About Ordiscan MCP Server
Ordiscan MCP Server provides information about Ordinals and Runes on Bitcoin to MCP clients. It requires an Ordiscan API key to access the data.
Key features
- 01Get Bitcoin Ordinals information
- 02Get Bitcoin Runes information
- 03Access data through the Ordiscan API
Use cases
- 01Look up Ordinals from an MCP client
- 02Look up Runes from an MCP client
MCP support
The MCP server exposes information about Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes to MCP clients and requires an Ordiscan API key.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
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Details
From the project READMEOrdiscan MCP Server
A model context protocol server for getting information about Ordinals and Runes on Bitcoin
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9dddacdf-add0-4a96-8444-5e0803e695a7
Installation
To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:
- On MacOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - On Windows:
%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ordiscan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ordiscan-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"ORDISCAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
},
}
}
Note that you need an Ordiscan API key, which you can obtain for free here.
Development
Install dependencies:
npm install
Build the server:
npm run build
For development with auto-rebuild:
npm run watch
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