Installation

The fastest way to get started is connecting to the hosted server. No installation required. Below are setup instructions for each supported AI tool.

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lifi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.li.quest/mcp"
    }
  }
}

With an API key for higher rate limits:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lifi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.li.quest/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-LiFi-Api-Key": "your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add via CLI:

claude mcp add lifi --transport http --url https://mcp.li.quest/mcp

Or add a .mcp.json file at your project root (shareable via git):

{
  "servers": {
    "lifi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.li.quest/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project-level) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lifi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.li.quest/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lifi": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.li.quest/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf uses serverUrl instead of url.

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "servers": {
    "lifi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.li.quest/mcp"
    }
  }
}

With secure API key prompting:

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "lifi-api-key",
      "type": "promptString",
      "description": "LI.FI API Key",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "lifi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.li.quest/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-LiFi-Api-Key": "${input:lifi-api-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

ChatGPT

ChatGPT supports MCP via developer mode. Add the server through the ChatGPT UI. There is no config file to edit.

Open ChatGPT settings
Navigate to the MCP servers section
Add the server URL: https://mcp.li.quest/mcp

Testing Your Setup

Use the MCP Inspector to interactively test the server:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --url https://mcp.li.quest/mcp

This opens a web UI at http://localhost:6274 where you can browse and test all available tools. You can also verify your setup by asking your AI tool a simple question like:

“What chains does LI.FI support?”

If the MCP server is connected correctly, the tool will call get-chains and return a list of supported blockchains.

Getting Started

Quick Start

Workflows

Reference

MCP Server

CLI

Installation

Claude Desktop

Claude Code

Cursor

Windsurf

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

ChatGPT

Testing Your Setup

​Claude Desktop

​Claude Code

​Cursor

​Windsurf

​VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

​ChatGPT

​Testing Your Setup

Claude Desktop

Claude Code

Cursor

Windsurf

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

ChatGPT

Testing Your Setup