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MCP Gateway: AI Meets Blockchain

February 1, 2024

Let Claude and other AI assistants query Verus blockchain data directly using the Model Context Protocol.

AI assistants are incredibly powerful, but they're limited by their training data. They can tell you how blockchain works in theory, but they can't tell you the current block height or look up a specific transaction.

Until now.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard developed by Anthropic that allows AI assistants to use external tools. Instead of just generating text, the AI can call functions to fetch real data, perform calculations, or interact with external systems.

ChainVue + Claude

With ChainVue's MCP Gateway, Claude can now:

  • Check the current blockchain sync state
  • Look up any block by height or hash
  • Search for VerusID identities
  • Get address balances across all currencies
  • Fetch transaction details
  • Query currency information and states
  • View rich lists and top holders

Example Conversations

"What's the current block height on Verus testnet?"

Claude uses get_sync_state to fetch and display: "The Verus testnet is currently at block height 689,241, synced and healthy."

"Show me the VerusID named mike@"

Claude uses get_identity to fetch the identity details, primary addresses, content map, and more.

"What's the balance of this address: RXL3YXG..."

Claude uses get_address_balance to show all currency balances held by that address.

Setup in 2 Minutes

  1. Sign up for ChainVue and get an API key
  2. Add our MCP server to your Claude Desktop config
  3. Restart Claude Desktop
  4. Start asking questions about Verus

Full setup instructions are in our MCP documentation.

Available Tools

We're launching with 38 tools covering the most common blockchain queries:

get_networks          get_block_transactions
get_block             get_new_identities
get_recent_blocks     get_identity_by_address
get_transaction       get_address_info
get_identity          get_utxos
search_identities     compare_addresses
get_identity_history  search_currencies
get_address_balance   get_currency_state
get_address_txs       get_currency_price_history
get_currency          get_rich_list
get_currencies        get_chain_stats

See the complete reference in our tools documentation.

GET STARTED WITH MCP