[Proposal setup] Proposal title
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Cardanoscan for AI Agents: Open Source MCP Server
[Proposal Summary] Budget Information
Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA
99500
[Proposal Summary] Time
Please specify how many months you expect your project to last
4
[Proposal Summary] Translation Information
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No
Original Language
en
[Proposal Summary] Problem Statement
What is the problem you want to solve?
AI agents lack structured access to Cardano blockchain data. No open infrastructure currently exists for them to query Cardano data reliably and safely.
[Proposal Summary] Supporting Documentation
Supporting links
[Proposal Summary] Project Dependencies
Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No
Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'
No dependencies
[Proposal Summary] Project Open Source
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
Yes
License and Additional Information
Apache 2.0 Open Source License
[Theme Selection] Theme
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Developer Tools
[Campaign Category] Category Questions
Mention your open source license and describe your open source license rationale.
Apache License 2.0 is permissive and enterprise-friendly: allows commercial use, modification, redistribution, and provides an explicit patent grant and contributor protections to reduce legal risk and encourage broad adoption.
How do you make sure your source code is accessible to the public from project start, and people are informed?
Repository public from day one with LICENSE, README, CONTRIBUTING, issue/PR templates and release tags. CI produces builds/releases. We announce milestones via GitHub releases, project website, Discord and Twitter to keep contributors informed.
How will you provide high quality documentation?
Docs-as-code: versioned in-repo Markdown plus generated API reference, quickstarts and examples. Docs required in PRs and validated by CI (lint/link checks). Maintain support channels via Discord and provide sample configs and walkthroughs.
[Your Project and Solution] Solution
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
AI agents are increasingly capable of performing context-aware, data-rich tasks. However, access to blockchain data; especially from ecosystems like Cardano is fragmented, technical, and often lacks the tooling needed for modern AI agents. Existing interfaces like GraphQL and REST APIs are designed for developer consumption and not optimized for natural language agents that operate via tool abstraction layers.
To address this, we propose to build an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server specifically designed to expose structured Cardano blockchain data to AI systems. The MCP framework, developed by Anthropic, provides a standardized protocol through which AI agents can invoke tools securely and meaningfully. This allows agents to access only the data they need, with well-defined permissions and formats.
What We’re Building
- **Open-Source MCP Server: **A complete MCP server implementation that acts as a proxy and tool provider over the Cardanoscan API. The server will expose high-level tools that are registered with agent systems like VS Code Copilot or Claude Code, allowing agents to query balances, fetch transaction history, lookup wallet metadata, track smart contracts, and more.
- **Hosted MCP Server: **We will deploy and maintain a hosted version of this MCP server on behalf of the community. This will include HTTPS endpoints, and authentication to ensure stability and open access without abuse.
- **Extensible Tool Layer: **Tools exposed via MCP will include structured queries like
- What is the ADA balance for address X
- Fetch transaction details for this transaction ID
- Fetch stake key details and drep delegation status
- Lookup stake pool details
- Explore governance proposals and votes
- **Self-Hosting Instructions: **A full guide for developers or projects to host their own MCP server, especially useful for dApps, research orgs, or wallet providers who wish to offer tailored data access to AI agents.
- **Integration Examples: **Ready-to-use configurations and examples to connect the MCP server with: Claude Code
Technical Stack
- Node.js / TypeScript for backend implementation
- Dockerized deployment setup
- Cardanoscan API Integration
[Your Project and Solution] Impact
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
This project directly supports the broader Cardano mission of openness, accessibility, and tooling for the future of finance.
- **AI-Enabled Cardano Accessibility: **With the rapid rise of AI assistants, users increasingly rely on agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot to answer questions, generate insights, or automate tasks. By building an MCP server that integrates with these agents, we open up Cardano’s public data to a completely new interaction paradigm. Users can ask, “What’s the latest status of my wallet?” or “What’s the stake pool yield history?” and get structured, real-time answers directly through an agent.
- **Ecosystem Boost for Developers: **Developers building wallets, analytics tools, or education platforms can embed our MCP server or spin up their own to provide AI integration to their users. This reduces the need for building APIs from scratch or parsing blockchain data independently. It also strengthens Cardano’s standing as one of the best-supported chains for intelligent tooling.
- **Onboarding & Education: **New users often find blockchain explorers difficult to understand. By leveraging AI with natural language capabilities and structured data tools, we make onboarding much easier. Users can simply ask: _“How much ADA did I receive in the last transaction?” , “Explain the last transaction to my wallet” _This lowers the barrier to understanding and interacting with the Cardano ecosystem.
- **Community Infrastructure: **As the MCP server will be fully open-source, this becomes a piece of shared infrastructure for the Cardano developer ecosystem. Whether used in education, dApps, or wallets, it will serve as a reference implementation and a production-ready tool.
[Your Project and Solution] Capabilities & Feasibility
What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
Strica has a long-standing track record of delivering mission-critical tools and infrastructure for the Cardano ecosystem, consistently with transparency, accountability, and technical excellence. Over the past five years, we have shipped and maintained projects that serve both everyday users and the developer community at scale.
We are the creators and maintainers of:
- Cardanoscan – A trusted and widely used Cardano blockchain explorer, relied on for real-time, accurate blockchain data by users, projects, and developers worldwide.
- Typhon Wallet – A feature-rich, user-friendly Cardano wallet supporting ADA, native tokens, NFTs, staking, and governance, designed for both newcomers and power users.
- Cardano Ledger Live Integration – Implemented ADA, native token, and staking support in Ledger Live, enabling millions of Ledger users to securely manage Cardano assets.
- We are also active open-source contributors, with multiple well-maintained repositories on our GitHub (https://github.com/StricaHQ)) including:
- **@stricahq/bip32ed25519 **– A BIP32-Ed25519 key derivation library widely used in Cardano tooling.
- @stricahq/typhonjs – A comprehensive Cardano SDK powering Typhon Wallet and available for integration into third-party applications.
- @stricahq/ouroboros-network-js – Cardano ouroboros networking library for node communication.
- @stricahq/cardano-codec – A library to decode Cardano CBOR data types.
- @stricahq/cardanoscan-js – API services SDK providing high-quality Cardano blockchain data for dapps, analytics platforms, and AI integrations.
- CIP Contributions – Direct participation in Cardano Improvement Proposals, influencing ecosystem standards.
Our work consistently adheres to open standards, best practices, and thorough testing. These efforts have earned us the trust of the community, demonstrated by years of successful product delivery, continuous feature development, and widespread adoption. This proven track record of execution, combined with our public code repositories and transparent development process, demonstrates our ability to deliver meaningful, lasting results for the Cardano ecosystem.
[Milestones] Project Milestones
Milestone Title
MCP Server Setup with Cardano Address & Transaction Data Integration
Milestone Outputs
- Open source Cardanoscan MCP Server Project Setup
- Cardano Address data integration into MCP Server with the following data points,
- Address Balance
- Associated Staking Address
- Cardano Transaction data integration into MCP Server with the following data points,
- Transaction Fees
- Consumed and Output UTXOs
- Any certificates
- Withdrawal or other tx fields
- Script-related data points
- Voting-related data fields from the tx
- And other transaction meta information
Acceptance Criteria
- Open source project repository is created and available on GitHub, containing the MCP Server setup with clear documentation, ensuring public access, transparency, and community contribution.
- Cardano Address data integration into the MCP Server is fully developed, providing address balance, associated staking address, and other related details, with functionality verified on mainnet.
- Cardano Transaction data integration has been implemented in the MCP Server, including transaction fees, consumed and output UTXOs, certificates, withdrawals, scripts, voting data, and meta info.
Evidence of Completion
Public GitHub PR link with complete code implementation for all required features and functionality.
Delivery Month
1
Cost
29850
Progress
30 %
Milestone Title
Staking Address & Stake Pool Data Integration into MCP Server
Milestone Outputs
- Cardano Staking Address data integration into MCP Server with the following data points,
- Staking Balance
- Available Rewards Balance
- Staking Delegation status
- DRep Delegation Status
- Cardano Stake Pool data integration into MCP Server with the following data points,
- Stake Pool Name, ID
- Stake Pool Owners
- Stake Pool cost parameters
- Stake Pool Status and more
Acceptance Criteria
- Cardano Staking Address data integration has been fully developed in the MCP Server, including staking balance, available rewards, delegation status, and DRep delegation status with complete support.
- Cardano Stake Pool data integration has been fully implemented in the MCP Server, covering pool name, ID, owners, cost parameters, status, and related metadata, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
Evidence of Completion
Public GitHub PR link with complete code implementation for all required features and functionality.
Delivery Month
1
Cost
29850
Progress
60 %
Milestone Title
in progress problem statement, editing the problem statement
Milestone Outputs
- Cardano Governance Action data integration into MCP Server with the following data points,
- Governance action details
- Meta details
- Voting status
- Cardano constitution data integration into MCP Server with the following data points,
- Constitution data
- Current constitution committee information
- Cardano DRep data integration into MCP Server with the following data points,
- dRep meta information
- Recent votes
- Drep registration Status
Acceptance Criteria
- Cardano Governance Action data integration has been developed in the MCP Server, including governance action details, metadata, and voting status, ensuring accurate and transparent tracking.
- Cardano Constitution data integration has been fully developed in the MCP Server, providing access to constitution details, current committee information, and related governance structures.
- Cardano DRep data integration has been implemented in the MCP Server, including DRep metadata, registration status, and recent voting activity, ensuring users can view up-to-date representative details.
Evidence of Completion
Public GitHub PR link with complete code implementation for all required features and functionality.
Delivery Month
1
Cost
24875
Progress
90 %
Milestone Title
Mainnet Deployment of MCP Server, Project Report & Final Demo
Milestone Outputs
- The final MCP Server is successfully deployed on the Cardano mainnet and can be accessed using a public URL, ensuring transparency, availability, and full verification of implemented features.
- The Project Close-Out report is created and published, summarizing all milestones, technical details, and outcomes, and is made publicly available for community review and independent validation.
- The final demo video is produced and published, showcasing the implemented MCP Server features, providing a clear walkthrough of functionalities, and ensuring accessibility to the wider community.
Acceptance Criteria
- The MCP Server is fully deployed on Cardano mainnet and accessible through a public URL, allowing users and community members to directly verify and interact with the implemented features.
- The Project Close-Out report is prepared and made publicly available, containing details of completed milestones, technical implementation, outcomes, and references for community validation.
- The final demo video is produced, published, and publicly accessible, showcasing the MCP Server features, explaining functionalities, and providing transparency for verification by all users.
Evidence of Completion
- Public URL provided to access the deployed MCP Server on Cardanoscan for verification.
- Public links to the project close-out report and demo video made available for review.
Delivery Month
1
Cost
14925
Progress
100 %
[Final Pitch] Budget & Costs
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
- Cardanoscan MCP Server Setup & Transaction/Address Data Integration
- Work:
- Open source project setup on GitHub for MCP Server.
- Integration of Cardano Address data (balance, associated staking address).
- Integration of Cardano Transaction data (fees, UTXOs, certificates, withdrawals, script data, voting fields, and other transaction metadata).
- Verification: Public GitHub PRs with implemented features.
- Cost: 29,850 ADA - 1 month.
- Staking Address & Stake Pool Data Integration
- Work:
- Integration of Cardano Staking Address data (staking balance, rewards balance, delegation status, DRep delegation status).
- Integration of Cardano Stake Pool data (name, ID, owners, cost parameters, status, and related details).
- Verification: Public GitHub PRs with implemented features.
- Cost: 29,850 ADA - 1 month.
- Governance, Constitution, and DRep Data Integration
- Work:
- Integration of Governance Action data (details, metadata, voting status).
- Integration of Cardano Constitution data (constitution details, current committee information).
- Integration of DRep data (metadata, recent votes, registration status).
- Verification: Public GitHub PRs with implemented features.
- Cost: 24,875 ADA - 1 month.
- Deployment & Project Closure
- Work:
- Deploy MCP Server on mainnet with public URL.
- Prepare and publish project close-out report.
- Record and publish final demo video.
- Verification: Accessible MCP Server URL, published report, and demo video.
- Cost: 14,925 ADA - 1 month.
[Final Pitch] Value for Money
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
The total funding requested reflects the high-leverage impact of building a general-purpose, AI-accessible data service for Cardano. The costs primarily cover:
- Engineering time for research, development, and integration
- DevOps for hosting and monitoring infrastructure
- Documentation and examples
- Ongoing community support
For the community, this delivers:
- A reusable, scalable data access layer optimised for AI use
- Significant reduction in time and cost for other projects to build similar integrations
- A new channel for user engagement and education via AI
- Lower onboarding friction for new users interacting with the Cardano blockchain
- Strengthened Cardano presence in emerging AI tool ecosystems
This project doesn’t aim to create a proprietary walled garden but rather empower open access to blockchain data in ways that weren’t possible before. In short, for the funding amount, we’re unlocking an entirely new interface for Cardano - one that will continue to deliver compounding value as AI use increases.
[Required Acknowledgements] Consent & Confirmation
Terms and Conditions:
Yes