Haiku DeFi MCP - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Haiku DeFi MCP

before you install - you'll need

HAIKU_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add haiku-trading-haiku-mcp-server -- npx -y haiku-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "haiku-trading-haiku-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "haiku-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package haiku-mcp-server - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.Haiku-Trading is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Haiku DeFi MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can get supported tokens and DeFi assets for trading, get token balances for a wallet address across all chains, get a quote for a token swap or portfolio rebalance, and discover yield-bearing opportunities across DeFi protocols, ranked by APY or TVL.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Haiku DeFi MCP lets an agent do.

Haiku

6 tools - e.g. Get token balances for a wallet address across all chains.; Get a quote for a token swap or portfolio rebalance.; Extract and normalize EIP-712 signing payloads from a quote for external wallet signing…

haiku_get_balances · haiku_get_quote · haiku_prepare_signatures · haiku_discover_yields · haiku_analyze_portfolio · haiku_execute

auth & access

1 tool - e.g. Get supported tokens and DeFi assets for trading.

haiku_get_tokens

04 · Who maintains Haiku DeFi MCP

Haiku DeFi MCP is maintained by haiku-trading. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/haiku-trading/haiku-mcp-server
category: finance - ranked #185 of 283 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.Haiku-Trading/haiku-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-04-22)
packages: npm:haiku-mcp-server

06 · Haiku DeFi MCP FAQ

Is Haiku DeFi MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-05-09. We re-verify nightly.

What can Haiku DeFi MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can get supported tokens and DeFi assets for trading, get token balances for a wallet address across all chains, get a quote for a token swap or portfolio rebalance, and discover yield-bearing opportunities across DeFi protocols, ranked by APY or TVL.

How do I install Haiku DeFi MCP?

Run `npx -y haiku-mcp-server`. The README documents one environment variable (HAIKU_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Haiku DeFi MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Haiku DeFi MCP

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