Zcash MCP Server - Private Payments for AI Agents

Track: Building Cool Agents

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to send and receive private Zcash payments with full shielded transaction support.

Features

• Shielded Addresses: Generate and manage private Zcash addresses
• Private Payments: Send ZEC with encrypted memos
• Balance Checking: Query shielded balances
• Transaction History: View private transaction history
• Price Info: Real-time ZEC/USD pricing

Why This Matters

Privacy in digital payments is critical. This MCP server brings private, blockchain-based payments to AI agents, enabling:

• Private agent-to-agent transfers
• Secure payment automation
• Privacy-preserving transactions
• Decentralized finance integration

Installation

npm install

Usage

As MCP Server

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zcash": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/zcash-mcp-server/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. create_shielded_address - Generate new private Zcash address
2. get_balance - Check shielded balance
3. send_private_payment - Send ZEC with encrypted memo
4. get_transactions - View transaction history
5. get_price - Get current ZEC/USD price

Architecture

• Built on MCP SDK
• Connects to Zcash RPC node
• Uses shielded (Sapling/Orchard) addresses
• Encrypts transaction memos

Security

• Private keys never exposed to AI agent
• All transactions use shielded pools
• Encrypted memo support
• No metadata leakage

Demo

See demo/ folder for example usage with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.

License

MIT

Author

decentrathai - Built for MCP & AI Agents Hackathon 2026