BlockBeats MCP Server

An MCP server that delivers blockchain news and in-depth articles from BlockBeats for AI agents.

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What is the BlockBeats MCP server?

If you already use BlockBeats, the blockbeats mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. An MCP server that delivers blockchain news and in-depth articles from BlockBeats for AI agents.

What the server does

  • Fast News Retrieval — Fetch the latest blockchain fast news articles using the get_latest_news tool
  • In-Depth Articles — Access detailed blockchain articles with the get_latest_articles tool
  • Multi-Language Support — Supports English (en), Simplified Chinese (cn), and Traditional Chinese (cht)

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • get_latest_news — Fetches the latest blockchain fast news articles from BlockBeats' open-api/open-flash endpoint
  • get_latest_articles — Fetches in-depth blockchain articles from BlockBeats' open-api/open-information endpoint

Installation

@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. BlockBeats's toolset — get_latest_news, get_latest_articles — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kukapay; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_latest_newsFetches the latest blockchain fast news articles from BlockBeats' open-api/open-flash endpoint.
get_latest_articlesFetches in-depth blockchain articles from BlockBeats' open-api/open-information endpoint.

How to install the BlockBeats MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blockbeats": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use BlockBeats to get latest news.
  • Use BlockBeats to get latest articles.

Frequently asked questions

It provides `get_latest_news` for fast news and `get_latest_articles` for in-depth articles.