# Coinbase MCP server (Coinbase for Agents) vs Kite Agent Passport (slim)

> Coinbase scores 60.2 (C) to Kite Agent Passport's 51.4 (D) for wallet spend limits. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Coinbase MCP server (Coinbase for Agents) scores 60.2 (C) on agent readiness against Kite Agent Passport's 51.4 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Kite Agent Passport leads on maintenance & community. Both do wallet spend limits.

- Coinbase MCP server (Coinbase for Agents): C 60.2, rank #593 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coinbase-mcp.min.md
- Kite Agent Passport: D 51.4, rank #882 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kite-agent-passport.min.md
- Coinbase MCP server (Coinbase for Agents), good for An agent acting in a person's own Coinbase account, trading spot crypto, US futures and eligible US stocks and paying for market research by x402. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 35; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Transparency & trust, 64 against 54. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Runs on your own machine; No incidents deducted, where Kite Agent Passport loses 5 points for them.
- Kite Agent Passport, good for Coding agents such as Claude Code or Codex that need to pay x402 or MPP services within budgets a person approves by passkey. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 71 against 58.

| Category | Coinbase MCP server (Coinbase for Agents) | Kite Agent Passport |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 64 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 72 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 58 | 71 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 54 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Coinbase MCP server (Coinbase for Agents) | Kite Agent Passport |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Platform |
| Vendor | Coinbase, Inc. | Kite AI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://agents.coinbase.com/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under Coinbase's account terms, which we couldn't read. The companion CLI, @coinbase/coinbase-cli, is MIT-licensed on npm with no public repository | Closed service under terms from Datalego Inc. dated 29 April 2026. The Passport Skills repository is MIT. The kpass CLI is distributed as binaries and its source repository is private. |
| Tools exposed | 29 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-04-29 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2026-04-29 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 509 npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | none |