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Bitcoin MCP MCP Server

49 Bitcoin tools for AI agents: fees, mempool, blocks, mining, price. Zero config.

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Published as bitcoin-mcp on pypi. Runs locally.

Known issues

12 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 9.

Most discussed

Add --log-level CLI flag for debug logging

What

Add a --log-level CLI flag to control logging verbosity. Currently the log level is hardcoded to INFO on line 23 of server.py:

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, stream=sys.stderr)

Why

When troubleshooting connection issues or debugging tool behavior, users need DEBUG level logging to see:

  • Which RPC backend was selected (local node vs Satoshi API)
  • Individual RPC call details
  • Response timing

Currently there is no way to enable debug output without

Read the thread · 2026-03-21 · closed · 3 comments

HRF Roadmap: Lightning tools for bitcoin-mcp

Why this matters

Lightning is a core usability layer for censorship-resistant Bitcoin payments. Adding Lightning support to bitcoin-mcp gives local AI assistants practical Bitcoin payment awareness without forcing users through centralized platforms.

Scope

Add Lightning Network tools to bitcoin-mcp for invoice and payment workflows.

Acceptance criteria

  • Add invoice creation tool or document supported backend requirements
  • Add payment verification tool
  • Add channel or

Read the thread · 2026-04-21 · open · 1 comment

Add example configuration for Zed editor

What

Add a Zed editor MCP configuration example to the examples/ folder and mention it in the README Quick Start section.

The examples/ folder already has configs for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf — but Zed is missing despite having MCP support since v0.167.

Why

Zed is a fast-growing editor with native MCP support. Adding a config example removes friction for Zed users discovering bitcoin-mcp. The existing examples for other editors show this is an established pattern in the

Read the thread · 2026-03-21 · closed · 1 comment

Tool: decode_xpub — derive addresses and metadata from extended public key

Feature Request

Tool name: decode_xpub

What it should do

Accept an extended public key (xpub/ypub/zpub) and return metadata + derived addresses. Useful for agents doing wallet analysis or watch-only wallet setups.

Expected inputs

xpub: str              # Extended public key (xpub/ypub/zpub/tpub)
derive_count: int = 5  # Number of addresses to derive (max 20)
account: int = 0       # BIP44 account index

Expected output

{
  "network": "mainnet",
  "ty

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Bortlesboat/bitcoin-mcp/issues/2) · 2026-03-15 · closed · 1 comment

### Add `py.typed` marker and improve type hints in `l402_client.py`

## What

Two improvements for type checking support:

1. **Add `py.typed` marker file** — `src/bitcoin_mcp/py.typed` (empty file). This tells type checkers (mypy, pyright) that the package supports inline type hints. Without it, tools like VS Code show bitcoin-mcp as "partially unknown."

2. **Add return type annotations to `l402_client.py`** — Several methods are missing return types:
   - `L402Client.close()` → `None`
   - `L402Client.__enter__()` → `"L402Client"`  (or `Self` with `typing_exte

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Bortlesboat/bitcoin-mcp/issues/11) · 2026-03-21 · closed · 0 comments

### Most recent

### Add tests for MCP resources (7 resources have zero coverage)

## What

All 7 MCP resources defined in `server.py` have no test coverage:

- `resource_connection_status` — `bitcoin://connection/status`
- `resource_node_status` — `bitcoin://node/status`
- `resource_current_fees` — `bitcoin://fees/current`
- `resource_mempool_snapshot` — `bitcoin://mempool/snapshot`
- `resource_script_opcodes` — `bitcoin://protocol/script-opcodes`
- `resource_address_types` — `bitcoin://protocol/address-types`
- `resource_sighash_types` — `bitcoin://protocol/sighash-types`

#

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Bortlesboat/bitcoin-mcp/issues/7) · 2026-03-21 · closed · 0 comments

### Add unit tests for L402 client

## What

`src/bitcoin_mcp/l402_client.py` has zero test coverage. It implements the L402 Lightning payment protocol (macaroon + invoice challenge-response flow) but none of the logic is tested.

## Why

The L402 client handles real money flows — token caching, price limit enforcement, challenge parsing, and retry logic. Untested payment code is a liability. Adding tests here improves confidence for anyone extending Lightning support.

## What to test

At minimum, cover these cases:

1. **`_parse

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Bortlesboat/bitcoin-mcp/issues/6) · 2026-03-21 · closed · 0 comments

### Resource: bitcoin://fees/history — fee rate history over last 7 days

## Feature Request

**Resource URI:** `bitcoin://fees/history`

### What it should do
Return a time-series of fee rates over the past 7 days (hourly buckets). Currently agents can only get the *current* fee snapshot via `bitcoin://fees/current`. Historical context helps agents advise on whether fees are high/low relative to recent norms.

### Expected output
```json
{
  "period": "7d",
  "buckets": [
    {"timestamp": 1710000000, "fast_sat_vb": 45, "medium_sat_vb": 22, "slow_sat_vb": 8},
    ...

[Read the thread](https://github.com/Bortlesboat/bitcoin-mcp/issues/3) · 2026-03-15 · closed · 0 comments

### Tool: get_address_transactions — paginated tx history for an address

## Feature Request

**Tool name:** `get_address_transactions`

### What it should do
Return paginated transaction history for a Bitcoin address. Agents frequently need to answer "what has this address sent/received?" and currently have to use `get_address_history` which returns summary data only.

### Expected inputs
```python
address: str           # Bitcoin address (bech32, P2PKH, P2SH)
limit: int = 10        # Max transactions to return  
offset: int = 0        # Pagination offset

Ex

Read the thread · 2026-03-15 · closed · 0 comments

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