# zeta-chain-cli

Enables AI assistants to interact with ZetaChain universal apps, query balances, and trigger cross-chain calls across EVM, Solana, Bitcoin, Sui, and TON.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 6
- Author: zeta-chain
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/zeta-chain/cli/tree/HEAD/src/mcp
- Updated: 2026-02-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/zeta-chain-cli

## What it does

The server exposes the ZetaChain command-line tool directly to AI coding agents. Through this interface, an assistant can scaffold universal applications from templates, check fees, inspect deployed contracts, and transfer supported tokens between connected networks.

Running the tool locally requires Node.js 18 or newer. Git is also required. Starting the multi-chain `localnet` setup additionally demands Docker 24 or higher.

The remote Smithery deployment cannot reach local files, keys, or localnet. Developers who need local network simulation or account access must install the package directly through npm.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://server.smithery.ai/@zeta-chain/cli/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://server.smithery.ai/@zeta-chain/cli/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add mcp --url https://server.smithery.ai/@zeta-chain/cli/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp": {
            "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@zeta-chain/cli/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@zeta-chain/cli/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http mcp https://server.smithery.ai/@zeta-chain/cli/mcp
```

## When to use it
- Query token balances and transfer fees across EVM, Solana, and Bitcoin
- Scaffold ZetaChain universal application projects from starter templates
- Spin up a local multi-chain network for cross-chain contract testing
- Trigger cross-chain transactions between Sui, TON, and ZetaChain apps

## Example prompts
- Run `zetachain query balances` to check connected wallet assets
- Initialize a new ZetaChain universal app project from a template
- Start the multi-chain test network using `zetachain localnet start`

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