Coinbase Commerce

What your agent can do

Coinbase Commerce gives your agent 18 tools it calls directly — pick the ones it needs, in Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.

• →create_charge — Create a crypto charge — a one-time merchant invoice priced in local fiat that a buyer can settle in BTC, ETH, USDC, and other supported assets. Returns a hosted_url the buyer can be redirected to, plus per-asset payment addresses.
• →retrieve_charge — Retrieve a charge by its Coinbase Commerce id OR its short code (the 8-character code embedded in the hosted URL). Returns current status, timeline, and payments.
• →list_charges — List charges, newest first. Supports cursor pagination via starting_after / ending_before.

// Your agent calls a tool directly — no glue code.
// CodeSpar's managed tier handles OAuth2, token rotation and rate limits.
const result = await session.call("create_charge", { /* ... */ });

Install

$ npm install @codespar/mcp-coinbase-commerce

Quickstart

Add this entry to your claude_desktop_config.json (or any MCP-compatible client config).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinbase-commerce": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@codespar/mcp-coinbase-commerce"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COINBASE_COMMERCE_API_KEY": "<your_coinbase_commerce_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

After restart, your agent can call any of the 18 tools below — try create_charge first.

Environment variables · 3

Required to authenticate the server. Stored encrypted when using CodeSpar managed hosting.

Available tools · 18

Each tool is independent — your agent loads only what it needs to reduce context and response time.

Compatible frameworks

MCP is a protocol — any framework that speaks it can mount this server.

Frequently asked questions