MCP Utils runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 119 installs a week from npm. Last commit 28 Sep 2026.
MCP server for address derivation and encoding utilities across multiple blockchains via Crypto APIs
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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-utils -e 'CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY=<CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @cryptoapis-io/mcp-utils{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-utils": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cryptoapis-io/mcp-utils"
],
"env": {
"CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY": "<CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-utils]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cryptoapis-io/mcp-utils"]
env = { CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY = "<CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-utils": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cryptoapis-io/mcp-utils"
],
"env": {
"CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY": "<CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-utils": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cryptoapis-io/mcp-utils"
],
"env": {
"CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY": "<CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<CRYPTOAPIS_API_KEY> (Crypto APIs API key).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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