Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools MCP Server
The permissionless communication supercharger for AI agents. 40+ tools paid with Bitcoin Lightning. No signup, no API keys, no KYC.
People who work with image, translate and video and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-09-10 · ★ 2 · #129 OF 318 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools
before you install - you'll need
The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.
Claude Code
claude mcp add cnghockey-sats4ai-mcp-server --transport http https://sats4ai.com/api/mcp Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"cnghockey-sats4ai-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://sats4ai.com/api/mcp"
}
}
} 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
https://sats4ai.com/api/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17
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 · remote - your agent's requests go to sats4ai.com
endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect
license MIT - declared in the repository
npm package sats4ai-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing
registry namespace io.github.cnghockey is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools 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 generate images from text prompts, generate videos from text prompts, generate songs with AI vocals, or an instrumental (structure tags, no words), and convert books (EPUB/PDF/TXT) to AI-narrated audiobooks.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools lets an agent do.
Image
6 tools - e.g. Generate images from text prompts; Animate a still image into video; Upscale images 2x/4x with Real-ESRGAN
image · video_from_image · upscale_image · colorize_image · deblur_image · image_edit
Translate
3 tools - e.g. Translate text across 119 languages; Translate into 452 languages frontier models don't serve - Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Manipuri, Quechua, Shan… each with a measured quality score; Translate a whole…
translate_text · translate_rare_language · translate_epub
run & execute
3 tools - e.g. Send email to any address; Send SMS worldwide; Send a fax worldwide (PDF URL or typed text)
send_email · send_sms · send_fax
delete
2 tools - e.g. Remove background from any image (BiRefNet, SOTA); Remove objects by description - no mask needed
remove_background · remove_object
Detect
2 tools - e.g. Classify image safety (normal/suggestive/explicit); Detect objects with bounding boxes (Grounding DINO)
detect_nsfw · detect_objects
read & search
2 tools - e.g. Browse available AI models and pricing; Get pricing for a specific model
list_models · get_model_pricing
Video
1 tool - e.g. Generate videos from text prompts
video
Text
1 tool - e.g. Chat with AI language models (Kimi K3, 1M context, vision)
text
Latest releases
v1.0.0 · 2026-03-13
Bitcoin-powered AI tools via MCP + Lightning Network micropayments. · 19 tools: image, video, music, speech, text generation, OCR, 3D models, file conversion, SMS, phone calls · Lightning Network payments via L402 · No…
04 · Who maintains Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools
Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools is maintained by cnghockey. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/cnghockey/sats4ai-mcp-server
- category
- finance - ranked #129 of 318 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-09-18.
- registry
- io.github.cnghockey/sats4ai (active, first published 2026-03-24 · 5 versions)
- packages
- npm:sats4ai-mcp
06 · Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools FAQ
Is Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-10. We re-verify nightly.
What can Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools do?
With this server connected, an agent can generate images from text prompts, generate videos from text prompts, generate songs with AI vocals, or an instrumental (structure tags, no words), and convert books (EPUB/PDF/TXT) to AI-narrated audiobooks.
How do I install Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools?
Run `npx -y sats4ai-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Sats4AI - Bitcoin-Powered AI Tools require authentication?
No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.
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