# Bitview

Provides read-only Bitcoin blockchain and mempool metrics without an API key. Helpful when inspecting on-chain statistics directly in your workspace.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 177
- Author: bitcoinresearchkit
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/bitcoinresearchkit/mono/tree/HEAD/crates/bitview_mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/bitview

## What it does

\`bitview_mcp` serves as an adapter for the Bitview REST API without storing local state. Tool calls translate into standard `GET` requests directed to the public endpoint. You do not need an account or an API token to query `https://mcp.bitview.space/`. No credentials are required.

The server keeps no cache and retains no sessions. Traffic relies on upstream Cloudflare caching instead. If you compile and run the binary locally, passing `--api`, `--url`, and `--name` is strictly required.

Every tool call is strictly read-only, so broadcasting transactions or altering on-chain data is impossible. The tool list is compiled directly from the OpenAPI manifest.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.bitview.space/`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http bitview https://mcp.bitview.space/
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add bitview_mcp --url https://mcp.bitview.space/
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bitview_mcp": {
            "url": "https://mcp.bitview.space/"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "bitview_mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.bitview.space/"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http bitview_mcp https://mcp.bitview.space/
```

## When to use it
- inspect current Bitcoin mempool congestion
- pull network difficulty and mining statistics
- query on-chain analytics without an API key
- track market metrics across the Bitcoin blockchain

## Example prompts
- Check the current Bitcoin mempool fee rates and backlog size.
- What are the latest Bitcoin mining difficulty and network stats?
- Retrieve on-chain market metrics using Bitview.

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