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Hive Intelligence

MCP server and CLI for cryptocurrency, Web3, and financial market analytics. Access 351 tools across 14 categories from your AI assistant or terminal.

Install

npm install -g hive-intelligence

This gives you two commands:

Command

Purpose

hive-intelligence

MCP stdio server for AI clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.)

hive

CLI tool for terminal usage

Related MCP server: crypto-indicators-mcp

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"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hive-intelligence"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add hive-intelligence -- npx -y hive-intelligence

Remote MCP Server

For clients that support HTTP transport:

https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/mcp

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

CLI Usage

The hive CLI is a lightweight client that talks to the Hive API. No API keys needed to get started.

# 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

Domain

Description

market

Crypto prices, charts, rankings, stablecoins, gas

defi

DeFi protocol TVL, fees, yields, bridges

portfolio

Wallet balances, DeFi positions, NFTs

security

Token security scans, approvals, simulations

stocks

Stock quotes, candles, financials, analyst ratings

macro

GDP, CPI, rates, employment, economic calendar

social

Sentiment, influencers, trending topics

exchange

CEX tickers, orderbooks, trades, funding rates

dex

DEX pools, trending pairs, trades, volume

wallet

On-chain balances, transfers, transactions

nft

NFT collections, markets, trends

network

Chains, gas prices, blocks

search

Search tokens and pools

altdata

Insider trades, earnings, IPOs

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 (351 Tools)

#

Category

Tools

Description

1

Market Data & Price

83

Real-time/historical prices, OHLCV, market caps, stablecoins, derivatives, funding rates

2

On-Chain DEX & Pool

44

DEX pools, liquidity, trending pairs, trader stats, volume, bridges

3

Portfolio & Wallet

38

Wallet balances, transaction history, DeFi positions, multi-chain tracking

4

Token & Contract

27

Token metadata, holder distributions, contract analysis, treasury tracking

5

DeFi Protocol

23

TVL data, protocol fees, yield farming, chain metrics, treasuries

6

NFT Analytics

37

Collection data, market charts, liquidity pools, holder analysis

7

Security & Risk

20

Token security, honeypot detection, phishing, rugpull analysis

8

Network & Infrastructure

24

Network health, gas prices, block data, chain statuses

9

Search & Discovery

10

Coin search, trending analysis, categories, token discovery

10

Social & Sentiment

17

Social analytics, influencer tracking, news, Galaxy Score, AltRank

11

Stocks & Equities

8

Real-time quotes, candles, company profiles, recommendations

12

Forex & Commodities

4

Forex rates, commodity prices (gold, silver, platinum)

13

Economic Indicators

13

GDP, CPI, fed rate, treasury yields, unemployment, S&P 500

14

Alternative Data

5

Insider trading, sentiment scores, earnings/IPO calendar

Data Providers

CoinGecko, LunarCrush, DefiLlama, GeckoTerminal, Codex, DeBank, GoPlus, GoldRush (Covalent), CCXT, Finnhub, FRED

Environment Variables

Variable

Description

HIVE_API_KEY

API key (or use hive auth login)

HIVE_API_URL

Custom server URL (default: https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz)

API_EXECUTE_ENDPOINT

Override MCP server backend URL

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Test with MCP inspector
npm run inspector

# Start MCP server locally
npm start

License

MIT

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