Blockchainacademics runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 115 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
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Today is the operative word: we check Blockchainacademics every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @blockchainacademics/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@blockchainacademics/mcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@blockchainacademics/mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@blockchainacademics/mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@blockchainacademics/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
BCA_API_KEY (Optional. When unset, the server uses a public demo key (10 marquee tools, 100/day shared cap). Set for the full 104-tool surface — free tier 2,000/mo at https://brain.blockchainacademics.com/signup), BCA_API_BASE (Override the API base URL. Defaults to https://api.blockchainacademics.com).
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