# btse-mcp

> MCP server for the BTSE Futures API

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/btse-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/xbotlive/btse-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/xbotlive/btse-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- version: 0.1.5
- license: MIT License
        
        Copyright (c) 2025 btse-mcp contri…
- protocols: mcp
- tags: btse, mcp, futures, trading, crypto, claude, ai-agent
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:btse-mcp

### Description (declared)

# btse-mcp

MCP server for the [BTSE](https://btse.com) Futures API. Enables AI agents (Claude Desktop, Cursor,
LangChain) to query market data, manage positions, and place orders on BTSE via natural language.

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## Prerequisites

- **Python 3.11 or higher** — check with `python --version`
- **pip** — check with `pip --version`
- A BTSE account (testnet or live)

> **Multiple Python versions (Anaconda etc):** use the full path explicitly:
> ```bash
> /usr/local/bin/python3.14 -m pip install -e .
> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.14/bin/btse-mcp --help
> ```
> Use that same full path in the Claude Desktop config (Step 4).

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## Step 1 — Get API keys from BTSE

### Testnet (recommended first)

1. Register at https://testnet.btse.io
2. Go to **Account → API tab → New API**
3. Save the **API Key** and **Passphrase** — the passphrase is shown only once and is your `api_secret`
4. Set permissions: **Read** + **Trading** (add Transfer if needed)

### Live

Same steps at https://btse.com

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## Step 2 — Install

```bash
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/xbotlive/btse-mcp.git
cd btse-mcp

# Install — adds `btse-mcp` command to your PATH
pip install -e .

# Verify
btse-mcp --help
```

> **Virtualenv users:** if `btse-mcp` is not found after install, use the full path:
> - macOS/Linux: `~/.venv/bin/btse-mcp`
> - Windows: `~\.venv\Scripts\btse-mcp.exe`
>
> You will need this full path in the Claude Desktop config (Step 4).

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## Step 3 — Configure accounts

```bash
# Add a testnet account
btse-mcp config --account-id testnet
# Prompts:
#   API Key    → paste your API key
#   API Secret → paste your passphrase (input is hidden)
#   Use testnet? [y/N] → y

# Verify the connection — should print BTC-PERP last price
btse-mcp test testnet

# Add your live account when ready
btse-mcp config --account-id main
# Same prompts — answer 'n' to testnet

# See all configured accounts
btse-mcp list
```

Credentials are stored encrypted at `~/.config/bt…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- finance.markets (1, declared)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/btse-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T10:27:59.014Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/btse-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/btse-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:btse-mcp