How to swap crypto with an AI agent using MCP

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to outside tools and services. Instead of describing a task, you give the assistant access to a tool it can call directly.

HorseRouter runs an MCP server at https://mcp.horserouter.com/mcp, so an AI agent such as Claude or Cursor can work with swaps for you. The agent helps with the research and set-up; you still decide whether to send funds.

What the HorseRouter MCP server can do

• List the supported assets and networks.
• Get an estimated quote for a swap between two assets.
• Create a swap and return a deposit address provided by a partner.
• Track the status of a swap you have created.

Step-by-step: connect an AI client

1. Open the settings of your MCP-compatible client, for example Claude or Cursor, and find where remote MCP servers are added.
2. Add a new server and enter the address https://mcp.horserouter.com/mcp.
3. Save the connection and check that the client lists the HorseRouter tools.
4. Ask the agent to list assets, then to get an estimated quote for the pair and amount you have in mind.
5. Give the agent your receiving address and ask it to create the swap. It returns a deposit address from a partner.
6. Check the asset, network, amount and deposit address yourself, then send the funds from your own wallet or exchange.
7. Ask the agent to track the swap until the partner has settled it.

You stay in control

HorseRouter is a non-custodial aggregator. The agent cannot move your funds: there is no account and no wallet connection, and the agent only creates a swap and reports on it. You send funds to the deposit address yourself, and a partner executes and settles the swap.

Quotes are estimates and can move within your slippage setting, and blockchain transfers are irreversible. Review what the agent proposes, especially the receiving address and network, before you send anything. More details are on the HorseRouter MCP page.