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

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

hive-intel/hive-crypto-mcp