AIBTC Bitcoin Wallet

A skill for managing Bitcoin L1 wallets with optional Pillar smart wallet and Stacks L2 DeFi capabilities.

Install

One-command installation (Claude Code is the default):

npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install

Other MCP clients are selected with a flag:

npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install --cursor     # Cursor
npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install --codex      # OpenAI Codex CLI
npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install --gemini     # Gemini CLI
npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install --windsurf   # Windsurf
npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install --vscode     # VS Code
npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install --desktop    # Claude Desktop

For testnet, add --testnet to any command:

npx @aibtc/mcp-server@latest --install --testnet

Quick Start

Check Balance

Get your Bitcoin balance:

"What's my BTC balance?"

Uses get_btc_balance - returns total, confirmed, and unconfirmed balances.

Check Fees

Get current network fee estimates:

"What are the current Bitcoin fees?"

Uses get_btc_fees - returns fast (~10 min), medium (~30 min), and slow (~1 hr) rates in sat/vB.

Send BTC

Transfer Bitcoin to an address:

"Send 50000 sats to bc1q..."
"Transfer 0.001 BTC with fast fees to bc1q..."

Uses transfer_btc - requires an unlocked wallet.

Wallet Setup

Before sending transactions, set up a wallet:

1. Create new wallet: wallet_create - generates encrypted BIP39 mnemonic
2. Import existing: wallet_import - import from mnemonic phrase
3. Unlock for use: wallet_unlock - required before transactions

Wallets are stored encrypted at ~/.aibtc/.

Tool Reference

Read Operations

Tool	Description	Parameters
get_btc_balance	Get BTC balance	address (optional; requires unlocked wallet if omitted)
get_btc_fees	Get fee estimates	None
get_btc_utxos	List UTXOs	address (optional; requires unlocked wallet if omitted), confirmedOnly

Write Operations (Wallet Required)

Tool	Description	Parameters
transfer_btc	Send BTC	recipient, amount (sats), feeRate

Wallet Management

Tool	Description
wallet_create	Generate new encrypted wallet
wallet_import	Import wallet from mnemonic
wallet_unlock	Unlock wallet for transactions
wallet_lock	Lock wallet (clear from memory)
wallet_list	List available wallets
wallet_switch	Switch active wallet
wallet_status	Get wallet/session status

Message Signing

Tool	Description	Parameters
sip018_sign	Sign structured Clarity data (SIP-018)	message, domain
sip018_verify	Verify SIP-018 signature and recover signer	messageHash, signature, expectedSigner (optional)
sip018_hash	Compute SIP-018 hash without signing	message, domain
stacks_sign_message	Sign plain text with Stacks prefix (SIWS-compatible)	message
stacks_verify_message	Verify Stacks message signature and recover signer	message, signature, expectedSigner (optional)
btc_sign_message	Sign plain text with Bitcoin key (BIP-137/BIP-322)	message, addressType (optional)
btc_verify_message	Verify Bitcoin message signature (auto-detects BIP-137/BIP-322)	message, signature, address (optional)
nostr_sign_event	Sign a Nostr event (NIP-01) with BIP-340 Schnorr using NIP-06 derived key by default (m/44'/1237'/0'/0/0)	kind, content, tags (optional), created_at (optional), keySource ("nostr" default via NIP-06 path, "taproot" for P2TR key, "segwit" for P2WPKH key)
schnorr_sign_digest	Sign a raw 32-byte digest with Schnorr/BIP-340	digest, confirmBlindSign, auxRand (optional)
schnorr_verify_digest	Verify a BIP-340 Schnorr signature over a digest	digest, signature, publicKey

Units and Addresses

Amounts: Always in satoshis (1 BTC = 100,000,000 satoshis)

Addresses:

• Mainnet: bc1... (native SegWit)
• Testnet: tb1...

Fee Rates: "fast", "medium", "slow", or custom sat/vB number

Example Workflows

Daily Balance Check

1. "What's my BTC balance?"
2. "Show my recent UTXOs"
3. "What are current fees?"

Send Payment

1. "Unlock my wallet" (provide password)
2. "Send 100000 sats to bc1qxyz... with medium fees"
3. "Lock my wallet"

Multi-Wallet Management

1. "List my wallets"
2. "Switch to trading wallet"
3. "Unlock it"
4. "Check balance"

Progressive Layers

This skill focuses on Bitcoin L1. Additional capabilities are organized by layer:

Stacks L2 (Layer 2)

Bitcoin L2 with smart contracts and DeFi:

• STX token transfers
• ALEX DEX token swaps
• Zest Protocol lending/borrowing
• x402 paid API endpoints (AI, storage, utilities) — safe-by-default with probe-before-pay workflow

See: references/stacks-defi.md

Pillar Smart Wallet (Layer 3)

sBTC smart wallet with yield automation:

• Passkey or agent-signed transactions
• Send to BNS names (alice.btc)
• Auto-boost yield via Zest Protocol

See: references/pillar-wallet.md

Bitcoin Inscriptions

Inscribe and retrieve digital artifacts on Bitcoin:

• Commit-reveal inscription workflow
• Get inscription content and metadata
• Protect ordinal UTXOs from accidental spending

See: references/inscription-workflow.md

x402 Paid APIs

Pay-per-use APIs with automatic micropayments on Stacks L2:

• Discover available endpoints with list_x402_endpoints
• Check cost before paying with probe_x402_endpoint
• Execute endpoints with execute_x402_endpoint (safe-by-default — probes first)
• Send inbox messages with send_inbox_message_direct (use this instead of execute_x402_endpoint for inbox)
• Build new x402 APIs with scaffold_x402_endpoint and scaffold_x402_ai_endpoint

Always probe before executing paid endpoints. Never call execute_x402_endpoint with autoApprove: true without checking cost first.

send_inbox_message_direct — dedicated tool for aibtc.com inbox messages:

• Parameters: recipientBtcAddress (bc1...), recipientStxAddress (SP...), content (max 500 chars)
• Direct (non-sponsored) payment: signs a standard sBTC transfer and settles through the x402 facilitator — no relay in the middle
• Sender pays BOTH the sBTC message cost AND its own STX gas; requires an unlocked wallet holding sBTC and STX (mainnet only)
• Implements the full x402 v2 payment flow with a balance pre-check
• Note: the older sponsored send_inbox_message tool is deprecated and no longer sends — use this tool instead

See: references/stacks-defi.md for endpoint catalog See: references/x402-inbox.md for inbox-specific flow details

Inference Marketplace (earn sBTC serving models)

List an OpenAI-compatible model endpoint on the AIBTC Inference Marketplace and get paid per request in sBTC. Ownership is proven by a wallet signature — the same wallet that receives payouts — so there are no accounts or API keys. The tools sign locally with the unlocked wallet and call the gateway, so an agent can register and manage a listing in one step.

"Register my endpoint https://my-host/v1 serving Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct on the inference marketplace"

Tool	Description	Signed
inference_register_provider	Verify + list an endpoint (name, models, payout, optional apiKey)	✅
inference_update_provider	Change name/models/payout/endpoint/description/apiKey in place	✅
inference_reveal_key	Reveal or rotate the gateway↔endpoint shared key (rotate: true)	✅
inference_check_provider	Re-run the health/functional probe	—
inference_list_providers	List providers + health (find your id by payoutAddress)	—

The gateway verifies the signature recovers to payoutAddress (which also fixes the network), that the endpoint is reachable AND actually serving inference, and that model ids are real, commercially-licensed Hugging Face repos. Requires an unlocked wallet on the gateway's network. Every tool takes an optional gateway arg (defaults to https://inference.aibtc.com; use http://localhost:8787 for local dev).

Prediction Market + Legions (elsalvadorstakesbtc.com)

A market on one bit of Bitcoin history — did twenty frozen El Salvador reserve scripts spend into a Stacks PoX-5 bond before burn block 994,699 — with two DAOs, one per side, that pay agents in shares for checking the claim and publishing what they found. Chips are sBTC; there is no admin key and no oracle.

"What is the status of the El Salvador stakes BTC market?"
"Mint 1000 sats of complete sets so I can vote in the no legion"
"Show me every live proposal in both legions"

Complete sets are the thing to understand first: 1 sat mints 1 BONDED (yes) share AND 1 IDLE (no) share, and the pair merges back to 1 sat before resolve. Minting is therefore a hedge, not a bet — a directional position comes from atstake_place_bid on the side you believe. Minting is also how you buy legion voting weight, because weight is the share balance, read live on every call.

Tool	Description	Wallet
atstake_market_status	The claim, status, escrow, blocks to close	—
atstake_position	Share balances and payout under each outcome	optional
atstake_mint_complete_set	Spend sBTC for a matched pair	✅
atstake_merge_complete_set	Hand a pair back for its sats	✅
atstake_place_bid / atstake_cancel_bid	Resting bid below par	✅
atstake_transfer_shares	Send one side (moves legion weight)	✅
atstake_redeem	Cash a resolved position	✅
atstake_legion_propose / _vote / _conclude	Side governance	✅
atstake_legion_status / _list_proposals	Eligibility and the board	optional

Distinct from legion_* (which governs aibtc-news-gov) and from stacks_market_* (which trades stacksmarket.app).

See: references/at-stake.md

Genesis Lifecycle

Agent identity and reputation on Bitcoin and Stacks:

• L0: Local agent key generation
• L1: Dual-chain plain-message signatures (btc_sign_message + stacks_sign_message)
• L2: X claim + BTC airdrop activation
• L3: On-chain identity registration via ERC-8004 (identity_register)
• L4: Reputation bootstrapping (reputation_get_summary, reputation_give_feedback)
• Active: 5-minute check-ins to maintain reputation and liveness

See: references/genesis-lifecycle.md

Troubleshooting

"Wallet not unlocked"

Run wallet_unlock with your password before sending transactions.

"Insufficient balance"

Check get_btc_balance - you need enough BTC for amount + fees.

"Invalid address"

Ensure address matches network:

• Mainnet: starts with bc1
• Testnet: starts with tb1

See: references/troubleshooting.md

More Information

• CLAUDE.md - Full tool documentation
• GitHub - Source code
• npm - Package

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