Ordinals runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 53 installs a week from npm. Last commit 13 Sep 2026.
Bitcoin Ordinals MCP Server — inscriptions, runes, BRC-20, collections & rare sats
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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 ordinals -- npx -y ordinals-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ordinals": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ordinals-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.ordinals]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ordinals-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"ordinals": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ordinals-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ordinals": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ordinals-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
HIRO_API_KEY (Hiro API key (free at platform.hiro.so) — 500 RPM), ORDISCAN_API_KEY (Ordiscan API key (free at ordiscan.com/docs/api)), MAGIC_EDEN_API_KEY (Magic Eden API key (optional, higher rate limits)).
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