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Base MCP allows users to connect their Base Account with AI clients like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a developing standard that enables secure AI interactions with external applications.
By Margaux Nijkerk|Edited by Stephen Alpher May 26, 2026, 4:00 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on
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- Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base, has launched “Base MCP,” a new AI integration allowing users to link their crypto wallets with AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for tasks like sending funds, swapping tokens, tracking portfolios, and engaging with DeFi applications using conversational prompts.
- The product is initially set to work with protocols like Uniswap, Morpho, and Moonwell, as Base anticipates that AI agents and chat interfaces could become significant pathways for users to engage with crypto and explore on-chain applications.
Coinbase has introduced a new tool within its Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base, enabling artificial intelligence agents to directly engage with users' crypto wallets and decentralized finance applications through simple prompts, marking a notable advancement in the integration of AI and cryptocurrency.
The tool, referred to as Base MCP, connects users' Base Accounts with AI clients such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which is an emerging standard designed for secure communication between AI systems and external tools.
This integration allows users to instruct AI agents to perform actions such as sending funds, swapping tokens, checking balances, reviewing transaction histories, and interacting with DeFi applications on Base, all without having to use traditional crypto interfaces.
According to the company, “Base MCP is a first step toward making the on-chain economy easier to use via AI. Instead of requiring users to switch between apps, understand protocol interfaces, or know the specific actions to take, Base MCP enables your agent to assist you in navigating the ecosystem in a more personalized and comprehensible manner.”
The introduction of Base MCP comes at a time when crypto firms are increasingly exploring agent-based systems that can autonomously manage blockchain transactions and interact with decentralized applications. Industry advocates suggest that AI agents may streamline the onboarding process for crypto by simplifying wallet management and protocol navigation.
At the time of its launch, Base MCP includes integrations with multiple DeFi protocols on Base, such as lending platforms Morpho and Moonwell, decentralized exchange Uniswap, and perpetual trading platform Avantis.
These integrations enable users to engage with lending markets, contribute assets to vaults, manage liquidity positions, and trade perpetual futures through conversational AI interfaces instead of relying on dedicated applications or websites.
Base has positioned this initiative as part of a larger movement toward AI-driven internet interfaces, asserting that chat-based agents could eventually become a primary means for discovering and utilizing on-chain applications.
“Over time, we believe agentic chat interfaces will become an important surface for app discovery and distribution,” the company stated in its press release. “As more individuals use agents as their main internet interface, applications will require a novel way to present themselves within those contexts.”
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