Does Base have an MCP server?
Base maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Local server
- Repository
- base/base-mcp-legacy
- Maintainer
- Base
- License
- MIT
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 351
- Last commit
- 3mo ago
- Category
- Finance & Fintech
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides onchain tools for LLMs, allowing them to interact with the Base network and Coinbase API.
Project site: www.npmjs.com
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides onchain tools for LLMs, allowing them to interact with the Base network and Coinbase API.
Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add base -- npx -y <package-from-readme>Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable.
Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config and add the server to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"base": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"base": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"base": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
]
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
Does Base have an official MCP server?
Yes. Base maintains an official MCP server. The source lives at base/base-mcp-legacy on GitHub.
How do I connect Base to Claude?
Run the server locally and register it in Claude's MCP config. In Claude Code that's a single "claude mcp add" command; in Claude Desktop you add it to claude_desktop_config.json.
How is this verdict verified?
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