How to integrate Coinbase MCP with Grok Build

Connect Grok Build to Coinbase MCP. Show all your coinbase wallet balances, list every crypto wallet i own, and more from your terminal, with authentication handled for you.

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How to integrate Coinbase MCP with Grok Build

Grok Build is xAI's terminal coding agent. It runs on Grok 4.5, plans its work before it acts, and can run multiple sub-agents in parallel. It also reads Claude Code's MCP configuration, so any server you already have in a .mcp.json is picked up with no changes.

In this guide, I will show you how to connect your Coinbase account to Grok Build through Composio, so it can show all your Coinbase wallet balances, list every crypto wallet I own, display recent wallets added to your account, and more without leaving the terminal. Composio holds the OAuth tokens for you, and Grok Build only calls the tools you approve.

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Why use Composio over a standalone MCP server?

  • Read and write access. Composio's Coinbase integration lets Grok Build take real actions like creating drafts, sending updates, and labeling records, not just reading data.
  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. One endpoint gives you a full catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Wire up a single Composio server instead of maintaining a separate MCP entry for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Grok Build caps how many tools it holds in a single request. Composio loads only the tools a task needs, so you do not spend that budget on tools you are not using.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across apps in one run. Pull a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post the highlights to Slack from a single prompt.

Prerequisites

  • Grok Build installed and signed in. Install with curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash on macOS or Linux, or irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex on Windows PowerShell. On first launch Grok opens a browser to authenticate; for headless or CI use, set an XAI_API_KEY environment variable instead (create the key at console.x.ai).
  • Access to the Coinbase account you want to connect.
  • The Composio MCP endpoint. Composio's server is remote and hosted, so there is nothing to run locally and no tunnel to set up.

Step-by-step: Connect Coinbase to Grok Build

1. Install and verify Grok Build

Install the CLI, then restart your shell so the grok binary lands on your PATH:

bash
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash
which grok

On Windows, install with PowerShell instead: irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex. If which grok returns a path, you are set. Grok Build runs on Grok 4.5 by default; you can switch models inside the session with /model <name>.

2. Add the Composio server

Add Composio as a remote HTTP MCP server with the grok mcp add command:

bash
grok mcp add --transport http composio https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

You can also add and manage servers from inside a session. Run /mcps to open the extensions modal on the MCP tab, then add a new server and paste the Composio URL. Added this way, Grok auto-detects the name from the URL and lists the server as connect:

bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Grok Build /mcps extensions modal listing MCP servers Grok Build adding the Composio MCP server with its URL

Grok also reads Claude Code-style config, so an entry in ~/.grok/config.toml or a project .mcp.json works the same way.

3. Authenticate

Composio uses OAuth. In the /mcps modal, select the Composio server and press i to authenticate (Grok also triggers this browser flow automatically the first time it uses a Composio tool). Click Allow to authorize access. Grok stores the tokens under ~/.grok/mcp_credentials.json, and /mcps shows Composio as connected.

Grok Build prompting to authenticate the Composio MCP server Composio authorization screen with the Allow button for Grok Build

4. Start building

Ask Grok to work with your Coinbase account through Composio. On the first Coinbase action, Composio prompts you to connect the account through OAuth. Approve the scopes once, and Composio handles token refresh from there.

What you can do after connecting Coinbase

  • Show all your Coinbase wallet balances
  • List every crypto wallet I own
  • Display recent wallets added to your account
  • Get details for each of your Coinbase wallets

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access. Grant only the Coinbase scopes you actually need.
  • Review OAuth scopes before approving. Check that the requested scopes match what you expect Composio and Grok Build to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed. Grok Build proposes a plan before it acts. Leave that approval step on for actions like sending messages or editing records.
  • Keep secrets out of version control. Your XAI_API_KEY and any tokens should never be committed. Use environment variables or a secrets manager.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Coinbase action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get Asset Details

Retrieve detailed information about a specific asset from Coinbase International Exchange.

Get Exchange Currency

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific currency from Coinbase Exchange API.

Get Instrument Details

Tool to get complete details for a specific trading instrument on Coinbase International Exchange.

Get Historical Funding Rate

Get historical funding rates for a specific instrument from Coinbase International Exchange.

Get Quote Per Instrument

Tool to get the current quote for a specific trading instrument on Coinbase International Exchange.

Get Daily Trading Volume

Tool to retrieve daily trading volume data for specified instruments on Coinbase International Exchange.

Get Market Product Book

Get the current order book (market depth) for a specific product.

Get Product Details

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific product (trading pair) from Coinbase Exchange.

Get Product Order Book

Retrieves the order book for a specific product on Coinbase Exchange.

Get Products Ticker

Tool to get real-time ticker information for a specific product on Coinbase Exchange.

Get Products Volume Summary

Tool to retrieve volume summaries for all trading products on Coinbase Exchange.

Get Public Market Trades

Tool to get public market trades for a specific product (trading pair).

Get Server Time

Tool to retrieve the current server time from Coinbase Advanced Trade API.

Get Supported Networks

Tool to retrieve supported blockchain networks for a specific cryptocurrency asset on Coinbase International Exchange.

Get Wrapped Asset Conversion Rate

Tool to get the current conversion rate for a wrapped asset on Coinbase Exchange.

List Exchange Assets

Tool to retrieve all supported assets from the Coinbase International Exchange.

List All Known Currencies

Tool to get all known currencies from Coinbase Exchange API.

List Exchange Products

Tool to retrieve all known trading pairs from Coinbase Exchange.

List Instruments

Tool to list all instruments available for trading on Coinbase International Exchange.

List Instruments Candles

Tool to retrieve aggregated candle (OHLCV) data for instruments on Coinbase International Exchange.

List Loans Assets

Tool to retrieve all assets available for loans from the Coinbase Exchange.

List Market Products

Tool to list market products from Coinbase Advanced Trade API.

List Product Candles

Tool to retrieve historical candlestick (OHLCV) data for a specific trading product on Coinbase Advanced Trade.

List Product Candles

Tool to retrieve historical candlestick (OHLCV) data for a trading pair.

List Products Stats

Tool to get 24-hour statistics for a product on Coinbase Exchange.

List Products Trades

Tool to retrieve recent trades for a specific product from Coinbase Exchange API.

List Wallets

Retrieve all wallets from Coinbase via the CDP SDK.

List Wrapped Assets

Tool to retrieve all wrapped assets from Coinbase Exchange.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A standalone Coinbase MCP server gives Grok Build a fixed set of Coinbase tools tied to that one server. The Composio Tool Router lets Grok Build load tools from Coinbase and many other apps on demand, based on the task, all through a single endpoint.

Yes. Grok Build ships with native MCP support. Add a server with the grok mcp add command, from the in-session /mcps modal, or by editing ~/.grok/config.toml. It also reads Claude Code-style .mcp.json files, so Grok Build discovers the tools automatically.

Yes. Grok Build has zero-migration compatibility with Claude Code's configuration, so the same Composio server entry works in both without edits.

Tokens, keys, and configuration are encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, so your Coinbase data and credentials are handled to that standard.

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