_API_KEY=your_aura_api_key_here # Optional Configuration AURA_API_URL=https://aura.adex.network # Default AURA API endpoint MCP_SERVER_PORT=5000 # Server port (Replit) PORT= # Dynamic port (Vercel) NODE_ENV=production # Environment

Optional: x402 Payment Configuration

X402_RECEIVER=0xYourWalletAddress X402_ASSET=USDC

πŸ”Œ Integration with LLMs

🎯 MCP Protocol (Native Integration)

NEW: AURA MCP Server now supports native MCP over HTTP with SSE for real-time two-way communication!

MCP Endpoint: https://mcp-aura.replit.app/mcp
Documentation: MCP_INTEGRATION.md

ChatGPT MCP Connector (Recommended)

  1. Open ChatGPT β†’ Settings β†’ Connectors

  2. Enable Developer mode

  3. Create new connector:

    • Name: AURA DeFi

    • URL: https://mcp-aura.replit.app/mcp

  4. Use in chat with 15 DeFi tools!

Claude Desktop MCP Connector

  1. Open Settings β†’ Connectors

  2. Add custom connector:

    • Name: AURA DeFi

    • URL: https://mcp-aura.replit.app/mcp

See MCP_INTEGRATION.md for complete guide.

Claude Desktop (MCP Native)

  1. Edit Claude config:

    # macOS/Linux nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json # Windows notepad %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  2. Add MCP server:

    { "mcpServers": { "aura-mcp": { "command": "node", "args": ["path/to/aura-mcp-server/dist/index.js"], "env": { "AURA_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" } } } }
  3. Restart Claude Desktop

ChatGPT (Custom GPT via HTTP API)

  1. Deploy server to Vercel/Replit (see Deployment section)

  2. Create Custom GPT in ChatGPT

  3. Add Actions with your server URL

  4. Import OpenAPI spec from /api/openapi.json

πŸ“– Usage Examples

Swap Execution

// Parse natural language swap intent const intent = await mcpClient.call('swap.parse', { text: 'swap 1 ETH to USDC on Base', userAddress: '0x69bfD720Dd188B8BB04C4b4D24442D3c15576D10' }); // Get quote (AURA auto-selects best DEX) const quote = await mcpClient.call('swap.quote', intent.params); // Prepare transaction (check allowance, get tx data) const prepared = await mcpClient.call('swap.prepare', { quoteId: quote.quoteId, userAddress: '0x69bfD720Dd188B8BB04C4b4D24442D3c15576D10' }); // User signs transaction in browser const signedTx = await userWallet.signTransaction(prepared.transaction); // Execute swap const result = await mcpClient.call('swap.execute', { signedTransaction: signedTx });

Portfolio Analysis

// Get wallet balance across chains const balance = await mcpClient.call('portfolio.getBalance', { address: '0x69bfD720Dd188B8BB04C4b4D24442D3c15576D10', chain: 'ethereum' }); // Get DeFi positions with health factors const positions = await mcpClient.call('portfolio.getPositions', { address: '0x69bfD720Dd188B8BB04C4b4D24442D3c15576D10' });

Opportunity Scanning

// Scan for airdrop opportunities const airdrops = await mcpClient.call('ops.scanOpportunities', { kind: 'airdrop', params: { address: '0x69bfD720Dd188B8BB04C4b4D24442D3c15576D10' } }); // Scan for liquidation risks const liquidations = await mcpClient.call('ops.scanOpportunities', { kind: 'liquidation', params: { protocol: 'aave' } });

AI Strategy Automation

// Propose DCA Event-Aware Strategy const strategy = await mcpClient.call('strategy.propose', { intent: 'dca_event_aware', params: { asset: 'ETH', budgetUsd: 200, cadence: '2x/week', eventRules: { pauseOnUnlock: true, maxGasGwei: 25, boostOnDrawdownPct: 3 } }, address: '0x69bfD720Dd188B8BB04C4b4D24442D3c15576D10' }); // Backtest strategy const backtest = await mcpClient.call('strategy.backtest', { name: 'dca_event_aware', params: strategy.params, lookbackDays: 90 });

πŸš€ Deployment

Deploy to Vercel (Recommended)

Option 1: One-Click Deploy Deploy with Vercel

Option 2: Vercel CLI

# Install Vercel CLI npm i -g vercel # Login and deploy vercel login vercel --prod # Set environment variable vercel env add AURA_API_KEY

Option 3: GitHub Integration

  1. Push to GitHub

  2. Import repository at vercel.com/new

  3. Add AURA_API_KEY in Environment Variables

  4. Deploy

πŸ“– Detailed Guide: See VERCEL_DEPLOY.md

Deploy to Replit

  1. Import GitHub repository to Replit

  2. Add AURA_API_KEY to Replit Secrets

  3. Click Run (auto-configured on port 5000)

Deploy to Railway

npm i -g @railway/cli railway login railway up railway variables set AURA_API_KEY=your_key

πŸ—οΈ Architecture

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Tech Stack

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ with TypeScript

  • Framework: Fastify (HTTP), MCP SDK (stdio)

  • Validation: Zod schemas

  • Testing: Jest with 80%+ coverage

  • Blockchain: Ethers.js v6

  • API: AURA API (https://aura.adex.network)

πŸ§ͺ Testing

# Run all tests npm test # Run with coverage npm test -- --coverage # Run specific test suite npm test -- --testNamePattern="Swap Tools" # Watch mode npm run test:watch

πŸ“Š Performance

  • Swap Quote: < 500ms (AURA API aggregation)

  • Portfolio Analysis: < 2s across chains

  • Strategy Backtest: < 5s for 90-day window

  • Throughput: 100+ requests/minute

  • Uptime: 99.9% SLA (Vercel/Railway)

πŸ”’ Security

  • βœ… Input validation with Zod schemas

  • βœ… Guard engine risk management

  • βœ… Web-based signing (no server-side private keys)

  • βœ… x402 on-chain payment verification

  • βœ… Rate limiting & DDoS protection

  • βœ… Environment variable encryption

πŸ“š API Reference

MCP Tools

Tool

Description

Input

Output

swap.parse

Parse natural language swap intent

{ text, userAddress }

Parsed swap params

swap.quote

Get swap quote with best DEX

{ fromToken, toToken, amount, chain }

Quote with route

swap.prepare

Prepare swap transaction

{ quoteId, userAddress }

Transaction data

swap.execute

Execute signed swap

{ signedTransaction }

Execution result

portfolio.getBalance

Get wallet balance

{ address, chain }

Token balances

portfolio.getPositions

Get DeFi positions

{ address }

Positions with health

ops.scanOpportunities

Scan opportunities

{ kind, params }

Opportunity list

strategy.propose

Propose strategy

{ intent, params, address }

Strategy proposal

strategy.backtest

Backtest strategy

{ name, params, lookbackDays }

Performance metrics

transaction.simulate

Simulate transaction

{ intentId, txParams }

Simulation result

transaction.execute

Execute transaction

{ intentId, txParams }

Execution result

guard.setRules

Set risk rules

{ ruleType, params }

Confirmation

report.get

Get trading report

{ sessionId }

PnL & fills

system.health

Check system health

{}

Health status

HTTP Endpoints

All HTTP endpoints available at /api/*:

  • POST /api/swap/parse - Parse swap intent

  • POST /api/swap/quote - Get swap quote

  • POST /api/swap/prepare - Prepare swap transaction

  • POST /api/swap/execute - Execute swap

  • POST /api/portfolio/balance - Get balance

  • POST /api/portfolio/positions - Get positions

  • POST /api/strategy/propose - Propose strategy

  • GET /api/health - Health check

  • GET /api/system/health - System status

🀝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please follow these steps:

  1. Fork the repository

  2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)

  3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')

  4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)

  5. Open Pull Request

πŸ† AURA API Hackathon

Status: βœ… Production Ready

Key Features Implemented

  • βœ… 100% Real-time AURA API integration (zero mock data)

  • βœ… Swap execution with auto-DEX selection (200+ chains, 9M+ tokens)

  • βœ… AI-powered strategy automation (DCA, liquidation guards)

  • βœ… Opportunity scanning (airdrops, liquidations, governance)

  • βœ… x402 payment protocol integration

  • βœ… Guard engine risk management

  • βœ… MCP protocol for Claude & ChatGPT

Demo

πŸ“„ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

πŸ“ž Support


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