Etherscan MCP Server

An MCP server for Etherscan — connect any MCP-compatible client to the Ethereum blockchain explorer.

What is this?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants and agents access to Etherscan's Ethereum blockchain explorer API — ETH balances, ERC-20 token balances, transaction history, contract ABIs, and gas prices — through natural language.

Use it with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, or any MCP-compatible client to inspect wallets, audit contracts, and analyze on-chain activity.

Why use this?

• No API key required — works out of the box with Etherscan's free tier (limited to ~1 call/5s without a key)
• Optional API key support — set ETHERSCAN_API_KEY for 5 calls/sec and full results
• 8 built-in tools — covers the most common on-chain queries
• Clean markdown output — results read naturally in chat
• Rate-limited automatically — respects free tier limits, retries on 429

Tools

Tool	Description
get_eth_balance	Get native ETH balance for an address
get_token_balances	Get all ERC-20 token balances for an address
get_transaction	Get full details for a transaction by hash
get_transactions_by_address	Get normal (external) transactions for an address
get_erc20_transfers	Get ERC-20 token transfer events for an address
get_internal_transactions	Get internal (contract-called) transactions for an address
get_contract_abi	Get the ABI for a verified smart contract
get_gas_price	Get current gas price oracle (slow/standard/fast in Gwei)

Quick Start

1. Install

npm install -g etherscan-mcp-server

Or run directly with npx:

npx -y etherscan-mcp-server

2. Configure your MCP client

Add to your MCP client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "etherscan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "etherscan-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Or with global install:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "etherscan": {
      "command": "etherscan-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

3. Use it

Ask your AI assistant things like:

• "What's the ETH balance of vitalik.eth's address 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045?"
• "Show me the ERC-20 token balances for that address"
• "Get details for transaction 0x..."
• "List the last 20 normal transactions for this address"
• "Show me all USDT transfers to this wallet"
• "Fetch the ABI for the USDC contract 0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48"
• "What are current gas prices on Ethereum mainnet?"

Example Output

get_eth_balance

ETH Balance for 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045

247.3821 ETH

get_gas_price

⛽ Etherscan Gas Price Oracle

- Safe Low (🐢): 12.50 Gwei
- Standard (🚗): 15.20 Gwei
- Fast (🚀): 18.90 Gwei

- Last Block: 19850000
- Gas Used Ratio: 0.512
- Suggested Base Fee: 13.40 Gwei

*Estimated tx cost for 21,000 gas: 🐢 0.000263 ETH | 🚀 0.000397 ETH*

get_transactions_by_address

Normal Transactions for 0xd8dA...6045 (20 results, page 1)

- ✅ ↗ OUT 0.5 ETH · transfer — block 19,850,123 — 2026-06-05 — gas: 15.20 Gwei — hash: 0x4f8a2b9c3d1e5f7a...
- ✅ ↙ IN 1.2 ETH · transfer — block 19,849,876 — 2026-06-05 — gas: 14.80 Gwei — hash: 0x9c1d4e7f2a8b6c3d...
- ❌ ↗ OUT 0.0 ETH · swapExactTokensForETH — block 19,849,500 — 2026-06-05 — gas: 22.10 Gwei — hash: 0x2b7c9e1f4a3d8b5c...

get_contract_abi

Contract ABI for 0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48

- Functions: 28
- Events: 13
- Constructors: 1
- Fallback/Receive: 0

### Functions (showing first 25)
  - `name()` → string (view)
  - `symbol()` → string (view)
  - `decimals()` → uint8 (view)
  - `totalSupply()` → uint256 (view)
  - `balanceOf(address)` → uint256 (view)
  - `transfer(address,uint256)` → bool (nonpayable)
  - `approve(address,uint256)` → bool (nonpayable)
  - `transferFrom(address,address,uint256)` → bool (nonpayable)
  ...

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• Etherscan API key (recommended) — get a free one at etherscan.io/apis

Rate Limits

The server automatically rate-limits requests to ~4 calls/second to stay within Etherscan's free tier (5 calls/sec). Without an API key, Etherscan limits you to 1 call/5 seconds.

To use a higher limit, sign up for a free Etherscan API key and set the ETHERSCAN_API_KEY environment variable:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "etherscan": {
      "command": "etherscan-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "ETHERSCAN_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

git clone https://github.com/nova/etherscan-mcp-server.git
cd etherscan-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm start

License

MIT