{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "deribit", "name": "Deribit", "vendor": "Deribit FZE", "vendorUrl": "https://www.deribit.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "crypto-exchanges", "summary": "Deribit is a crypto options, futures and perpetuals exchange owned by Coinbase, with a JSON-RPC API over WebSocket and HTTP, a FIX API and a test environment at test.deribit.com.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deribit", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deribit.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deribit.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deribit.json", "dns": "deribit.grade.anchorterminal.com", "license": "Proprietary hosted exchange. The API is documented under the Deribit docs with an OpenAPI 3.0 file; no official client library is published", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API keys are made in the account settings or with `private/create_api_key`, each with scopes `account`, `trade`, `wallet`, `block_trade` and `block_rfq` at `read`, `read_write` or `none`, plus `ip:ADDR` and `expires` limits. Tokens come from `public/auth` by `client_credentials` (key and secret), `client_signature` (HMAC-SHA256 over timestamp, nonce and data, so the secret never travels) or `refresh_token`. Self-generated Ed25519 or RSA keys let Deribit hold only the public half. The HTTP example passes `client_secret` in the query string (https://docs.deribit.com/articles/authentication, https://docs.deribit.com/articles/access-scope, checked 2026-11-03).", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "The API has no charge of its own; trades pay maker and taker fees per instrument. The fee schedule is on support.deribit.com, which answered our reader with 403, so the lowest-tier rates are unchecked. Deribit's own posts of 14 October and 2 November 2026 give VIP4 to VIP7 taker fees of 1.75 to 1.40 bps on perpetuals and futures from 19 October 2026, and 0 bps maker fees on USDC-settled linear daily options from 5 November 2026 (https://insights.deribit.com/exchange-updates/new-fee-tier-on-perpetuals-and-futures/, checked 2026-11-03).", "priceSummary": "0.02% fee", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the OpenAPI file or the articles index (checked 2026-11-03). Accounts are funded by crypto deposit after a browser signup.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 0, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-03" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.deribit.com/", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.deribit.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.deribit.com/specifications/deribit_openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "exchange.derivatives", "exchange.market-data", "exchange.spot-trading", "exchange.balances", "exchange.transfers", "market.crypto" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "openapi", "llms-txt", "api-key", "sandbox", "usage-priced", "no-status-page", "bug-bounty", "rest" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-13", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 650, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1349, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 25, "reliability": 45, "schema": 88, "security": 62, "transparency": 46 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-11-03" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Deribit's JSON-RPC API has scoped keys with IP and expiry limits, asymmetric signing, an OpenAPI file, numeric rate limits and a 64-entry changelog. There is no official MCP server or client library, the fee schedule, terms and privacy policy sit on a support site that refused our reader, and the status page did not resolve.", "bestFor": "An agent trading crypto options, dated futures and perpetuals for an institutional or retail Deribit account, and anyone migrated from Coinbase International Exchange.", "strengths": [ "Keys carry `account`, `trade`, `wallet`, `block_trade` and `block_rfq` scopes at read, read_write or none, with `ip:ADDR` and `expires` limits, and Ed25519 or RSA keys keep the private half off Deribit", "OpenAPI 3.0 and AsyncAPI files, llms.txt indexes and Markdown twins for every reference page", "Credit-based rate limits with numbers, per sub-account, and an errors page of about 159 codes with retry guidance (10028 back off, 10040 retry, 13009 refresh)", "A separate test environment at test.deribit.com with the same API and its own accounts and keys", "A dated JSON-RPC changelog since 2020 and an upcoming docs branch that previews the next release" ], "weaknesses": [ "No official MCP server, and the GitHub organisation has no public repositories, so no official SDK in any language", "The fee schedule, terms of service, privacy policy and restricted-jurisdictions list are on support.deribit.com, which answered 403, so the lowest-tier maker and taker fees are unchecked", "status.deribit.com did not resolve for our reader and Coinbase's status page has no Deribit component we could find, so the incident record is unchecked", "The HTTP authentication example sends `client_secret` in the query string", "Breaking changes such as the 15 September 2026 change to `user.changes` carry no notice period in the changelog" ], "agentNotes": [ "Create the key with `trade:read_write` and `wallet:none`, an `ip:` limit and an `expires` value; keep `account:read` unless the task edits subaccounts", "Authenticate with `client_signature` or an Ed25519 key over WebSocket rather than `client_credentials` over HTTP, which puts the secret in the URL", "Watch the `limits` field of `private/get_account_summary` and back off on error 10028; a session that runs out of credits is closed and must reconnect", "Send a `nonce` with orders so a retry after a timeout does not place a second order, and treat `order_not_found` on cancel as a possible fill", "Develop against https://test.deribit.com/api/v2 first; production and test need separate accounts and keys" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 25, "reliability": 45, "schema": 88, "security": 62, "transparency": 22 }, "provenanceScore": 69, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-03", "maintenance": "2026-11-03", "payments": "2026-11-03", "reliability": "2026-11-03", "schema": "2026-11-03", "security": "2026-11-03", "transparency": "2026-11-03" }, "last": "2026-11-03", "oldest": "2026-11-03", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl 'https://test.deribit.com/api/v2/public/get_order_book?instrument_name=BTC-PERPETUAL\u0026depth=5'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/exchange.derivatives", "tool": "https://letme.dev/deribit" }, "area": "payments", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Perpetual and futures taker fee, VIP4 tier", "unit": "pct", "usd": 0.0175, "note": "1.75 bps from 19 October 2026 per Deribit's post of 14 October 2026. Base-tier fees unchecked" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Deribit FZE", "domain": "deribit.com", "domainRegistered": "2014-01-15", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://support.deribit.com/hc/en-us/articles/25944532191645-Deribit-Exchange-Membership-Terms-Deribit-FZE", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.deribit.com/changelogs/jsonrpc", "securityTxt": "unknown", "checked": "2026-11-03", "notes": [ "Deribit FZE is on VARA's public register, licence VL/23/12/002, active, issued 1 November 2024. Deribit's own post of 29 November 2024 says institutional and qualified investors contract with Deribit FZE and retail clients with DRB Panama, a broker member.", "The terms URL comes from a search result title (Deribit Exchange Membership Terms, Deribit FZE, version 26 January 2026); support.deribit.com answered 403 to our reader, so the terms, the privacy policy and the fee and restricted-jurisdictions articles were not read.", "RDAP gives deribit.com a registration date of 15 January 2014, registrar MarkMonitor.", "status.deribit.com did not resolve on 3 November 2026 and Coinbase's status page showed no Deribit component or incident, so no status page is recorded.", "https://www.deribit.com/.well-known/security.txt answered an HTML page with only the site title, so security.txt is unknown. Deribit's bug bounty runs on HackerOne per the support article title and HackerOne's customer story; insights.deribit.com/bug-bounty answered 403.", "docs.deribit.com/robots.txt allows everything but /cdn-cgi/ and /_next/, with Content-Signal ai-input=yes. support.deribit.com's robots.txt allows article pages; the 403 is the site's answer, not a robots rule." ], "score": 69 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deribit.json", "live": { "slug": "deribit", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://deribit.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-04T15:54:13.971728133Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-04T15:54:13.971728133Z" } }, "answer": "Deribit scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against MEXC API's 56.3 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. MEXC API leads on payments \u0026 pricing, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "mexc", "name": "MEXC API", "vendor": "MEXC (Comoros) Ltd", "vendorUrl": "https://www.mexc.com/mexc-api", "kind": "http-api", "category": "crypto-exchanges", "summary": "MEXC's spot and futures API gives programmatic access to market data, orders, balances, transfers and withdrawals over REST and WebSocket, with an official command-line tool that also runs as a local MCP server for AI agents.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mexc", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mexc.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mexc.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mexc.json", "dns": "mexc.grade.anchorterminal.com", "repo": "https://github.com/mexcdevelop", "transports": [ "stdio" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@mexc-ai/cli" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API keys made at mexc.com/user/openapi after a browser sign-up; the futures API also needs identity verification. The key goes in the X-MEXC-APIKEY header and signed endpoints carry an HMAC SHA256 signature with a timestamp and a recvWindow of up to 60 seconds. Permissions are granular (SPOT_ACCOUNT_READ, SPOT_DEAL_WRITE, SPOT_WITHDRAW_WRITE, SPOT_TRANSFER_WRITE and the futures equivalents), a key can be limited to chosen trading pairs and linked to up to 10 IP addresses, and a key with no linked IP is valid for 90 days and can be renewed for 90 more from 5 days before expiry. Up to 30 keys per account (https://www.mexc.com/api-docs/spot-v3/introduction, checked 2026-11-03).", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Trading fees per fill. MEXC's own fee guide of 20 October 2026 gives spot 0 per cent maker and 0.05 per cent taker (0.04 per cent with MX deduction), futures from 0 per cent maker and 0.02 per cent taker on BTCUSDT to 0.01 and 0.04 per cent on standard contracts, and a separate API futures schedule of 0.06 per cent maker and 0.08 per cent taker since 1 June 2026. Zero-fee campaigns and MX discounts don't apply to API trading. The fee page itself is drawn by script. Market data needs no key (https://www.mexc.com/learn/article/17827791510370, checked 2026-11-03).", "priceSummary": "0.05% fee", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the CLI docs, llms.txt or the terms (checked 2026-11-03). Fees are taken from each fill.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 299, "popularity": { "githubStars": 315, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-03" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.mexc.com/api-docs/spot-v3/introduction", "llmsTxt": "https://www.mexc.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "exchange.market-data", "exchange.spot-trading", "exchange.derivatives", "exchange.balances", "exchange.transfers", "market.crypto" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "api-key", "closed-source", "usage-priced", "mcp", "cli", "agent-skills", "read-only-mode", "llms-txt", "python", "java", "go", "no-status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 56.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 791, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1349, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 31, "reliability": 43, "schema": 64, "security": 65, "transparency": 58 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-03" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "MEXC publishes granular key permissions, per-pair key limits, weighted rate limits with Retry-After and a dated changelog, and its official CLI runs a read-only-capable MCP server with confirmation before any fund movement. There is no sandbox or status page, API futures orders pay a higher fee schedule, and the user agreement excludes the US, UK, EU members and others.", "bestFor": "Spot and futures for agents in served countries that want a vendor-built MCP server with read-only and confirmation modes.", "strengths": [ "Granular key permissions (account read, trade, withdraw, transfer), per-pair restriction, up to 10 linked IPs and a 90-day expiry for unbound keys", "An official MCP mode in the `@mexc-ai/cli` tool with `--read-only`, a read-only market subset of 22 tools and a confirmation step before orders and transfers", "Rate limits published as weight buckets per IP and UID, with Retry-After on 429 and 418", "A dated changelog of 72 spot and 26 futures entries, the newest 23 October 2026", "Fees published on MEXC's own pages, with the API futures schedule stated separately" ], "weaknesses": [ "No sandbox or testnet; only an order-validation endpoint", "No status page, incident history or SLA", "The MCP server is local only, not in the official MCP registry, and the CLI is UNLICENSED with no public source", "API futures orders pay 0.06 per cent maker and 0.08 per cent taker, and zero-fee campaigns exclude API trading", "The user agreement bars users in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mainland China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, France and other jurisdictions" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use a key limited to SPOT_ACCOUNT_READ and SPOT_DEAL_WRITE, the pairs you trade and your IP addresses; keys without a linked IP expire after 90 days", "Start the MCP server as `mexc mcp spot --read-only` unless the task trades, and never pass `--yes`; orders and transfers wait for the person's confirmation", "Call POST /api/v3/order/test before a live order, since there is no sandbox", "On 429 or 418 wait for Retry-After; order placement and cancellation share 12 requests a second per UID, and repeated breaches ban the IP for up to 3 days", "Treat a 5xx on an order as unknown, not failed, and query the order before retrying; set newClientOrderId so the order can be found" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 56.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 31, "reliability": 43, "schema": 64, "security": 65, "transparency": 38 }, "provenanceScore": 78, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-03", "maintenance": "2026-11-03", "payments": "2026-11-03", "reliability": "2026-11-03", "schema": "2026-11-03", "security": "2026-11-03", "transparency": "2026-11-03" }, "last": "2026-11-03", "oldest": "2026-11-03", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @mexc-ai/cli", "http": "curl 'https://api.mexc.com/api/v3/ticker/price?symbol=BTCUSDT'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "mexc-spot": { "args": [ "mcp", "spot", "--read-only" ], "command": "mexc" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/exchange.market-data", "tool": "https://letme.dev/mexc" }, "area": "payments", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Spot taker fee", "unit": "pct", "usd": 0.05, "note": "maker 0 per cent; 0.04 per cent with MX deduction, not for API trading" }, { "item": "API futures taker fee", "unit": "pct", "usd": 0.08, "note": "maker 0.06 per cent, since 1 June 2026, outside the Innovation Zone" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "MEXC (Comoros) Ltd", "domain": "mexc.com", "domainRegistered": "2000-02-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.mexc.com/terms", "privacy": "https://www.mexc.com/privacypolicy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://www.mexc.com/api-docs/spot-v3/change-log", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-03", "notes": [ "MEXC (Comoros) Ltd is named in the user agreement, last updated 13 October 2026, with a registered address in Mutsamudu, Anjouan. The privacy policy, last updated 1 June 2026, names no entity.", "RDAP gives mexc.com a registration date of 27 February 2000; the exchange says it began in 2018, so the domain predates it.", "www.mexc.com/robots.txt allows the root and disallows /user/, /orders/ and some locale paths; it lists llms.txt as a sitemap. mexcdevelop.github.io has no robots.txt.", "https://www.mexc.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404. status.mexc.com does not resolve; no status page was found.", "The fee page at mexc.com/fee is drawn by script; the fee figures come from MEXC's own fee guide and a 2024 announcement." ], "score": 78 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mexc.json", "live": { "slug": "mexc", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://mexc.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-04T15:54:36.213483882Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-04T15:54:36.213483882Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 24, "category": "schema", "leads": "deribit", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "OpenAPI 3.0.0 for the whole JSON-RPC surface (Deribit API 2.1.1, about 1.4 million characters) plus AsyncAPI files for the WebSocket side (25). llms.txt with production and upcoming indexes, and a Markdown twin of every page (10). Each operation has a description such as \"Places a buy order for an instrument.\" with parameter notes, and the articles say when to use WebSocket subscriptions over polling, but the reference seldom says when not to use a method (13 of 20). Parameters are typed with enums (order `type` has eight values, `time_in_force` four) and required flags, with `amount` or `contracts` as a documented either-or (13 of 15). Every reference page carries an example request and response, and the errors page lists about 159 codes with retry guidance, though most operations document only a 200 response and the smaller error tables disagree with the full one on two codes (12 of 15). A versioned path (/api/v2), a production and an upcoming docs branch, and a dated changelog of 64 entries since 21 January 2020 (15). Total 88.", "b": "No OpenAPI found; a Postman collection and the CLI's 25 capability reference files are the nearest machine-readable contract (5 of 25). llms.txt on mexc.com, written for assistants and pointing at the API docs and legal pages (7 of 10). Per-endpoint pages with purpose, parameters and permissions, without when-not-to-use guidance (13 of 20). Typed parameters with enums for order types, statuses and intervals (11 of 15). Examples on each endpoint and a separate error-code page with numeric codes and messages (13 of 15). Versioned API (v3) with a dated changelog of 72 entries to 23 October 2026 (15). 5 + 7 + 13 + 11 + 13 + 15 = 64." }, "scores": { "a": 88, "b": 64 } }, { "by": 12, "category": "transparency", "leads": "mexc", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "The editorial half. A closed service whose terms (Deribit FZE membership terms and DRB Panama Inc. terms) sit on a support site that answered 403, with the entity confirmed on VARA's register (12 of 30). The privacy policy was not read, and nothing in the docs states retention (0 of 30). The changelog marks deprecations and the upcoming docs branch previews the next release, but removals such as `public/get_index` on 25 November 2025 carry no notice period (10 of 20). No subprocessor or data-location statement found (0 of 20). Total 22.", "b": "The editorial half. A closed service with a dated user agreement naming MEXC (Comoros) Ltd; the CLI is UNLICENSED on npm (15 of 30). The privacy policy names no entity, states no retention periods and relies on standard contractual clauses for transfers (10 of 30). The changelog flags endpoints as \"will be discontinued soon\" without dates and the futures log records removals (8 of 20). Third parties are named by category only, with no subprocessor list or data locations (5 of 20). 15 + 10 + 8 + 5 = 38." }, "scores": { "a": 46, "b": 58 } }, { "by": 10, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "deribit", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "An API, read for response sizing. `public/get_order_book` takes `depth`, `get_instruments` filters by currency and kind, and history methods take `count` and `offset`, though `get_instruments` returns every instrument for a currency and costs 10,000 credits (18 of 25). Count and offset pagination, time ranges on trade and transaction logs, and WebSocket channels with interval and depth options (16 of 20). Numeric error codes with short names, a `wait` value on some errors, and sample code that branches on them (18 of 20). A `nonce` on orders since May 2026 returns the existing order on retry, a `label` lets an agent find its own orders, and 10040 marks the calls safe to retry; no MCP annotations apply (16 of 20). Few required parameters and sensible defaults (limit and good_til_cancelled), but no official SDK in any language, so every caller signs and frames JSON-RPC itself (6 of 15). Total 74.", "b": "Graded on the REST API with the CLI's MCP mode. Responses take limit parameters and the MCP read-only market subset is 22 tools, but a full spot MCP category lists 123 tools (15 of 25). startTime, endTime and limit on history, symbol filters on open orders (14 of 20). Numeric codes with messages, a 30035 order-limit code added 23 October 2026, 5xx guidance (14 of 20). newClientOrderId is optional with no idempotency guarantee; the CLI adds --dry-run and a confirmation step (10 of 20). Few required parameters; SDKs in five languages whose repository was last pushed in February 2024 (11 of 15). 15 + 14 + 14 + 10 + 11 = 64." }, "scores": { "a": 74, "b": 64 } }, { "by": 10, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "mexc", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "Read as a closed service. The JSON-RPC changelog's latest production entry is 13 October 2026 and an entry dated 5 November 2026 describes the next release; Deribit's posts of 14 October and 2 November 2026 change fees (30). Entries of 18 August, 15 September and 13 October 2026, three in 90 days (20). A public changelog and a support site; whether support answers wasn't tested and the support site refused our reader (10 of 15). No official SDK and no MCP registry entry (0). The OpenAPI and AsyncAPI files are maintained with the docs (5 of 10). Total 65.", "b": "Read as a closed service. Last dated change 23 October 2026 in both the spot and futures logs (30). Spot entries on 14 August, 24 August, 11 September and 23 October 2026, futures on 1 September, 11 September, 19 October and 23 October (20). An API support Telegram group, a ticket form and dated changelogs; GitHub issues not read (10 of 15). The official SDK repository was last pushed in February 2024 while the CLI is current (10 of 15). The CLI ships platform binaries with no dependencies and no public repository or CI; the SDK is stale (5 of 10). 30 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 5 = 75." }, "scores": { "a": 65, "b": 75 } }, { "by": 6, "category": "payments", "leads": "mexc", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "reasons": { "a": "No machine payment protocol (0). The fee schedule is on support.deribit.com, which answered 403; Deribit's own posts give VIP4 to VIP7 taker fees and the 0 bps linear options maker fee, so partial prices are public but the lowest tier is unchecked (5 of 20). Public market data needs no key and the test environment is free, with no card anywhere (20). A person signs up in a browser with identity checks before any key exists (0). Total 25.", "b": "No machine payment protocol (0). Fees published without login on MEXC's own fee guide (20 October 2026) and a 2024 announcement, with a separate API futures schedule; the fee page itself is drawn by script (16 of 20). Public market data needs no key or card; trading needs a verified and funded account. Judgement call (15 of 20). A person must sign up in a browser, and futures need identity verification (0). 0 + 16 + 15 + 0 = 31." }, "scores": { "a": 25, "b": 31 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Deribit FZE", "b": "MEXC (Comoros) Ltd", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "stdio", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Pay per use", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary hosted exchange. The API is documented under the Deribit docs with an OpenAPI 3.0 file; no official client library is published", "b": "none", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "0", "b": "299", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-13", "b": "2026-10-23", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-13", "b": "2026-10-13", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "2026-06-01", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "315 stars", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Deribit scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against MEXC API's 56.3 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. MEXC API leads on payments \u0026 pricing, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Deribit or MEXC API?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Deribit and MEXC API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Deribit. MEXC API runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed.", "question": "Can an agent call Deribit and MEXC API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 88 against 64", "Agent ergonomics, 74 against 64" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent trading crypto options, dated futures and perpetuals for an institutional or retail Deribit account, and anyone migrated from Coinbase International Exchange.", "slug": "deribit", "watchFor": "No official MCP server, and the GitHub organisation has no public repositories, so no official SDK in any language" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 31 against 25", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 75 against 65", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 58 against 46" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine" ], "goodFor": "Spot and futures for agents in served countries that want a vendor-built MCP server with read-only and confirmation modes.", "slug": "mexc", "watchFor": "No sandbox or testnet; only an 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dydx-vs-mexc.json", "title": "dYdX vs MEXC API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dydx-vs-mexc" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperliquid-vs-mexc.json", "title": "Hyperliquid vs MEXC API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperliquid-vs-mexc" } ], "panel": null, "scores": [ { "by": 2, "deribit": 45, "edge": "deribit", "key": "reliability", "mexc": 43, "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 24, "deribit": 88, "edge": "deribit", "key": "schema", "mexc": 64, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 10, "deribit": 74, "edge": "deribit", "key": "ergonomics", "mexc": 64, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 3, "deribit": 62, "edge": "mexc", "key": "security", "mexc": 65, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 6, "deribit": 25, "edge": "mexc", "key": "payments", "mexc": 31, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 10, "deribit": 65, "edge": "mexc", "key": "maintenance", "mexc": 75, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 12, "deribit": 46, "edge": "mexc", "key": "transparency", "mexc": 58, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Deribit scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against MEXC API's 56.3 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. MEXC API leads on payments \u0026 pricing, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do exchange derivatives.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "deribit": "Deribit's JSON-RPC API has scoped keys with IP and expiry limits, asymmetric signing, an OpenAPI file, numeric rate limits and a 64-entry changelog. There is no official MCP server or client library, the fee schedule, terms and privacy policy sit on a support site that refused our reader, and the status page did not resolve.", "mexc": "MEXC publishes granular key permissions, per-pair key limits, weighted rate limits with Retry-After and a dated changelog, and its official CLI runs a read-only-capable MCP server with confirmation before any fund movement. There is no sandbox or status page, API futures orders pay a higher fee schedule, and the user agreement excludes the US, UK, EU members and others." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deribit-vs-mexc", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deribit-vs-mexc.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deribit-vs-mexc.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deribit-vs-mexc.min.md" }, "markdown": "Deribit scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against MEXC API's 56.3 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. MEXC API leads on payments \u0026 pricing, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do exchange derivatives.\n\n- Deribit: grade C, 59/100, rank #650 of 1349. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deribit.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deribit.json\n- MEXC API: grade C, 56.3/100, rank #791 of 1349. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mexc.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mexc.json\n- Best crypto exchange APIs and MCP servers for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/crypto-exchanges/index.md\n- All 210 exchanges comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crypto-exchanges/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Deribit (C)\n\nGood for: An agent trading crypto options, dated futures and perpetuals for an institutional or retail Deribit account, and anyone migrated from Coinbase International Exchange.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 88 against 64\n- Agent ergonomics, 74 against 64\n\nWatch for: No official MCP server, and the GitHub organisation has no public repositories, so no official SDK in any language\n\n### MEXC API (C)\n\nGood for: Spot and futures for agents in served countries that want a vendor-built MCP server with read-only and confirmation modes.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 31 against 25\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 75 against 65\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 58 against 46\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: No sandbox or testnet; only an order-validation endpoint\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: Deribit +24\n\n- Deribit (88): OpenAPI 3.0.0 for the whole JSON-RPC surface (Deribit API 2.1.1, about 1.4 million characters) plus AsyncAPI files for the WebSocket side (25). llms.txt with production and upcoming indexes, and a Markdown twin of every page (10). Each operation has a description such as \"Places a buy order for an instrument.\" with parameter notes, and the articles say when to use WebSocket subscriptions over polling, but the reference seldom says when not to use a method (13 of 20). Parameters are typed with enums (order `type` has eight values, `time_in_force` four) and required flags, with `amount` or `contracts` as a documented either-or (13 of 15). Every reference page carries an example request and response, and the errors page lists about 159 codes with retry guidance, though most operations document only a 200 response and the smaller error tables disagree with the full one on two codes (12 of 15). A versioned path (/api/v2), a production and an upcoming docs branch, and a dated changelog of 64 entries since 21 January 2020 (15). Total 88.\n- MEXC API (64): No OpenAPI found; a Postman collection and the CLI's 25 capability reference files are the nearest machine-readable contract (5 of 25). llms.txt on mexc.com, written for assistants and pointing at the API docs and legal pages (7 of 10). Per-endpoint pages with purpose, parameters and permissions, without when-not-to-use guidance (13 of 20). Typed parameters with enums for order types, statuses and intervals (11 of 15). Examples on each endpoint and a separate error-code page with numeric codes and messages (13 of 15). Versioned API (v3) with a dated changelog of 72 entries to 23 October 2026 (15). 5 + 7 + 13 + 11 + 13 + 15 = 64.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: MEXC API +12\n\n- Deribit (46): The editorial half. A closed service whose terms (Deribit FZE membership terms and DRB Panama Inc. terms) sit on a support site that answered 403, with the entity confirmed on VARA's register (12 of 30). The privacy policy was not read, and nothing in the docs states retention (0 of 30). The changelog marks deprecations and the upcoming docs branch previews the next release, but removals such as `public/get_index` on 25 November 2025 carry no notice period (10 of 20). No subprocessor or data-location statement found (0 of 20). Total 22.\n- MEXC API (58): The editorial half. A closed service with a dated user agreement naming MEXC (Comoros) Ltd; the CLI is UNLICENSED on npm (15 of 30). The privacy policy names no entity, states no retention periods and relies on standard contractual clauses for transfers (10 of 30). The changelog flags endpoints as \"will be discontinued soon\" without dates and the futures log records removals (8 of 20). Third parties are named by category only, with no subprocessor list or data locations (5 of 20). 15 + 10 + 8 + 5 = 38.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Deribit +10\n\n- Deribit (74): An API, read for response sizing. `public/get_order_book` takes `depth`, `get_instruments` filters by currency and kind, and history methods take `count` and `offset`, though `get_instruments` returns every instrument for a currency and costs 10,000 credits (18 of 25). Count and offset pagination, time ranges on trade and transaction logs, and WebSocket channels with interval and depth options (16 of 20). Numeric error codes with short names, a `wait` value on some errors, and sample code that branches on them (18 of 20). A `nonce` on orders since May 2026 returns the existing order on retry, a `label` lets an agent find its own orders, and 10040 marks the calls safe to retry; no MCP annotations apply (16 of 20). Few required parameters and sensible defaults (limit and good_til_cancelled), but no official SDK in any language, so every caller signs and frames JSON-RPC itself (6 of 15). Total 74.\n- MEXC API (64): Graded on the REST API with the CLI's MCP mode. Responses take limit parameters and the MCP read-only market subset is 22 tools, but a full spot MCP category lists 123 tools (15 of 25). startTime, endTime and limit on history, symbol filters on open orders (14 of 20). Numeric codes with messages, a 30035 order-limit code added 23 October 2026, 5xx guidance (14 of 20). newClientOrderId is optional with no idempotency guarantee; the CLI adds --dry-run and a confirmation step (10 of 20). Few required parameters; SDKs in five languages whose repository was last pushed in February 2024 (11 of 15). 15 + 14 + 14 + 10 + 11 = 64.\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: MEXC API +10\n\n- Deribit (65): Read as a closed service. The JSON-RPC changelog's latest production entry is 13 October 2026 and an entry dated 5 November 2026 describes the next release; Deribit's posts of 14 October and 2 November 2026 change fees (30). Entries of 18 August, 15 September and 13 October 2026, three in 90 days (20). A public changelog and a support site; whether support answers wasn't tested and the support site refused our reader (10 of 15). No official SDK and no MCP registry entry (0). The OpenAPI and AsyncAPI files are maintained with the docs (5 of 10). Total 65.\n- MEXC API (75): Read as a closed service. Last dated change 23 October 2026 in both the spot and futures logs (30). Spot entries on 14 August, 24 August, 11 September and 23 October 2026, futures on 1 September, 11 September, 19 October and 23 October (20). An API support Telegram group, a ticket form and dated changelogs; GitHub issues not read (10 of 15). The official SDK repository was last pushed in February 2024 while the CLI is current (10 of 15). The CLI ships platform binaries with no dependencies and no public repository or CI; the SDK is stale (5 of 10). 30 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 5 = 75.\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: MEXC API +6\n\n- Deribit (25): No machine payment protocol (0). The fee schedule is on support.deribit.com, which answered 403; Deribit's own posts give VIP4 to VIP7 taker fees and the 0 bps linear options maker fee, so partial prices are public but the lowest tier is unchecked (5 of 20). Public market data needs no key and the test environment is free, with no card anywhere (20). A person signs up in a browser with identity checks before any key exists (0). Total 25.\n- MEXC API (31): No machine payment protocol (0). Fees published without login on MEXC's own fee guide (20 October 2026) and a 2024 announcement, with a separate API futures schedule; the fee page itself is drawn by script (16 of 20). Public market data needs no key or card; trading needs a verified and funded account. Judgement call (15 of 20). A person must sign up in a browser, and futures need identity verification (0). 0 + 16 + 15 + 0 = 31.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Deribit | MEXC API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 43 | Deribit +2 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 88 | 64 | Deribit +24 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 74 | 64 | Deribit +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 62 | 65 | MEXC API +3 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 25 | 31 | MEXC API +6 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 75 | MEXC API +10 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 46 | 58 | MEXC API +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **59 · C** | **56.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Deribit | MEXC API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Deribit FZE | MEXC (Comoros) Ltd |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | stdio |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary hosted exchange. The API is documented under the Deribit docs with an OpenAPI 3.0 file; no official client library is published | none |\n| Tools exposed | 0 | 299 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-23 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-13 | 2026-10-13 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-06-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |\n| Popularity | none | 315 stars |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Deribit.** Deribit's JSON-RPC API has scoped keys with IP and expiry limits, asymmetric signing, an OpenAPI file, numeric rate limits and a 64-entry changelog. There is no official MCP server or client library, the fee schedule, terms and privacy policy sit on a support site that refused our reader, and the status page did not resolve.\n\n**MEXC API.** MEXC publishes granular key permissions, per-pair key limits, weighted rate limits with Retry-After and a dated changelog, and its official CLI runs a read-only-capable MCP server with confirmation before any fund movement. There is no sandbox or status page, API futures orders pay a higher fee schedule, and the user agreement excludes the US, UK, EU members and others.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Deribit\n\n1. Create the key with `trade:read_write` and `wallet:none`, an `ip:` limit and an `expires` value; keep `account:read` unless the task edits subaccounts\n2. Authenticate with `client_signature` or an Ed25519 key over WebSocket rather than `client_credentials` over HTTP, which puts the secret in the URL\n3. Watch the `limits` field of `private/get_account_summary` and back off on error 10028; a session that runs out of credits is closed and must reconnect\n4. Send a `nonce` with orders so a retry after a timeout does not place a second order, and treat `order_not_found` on cancel as a possible fill\n5. Develop against https://test.deribit.com/api/v2 first; production and test need separate accounts and keys\n\n### MEXC API\n\n1. Use a key limited to SPOT_ACCOUNT_READ and SPOT_DEAL_WRITE, the pairs you trade and your IP addresses; keys without a linked IP expire after 90 days\n2. Start the MCP server as `mexc mcp spot --read-only` unless the task trades, and never pass `--yes`; orders and transfers wait for the person's confirmation\n3. Call POST /api/v3/order/test before a live order, since there is no sandbox\n4. On 429 or 418 wait for Retry-After; order placement and cancellation share 12 requests a second per UID, and repeated breaches ban the IP for up to 3 days\n5. Treat a 5xx on an order as unknown, not failed, and query the order before retrying; set newClientOrderId so the order can be found\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Deribit or MEXC API?\n\nDeribit scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against MEXC API's 56.3 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. MEXC API leads on payments \u0026 pricing, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Deribit and MEXC API need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Deribit and MEXC API without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Deribit. MEXC API runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deribit-vs-mexc.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deribit-vs-mexc.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"deribit\", \"b\": \"mexc\"}`. 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