Zcash MCP Server - Private Payments for AI Agents

Track: Building Cool Agents

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to send and receive private Zcash payments with full shielded transaction support.

Features

• Shielded Addresses: Generate and manage private Zcash addresses

• Private Payments: Send ZEC with encrypted memos

• Balance Checking: Query shielded balances

• Transaction History: View private transaction history

• Price Info: Real-time ZEC/USD pricing

Why This Matters

Privacy in digital payments is critical. This MCP server brings private, blockchain-based payments to AI agents, enabling:

• Private agent-to-agent transfers

• Secure payment automation

• Privacy-preserving transactions

• Decentralized finance integration

Installation

npm install

Usage

As MCP Server

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zcash": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/zcash-mcp-server/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. create_shielded_address - Generate new private Zcash address

2. get_balance - Check shielded balance

3. send_private_payment - Send ZEC with encrypted memo

4. get_transactions - View transaction history

5. get_price - Get current ZEC/USD price

Architecture

• Built on MCP SDK

• Connects to Zcash RPC node

• Uses shielded (Sapling/Orchard) addresses

• Encrypts transaction memos

Security

• Private keys never exposed to AI agent

• All transactions use shielded pools

• Encrypted memo support

• No metadata leakage

Demo

See demo/ folder for example usage with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.

License

MIT

Author

decentrathai - Built for MCP & AI Agents Hackathon 2026