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Bitquery MCP with Claude: Query On-Chain Data Through Plain-English Requests
The short answer
Claude connects to Bitquery through the Model Context Protocol, a secure standard that lets Claude use outside software with permissions you control. Once connected, Claude can run on-chain queries, analyse wallet transactions and track token transfers across more than 40 blockchains, using natural language requests that your team reviews and approves.
What is Bitquery?
Bitquery is a blockchain data platform. It collects information from more than 40 blockchains and makes it available through GraphQL APIs, offering indexed, real-time and historical records. Analytics teams, traders, compliance staff, fintech builders and researchers use it to understand what is happening on public blockchains. Instead of building their own data pipelines, they can request the specific on-chain facts they need from a single, consistent source.
How Claude connects to Bitquery through MCP
The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is an open standard that acts as a universal adapter between Claude and other software. It lets Claude securely read information from a tool and, where permitted, take actions in it. The organisation decides exactly what Claude can reach, so the connection is never open-ended.
Once Bitquery is connected through its MCP server or direct API, Claude can typically run queries on indexed blockchain data, look up the transaction history of a wallet, follow token transfers between addresses and monitor recent blockchain activity. A team member might simply ask for the largest transfers of a token in the past week, and Claude translates that request into the correct query and summarises the results.
Access is controlled by the API key your organisation issues, which you can scope, rotate or revoke at any time. For actions that matter, such as passing findings into a report or triggering an alert, people approve the step before it happens. Audit logs record what was queried and by whom, keeping your team in charge of the data and its use.
What you can automate
Wallet activity review for compliance teams
Compliance staff can ask Claude to summarise the recent transactions of a specific wallet address, highlighting unusual patterns such as rapid movements between many addresses. The analyst reviews the summary and decides whether to escalate. This shortens the time spent on manual lookups and gives reviewers a clear starting point for their own judgement.
Token transfer tracking for trading desks
Traders and research analysts can monitor how a token is moving, including large transfers and changes in the number of active holders. Claude can present these movements in plain language each morning, so the desk starts the day with a consistent view of market-relevant on-chain activity rather than assembling it by hand from multiple sources.
Research summaries for analysts
Researchers studying a blockchain ecosystem can ask Claude for historical trends, such as transaction volumes or the activity of a protocol over several months. Claude drafts the summary, lists the queries behind each figure and flags any gaps, so the researcher can verify the numbers before publishing.
Real-time alerts for operations teams
Operations staff can set up monitoring for activity that matters to their business, such as transfers into a treasury wallet. When a matching event appears, Claude prepares a short note for the on-call team. A person reviews the note before anyone acts, reducing the chance that a noisy or misread signal triggers an unnecessary response.
Product insights for fintech builders
Teams building blockchain-based products can use Claude to explore how users interact with their smart contracts, such as the number of unique wallets using a feature each week. The outputs help product managers decide where to focus development, based on evidence from real on-chain behaviour.
An end-to-end workflow: Weekly token risk briefing for a treasury team
TriggerEvery Monday at 08:00, a scheduled request starts the workflow.
Claude queries Bitquery for large transfers of the company's listed tokens over the previous seven days.
Claude groups the transfers by wallet and flags any movements to addresses outside the approved list.
Claude drafts a briefing with key figures and the queries used to produce them.
The draft is posted to a review queue in Microsoft 365, where the treasury lead checks and edits it.
Approved findings are logged in the company's CRM or ticketing system, with a follow-up task assigned to the relevant owner.
OutcomeThe treasury team receives a verified weekly briefing in place of a manual data-gathering exercise, with every figure traceable to its source query and every decision made by a named person.
How we set it up
Free automation audit
We review how your teams currently use blockchain data, identify the workflows worth automating and agree on priorities. There is no cost and no obligation.
Connection design
We set up your Bitquery access using an API key, scoped to the datasets and blockchains you need. Keys are stored securely and access is limited to the minimum required for each workflow.
Workflow build and testing
We design the end-to-end process across Bitquery and your other systems, such as Microsoft 365, CRM or ticketing. We test it against real past cases to check that the results match what your analysts expect.
Launch with monitoring
We go live with monitoring and audit logs, so you can see every query, its owner and its result. Approval steps are switched on for any action that affects customers, funds or external reporting.
Team training
We train your analysts, compliance staff and managers to write effective requests, check results and manage the API key. Ongoing support is available as your needs grow.
Who benefits
- Compliance and risk managers
- Faster, traceable reviews of wallet activity, with a clear record of every query used.
- Trading and research analysts
- Quicker access to token movements and historical trends, using plain-English requests instead of technical query writing.
- Operations and treasury leads
- Regular briefings and alerts that arrive in a review queue, so people stay in control of what happens next.
- CTOs and product owners
- A governed way to bring blockchain data into internal tools and customer-facing products, without building every pipeline from scratch.
Security and control
- Access uses an API key that you can scope, rotate and revoke at any time.
- Claude works only with the datasets and blockchains you approve.
- People review and approve any step that triggers an action, alert or external report.
- Audit logs record each query, its requester and the results returned.
- Sensitive configuration and keys are kept out of prompts and shared documents.
For teams in the US, UK, India and the Middle East
Organisations in the United States and the United Kingdom can host Claude workflows in their chosen region to match their data governance needs. Indian organisations must meet the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and we design workflows to support that obligation where personal data is involved. Companies in the Middle East, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia, must comply with local data protection laws, and we select hosting that suits each jurisdiction. Hosting region is chosen during design to meet your specific requirements.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Bitquery MCP server do?
It gives Claude a secure route into Bitquery's blockchain data. Once connected, Claude can run on-chain queries, look up wallet transactions and follow token transfers based on requests made in plain English. The server acts as the bridge, and your organisation controls which data and actions are available.
Is connecting Bitquery to Claude secure?
The connection uses an API key that your organisation issues and controls. Access can be limited to specific datasets, rotated regularly and revoked at any time. Audit logs record activity, and approval steps keep people in charge of consequential actions. We design each connection around least-privilege access from the start.
What can Claude do with Bitquery once it is connected?
Typically, Claude can query indexed blockchain data across supported chains, analyse wallet transactions, track token transfers and summarise recent network activity. It turns natural language requests into the right queries and presents the results clearly, with the queries shown so that staff can verify the figures.
How long does setup take?
Timelines depend on how many workflows are involved and how your systems are arranged. A focused single workflow often moves from audit to launch within a few weeks, while broader programmes take longer. We confirm the timeline during the free automation audit.
Which plan or permissions do I need?
Access depends on the Bitquery account and API key your organisation holds, along with the datasets and blockchains you require. In general, your team needs an account with the right level of API access and an internal owner who can approve key use. We confirm the requirements during the audit.