BTCFi API vs TimeBase
BTCFi API is an MCP server published by aiindigo925. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). TimeBase is an MCP server published by epam. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  BTCFi API |  TimeBase |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 3.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 210 Downloads/week (npm): 46 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.6 Downloads/month (PyPI): 548 Downloads/week (PyPI): 233 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.7 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | BTCFi API | TimeBase |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 8 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@aiindigo/btcfi-mcp) | On your machine (timebase-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 16, secrets among them: 6 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 8 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aiindigo925/btcfi-api | github.com/epam/timebase-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
BTCFi API
Bitcoin data for AI agents. 27 tools with x402 micropayments. No API keys needed.
TimeBase
Explore and query TimeBase streams, schemas, QQL, symbols, and server status via MCP.
How to run each
BTCFi API As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "SVM_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_SVM_PRIVATE_KEY>" --transport stdio btcfi -- npx -y @aiindigo/btcfi-mcpRequires: SVM_PRIVATE_KEY (secret)
TimeBase As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "TIMEBASE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio timebase-mcp -- uvx --from "timebase-mcp[all]" timebase-mcpRequires: TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), TIMEBASE_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only BTCFi API asks for
SVM_PRIVATE_KEY (secret)
Only TimeBase asks for
DXAPI_SSL_CERT_FILEDXAPI_SSL_TERMINATIONDXAPI_SSL_TRUST_ALLMCP_AUTH_API_KEYS_FILEMCP_AUTH_AUDIENCEMCP_AUTH_PUBLIC_URLMCP_HOSTMCP_LOG_LEVELMCP_PORTTIMEBASE_AUTH_MODETIMEBASE_HTTP_URLTIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID (secret)
Show the remaining 9
TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_SCOPE (secret)TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_TOKEN_PARAMS (secret)TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_TOKEN_URL (secret)TIMEBASE_PASSWORD (secret)TIMEBASE_READ_ONLYTIMEBASE_SERVERSTIMEBASE_URLTIMEBASE_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: BTCFi API · What it can do: TimeBase · Compare two other plugins
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