# Hive Intelligence

> Hive Intelligence is institutional-grade crypto market infrastructure for AI. A managed MCP server, REST API, and CLI that connect Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT Desktop, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, and any MCP client to live crypto prices, wallet positions, DeFi activity, and token risk. Built for machines, not dashboards.
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> Audience: AI agents, agent frameworks, and developer tooling that integrate Hive's MCP, REST, or CLI surfaces. Human readers wanting the same content can use the on-page docs at the linked URLs below.
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> Last updated: 2026-05-16

## Start Here

- [Hive for AI Agents](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/ai-agent-hub): Route-by-goal hub covering MCP, REST, CLI, and Playground integrations with copy-paste example prompts
- [Agent-Ready Crypto Market Data](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/ai-ready-data): What makes crypto data agent-ready — normalized schemas, runtime tool discovery, safety grounding
- [What is Hive?](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/what-is-hive): Source-of-record positioning with technical definition
- [Quick Start](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/quick-start): Connect in minutes via REST, MCP, or CLI
- [Set Up Your Client](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/setup): Tabbed setup UI for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and CLI
- [Playground](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/playground): Run live tool queries in the browser
- [Agent Onboarding (SKILL.md)](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/agent-onboarding/SKILL.md): Agent-readable install manifest. If you are an AI agent, fetch this file directly — it tells you which of four canonical paths to follow (live query, app integration, get key, MCP install).

## Install in Your AI Client

- [All Clients Index](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install): Pick your client for a dedicated install guide
- [One-Command Skill](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/claude-skill): `npx -y hive-intelligence@latest init --all --browser` — installs Hive's CLI, registers MCP across every detected client, and runs PKCE browser auth in one command. Recommended path for new accounts.
- [Claude Desktop](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/claude-desktop): Anthropic's macOS/Windows desktop app for Claude.
- [Claude Code](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/claude-code): Anthropic's terminal-native coding agent CLI.
- [Cursor](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/cursor): AI code editor with native MCP support.
- [Windsurf](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/windsurf): Codeium's AI-native IDE with the Cascade agent.
- [VS Code](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/vs-code): Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot Chat.
- [ChatGPT Desktop](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/chatgpt): OpenAI's desktop ChatGPT app with custom MCP Connectors.
- [Codex CLI](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/codex): OpenAI's terminal-native coding agent.
- [Gemini CLI](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/install/gemini-cli): Google's open-source AI coding agent.

## API

- [API Integration Guide](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/api-integration): Auth, discovery, transport, and request patterns
- [Crypto MCP Server](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/crypto-mcp): Root endpoint, category endpoints, discovery, example calls
- [Authentication](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/authentication): API key management and auth header usage
- [Response Formats](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/response-formats): Normalized response envelope shape
- [Error Codes](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/errors): Error types and resolution guidance
- [Rate Limits](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/rate-limits): Per-plan request limits and handling
- [MCP Features](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/mcp-features): Supported MCP capabilities and transports
- [Integrations](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/integrations): Framework, IDE, and orchestrator connectors
- [Technical Architecture](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/technical-architecture): System design and data flow

## Tool Categories

- [Tools Overview](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools): Full catalog across 10 categories
- [Live Catalog](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/live-catalog): All live direct tools in the wrapped catalog
- [Market Data & Price](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/market-data): Spot, OHLC, market caps, volume, derivatives, exchanges.
- [On-Chain DEX & Pool Analytics](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/onchain-dex): Pool, pair, liquidity, and trade flow data across 60+ chains.
- [Portfolio & Wallet](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/portfolio-wallet): Cross-chain balances, history, PnL, approvals across EVM, BTC, Solana.
- [Token & Contract Data](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/token-contract): Token metadata, holders, top traders, lifecycle events.
- [DeFi Protocol Analytics](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/defi-protocol): TVL, yields, fees, chain breakdowns, stablecoins.
- [NFT Analytics](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/nft-analytics): Collections, floors, sales, holders, traits, compressed NFTs.
- [Security & Risk Analysis](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/security-risk): Token, NFT, dApp, wallet scans; honeypot, rug-pull, simulation, LP locks.
- [Network & Infrastructure](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/network-infrastructure): Block, log, gas, chain status across 100+ EVM chains, Bitcoin, Solana.
- [Search & Discovery](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/search-discovery): Cross-provider search across coins, tokens, exchanges, categories, events.
- [Prediction Markets](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tools/prediction-markets): Polymarket events, traders, market prices, settlement history.

## Tutorials

- [MCP Integration Tutorial](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tutorials/mcp-integration): Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP agent
- [REST API Tutorial](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tutorials/rest-api): Call Hive from any backend
- [CLI Tutorial](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/tutorials/cli): Terminal workflows for tool discovery and execution

## Use Cases

- [Use Cases Overview](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/use-cases): How teams build with Hive
- [Market Intelligence](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/use-cases/market-intelligence): Research agents and market scanners
- [Token Security](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/use-cases/token-security): Honeypot, rug, and risk detection
- [Wallet Analysis](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/use-cases/wallet-analysis): Portfolio views across chains
- [DeFi Yield](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/use-cases/defi-yield): Yield comparison and protocol health
- [Trading Bot](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/use-cases/trading-bot): Price, liquidity, and execution data

## Comparisons

- [Comparisons hub](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/comparisons): Index of every Hive vs alternative comparison, with the four-axis framing each page uses
- [Hive vs CoinGecko](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/compare/coingecko): Crypto market infrastructure for agents vs single-provider price API
- [Hive vs Moralis](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/compare/moralis): Unified crypto tool surface vs wallet/NFT-focused API
- [Hive vs Alchemy](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/compare/alchemy): Agent-ready data layer vs RPC-focused infrastructure
- [Hive vs Moralis Cortex](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/compare/moralis-cortex): Managed multi-provider MCP vs self-hosted Moralis-only MCP

## Rankings

- [Best Crypto MCP Servers 2026](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/best-crypto-mcp-servers): Honest ranking of the crypto MCP servers worth evaluating today

## Glossary

- [What is MCP for Crypto?](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/glossary/mcp-crypto): Definition of crypto MCP servers, REST vs MCP comparison, managed vs self-hosted

## Docs and Reference

- [Data Sources](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/data-sources): The upstream providers Hive normalizes
- [CLI Reference](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/cli): Terminal commands for scripts and local tooling
- [Changelog](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/changelog): Release notes and product changes
- [Roadmap](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/roadmap): What we are building next
- [FAQ](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/faq): Common questions about MCP, API, and the catalog

## SDKs

- [JavaScript / TypeScript SDK](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/sdk/javascript): `npm install hive-intelligence`
- [Python SDK](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/sdk/python): `pip install hive-intelligence` (community-maintained, see disclosure)

## Company

- [About](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/about): Company overview
- [Contact](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/contact): Support, billing, and security routing

## Token

- [$HINT Token](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/hint-token): Utility, governance, and the buyback flywheel grounded in paid API revenue. Phased roadmap from launch utility to institutional staking, plus forward-looking-statement disclaimers.

## MCP Endpoint

- Base URL: https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz
- Root MCP: POST https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/mcp
- REST execute: POST https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/api/v1/execute
- Auth header: `x-api-key: <YOUR_HIVE_API_KEY>` or `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_HIVE_API_KEY>`
- Tool discovery: GET https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/api/v1/tools
- Get an API key: https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/dashboard/keys

## Optional

- [Pricing](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/pricing): Demo (free, 10,000 monthly credits), Analyst ($129/mo, 500,000 monthly credits), Pro ($499/mo, 2,000,000 monthly credits), Enterprise (custom)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/privacy-policy): Data handling and privacy practices
- [Terms of Service](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/terms): Usage terms and conditions
- [Security](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/security): Security posture and incident routing

## Machine-readable files for AI agents

- [Machine-readable pricing](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/pricing.md): Plan tiers, credits, rate limits, and endpoints in plain markdown for AI buyers
- [Agent install manifest](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/agents.md): Canonical install paths, MCP endpoints, and safety guidance for autonomous agents
- [Agent onboarding skill](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/agent-onboarding/SKILL.md): Decision-tree manifest — fetch this if you are an AI agent and want a single source of truth for install paths
- [Site llms-full.txt](https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/llms-full.txt): Extended site corpus for context-window-friendly ingestion

## Key Facts

- Hive Intelligence is institutional-grade crypto market infrastructure for AI — a managed MCP server, REST API, and CLI
- Founded in 2024 by Rishabh Narang (CEO and Co-Founder, ex-derivatives trader, previously founded Sharpe Labs in 2021)
- One API key replaces stitching together CoinGecko, DeFiLlama, GoPlus, Codex (Defined.fi), CCXT, GoldRush (Covalent), Helius, Tenderly, Moralis — see https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/data-sources for the full list of upstream providers Hive normalizes
- 10 category-scoped MCP endpoints (Market Data & Price, On-Chain DEX & Pool Analytics, Portfolio & Wallet, Token & Contract Data, DeFi Protocol Analytics, NFT Analytics, Security & Risk Analysis, Network & Infrastructure, Search & Discovery, Prediction Markets)
- 401+ live direct tools accessible through the root /mcp endpoint (canonical count at https://mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/api/v1/tools)
- Native Model Context Protocol support for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT Desktop, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI
- Official JavaScript / TypeScript SDK; other languages call the REST API directly.
- Pricing: Demo (free, 10,000 monthly credits), Analyst ($129/mo, 500,000 monthly credits), Pro ($499/mo, 2,000,000 monthly credits), Enterprise (custom)
- Investors / advisor lineage (shared with Sharpe Labs): Google Cloud, NVIDIA, AWS, Anthropic, Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, GBV Capital, Contango Digital
- Distinct from Hive.io (blockchain), Hive.com (project management), and HIVE Digital (bitcoin mining)

## Contact

- Website: https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz
- Support: support@hiveintelligence.xyz
- Contact form: https://www.hiveintelligence.xyz/contact
- Twitter / X: https://x.com/Hive_Intel
- GitHub: https://github.com/hive-intel
- Telegram: https://t.me/HiveIntelligence
- Founder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishabhnarang/
- Founder X: https://x.com/whorishabhnarang