Basis Desk MCP MCP server

An official remote MCP server provided by Basis Desk that enables AI agents to access source-verified cryptocurrency news, live market snapshots, whale transfer tracking, and token safety checks. It exposes seven read-only tools including full-text news search, article retrieval, market data, and daily briefs, requiring no authentication key.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Basis Desk

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://basisdesk.news/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for cryptocurrency news and analysis
Retrieve live market prices and sentiment data
Track large whale transfers on Ethereum and Bitcoin
Check token safety and contract risk signals

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_news
latest_news
get_article
market_snapshot
whale_transfers
token_safety
daily_brief

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http basis-desk-mcp https://basisdesk.news/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add basis-desk-mcp --url https://basisdesk.news/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable basis-desk-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basis-desk-mcp": {
      "url": "https://basisdesk.news/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basis-desk-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://basisdesk.news/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start basis-desk-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "basis-desk-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://basisdesk.news/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http basis-desk-mcp https://basisdesk.news/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basis-desk-mcp": {
      "url": "https://basisdesk.news/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basis-desk-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://basisdesk.news/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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