Coinbase Agents MCP for AI agents
Agents read Coinbase Agents MCP at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Coinbase Agents MCP
Coinbase Agents MCP lets authorized agents inspect portfolios, accounts, products, fees, orders, fills, and market data, and perform permitted conversions, trades, transfers, portfolio changes, and x402 payments.
What an agent can do in Coinbase Agents MCP
Every Coinbase Agents MCP action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Coinbase Agents MCP without asking first. 17 actions.
- Coinbase balanceReturns account balances for exactly one portfolio. If portfolio_id is omitted, only the default portfolio is returned. Results are not aggregated across portfolios; use coinbase_portfolios_list and q
- Coinbase convert getCheck status of a conversion by quote ID. (3 fields, 3 required)
- Coinbase feesFee tier, maker/taker rates, and 30-day volume. (1 field, 0 required)
- Coinbase orders edit previewEstimate the result, fees, fill price, and slippage of changing an open order's size or limit price without editing it. Hosted OAuth requires mcp:orders:create. CDP API-key callers may use rat#view wh
- Coinbase orders fillsLists individual trade executions with commissions and maker/taker indicator, filterable by product, order, side, and time range. Use this to reconcile actual fill prices and fees paid. For EQUITY fil
- Coinbase orders getRetrieves the full status and fill details of a single order by ID. Use after creating an order to confirm execution, and before orders_edit to see the current attached take-profit/stop-loss (attached
- Coinbase orders listLists orders with optional filters by status, product, side, and time range. Use status=OPEN to find resting orders that can be edited or cancelled. For EQUITY orders, product_id is TICKER-QUOTE (e.g.
- Coinbase orders previewEstimate fees, fill price, slippage, and execution plans without placing an order. Optional before orders_create; the same order-type and asset-class restrictions apply. Futures previews also estimate
- Coinbase portfolios getReturns portfolio metadata, balances, and positions. (2 fields, 1 required)
- Coinbase portfolios listLists all portfolios on the account, including their UUIDs and types. Use this to find the portfolio_id needed for orders, transfers, and balance queries. (1 field, 0 required)
- Coinbase products best bid askReturns best bid and ask for one or more products in a single call. Omit product_ids to return pricebooks for all products. Not currently available for equities. (1 field, 0 required)
- Coinbase products bookReturns the current bid/ask order book for a product. Use to gauge available liquidity and likely slippage before sizing a market order. Not currently available for equities. (2 fields, 1 required)
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- Coinbase products candlesReturns historical OHLCV candles for a product at a chosen granularity and time range. Use for price history and technical analysis. Not currently available for equities. (5 fields, 1 required)
- Coinbase products getViewing a product, including a FUTURE one, doesn't require any special account approval. Trading it is a separate matter — see the product_type field description. (1 field, 1 required)
- Coinbase products listViewing products, including FUTURE ones, doesn't require any special account approval. Trading them is a separate matter — see the product_type field description. (5 fields, 0 required)
- Coinbase products tickerReturns recent trade prints plus the current best bid/ask for a product. Use for a quick spot-price snapshot before previewing or placing an order. Not currently available for equities. (2 fields, 1 r
- Coinbase x402 resourcesDiscover curated x402 resources: paid on-chain and market metrics, wallet and entity intelligence, and derivatives data. Discovery spends nothing. An optional keyword q filters the catalog; omit it to
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 12 actions.
- Coinbase convert executeExecutes a previously quoted conversion using the quote_id from convert_quote. This moves funds at the quoted rate — get a fresh quote first since quotes expire. The from/to currencies must match the
- Coinbase convert quoteQuotes stablecoin↔fiat and stablecoin↔stablecoin conversions, returning rate, fees, and a quote ID. It does not support BTC, ETH, or other non-stablecoin assets; use an order to trade those assets. Pa
- Coinbase orders cancelCancels one or more open orders by ID. Removes resting orders from the book so reserved funds are released; already-filled portions are unaffected. Returns per-order success so a partial batch can fai
- Coinbase orders close positionPlaces a market order to flatten an open position for a product, moving funds immediately. Omit size for a full close or set it for a partial close. Preview the equivalent order first if fee or slippa
- Coinbase orders createPlace a market, limit, stop_limit, bracket, twap, or scaled order, subject to venue eligibility. Equities: use market or limit. Spot brackets require SELL; for entry, use market/limit BUY with attache
- Coinbase orders editAtomically update an open order's price or size without cancelling. Omit attached fields to keep existing exits. Attach or change exits only on eligible unfilled limit orders: spot BUY or futures BUY/
- Coinbase portfolios createCreates a new named portfolio for segregating funds and positions. Does not move any funds; use transfer afterward to fund it. (1 field, 1 required)
- Coinbase portfolios deletePermanently deletes a portfolio. The portfolio must be empty first — transfer out any remaining funds and close all positions before deleting. The DEFAULT portfolio cannot be deleted. (1 field, 1 requ
- Coinbase portfolios editRenames an existing portfolio. Does not affect balances or positions. (2 fields, 1 required)
- Coinbase transferMoves funds of a single currency from one portfolio to another. This executes immediately and moves money — verify the source has sufficient available balance first. Both portfolio UUIDs come from por
- Coinbase x402 fetchFetches a resource returned by x402_resources. On a 402 challenge, pays from the caller's custodial Base USDC via a pre-authorized hold, then retries with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE — no manual challenge handl
- Coinbase x402 payTurns an x402 PaymentRequirements challenge into a ready-to-send payment header by placing a pre-authorized hold on the caller's Base USDC balance (EIP-3009 exact scheme, v0). All currently supported
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Coinbase Agents MCP are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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Coinbase Agents MCP questions
Can an agent change data in Coinbase Agents MCP on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Coinbase Agents MCP are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Coinbase Agents MCP?
This connector lists 17 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Coinbase Agents MCP connect?
It connects with dcr oauth. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.