Gate MCP Installer (unified: Cursor / Claude Code / Codex / OpenClaw)

General Rules

⚠️ STOP — You MUST read and strictly follow the shared runtime rules before proceeding. Do NOT select or call any tool until all rules are read. These rules have the highest priority. → Read gate-runtime-rules.md

• Only call MCP tools explicitly listed in this skill. Tools not documented here must NOT be called, even if they exist in the MCP server.

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MCP Dependencies

Required MCP Servers (after install)

MCP Server	Status
Gate (main)	✅ For local CEX (stdio)
gate-cex-pub	✅ Remote public
gate-cex-ex	✅ Remote private (OAuth2)
gate-dex	✅ DEX
gate-info	✅ Info
gate-news	✅ News
gatepay-local-mcp	➕ Optional (Gate Pay x402 stdio; --mcp gatepay-local)
gatepay-merchant-discovery	➕ Optional (HTTP merchant catalog / discoveryResource; --mcp gatepay-discovery)
Gate Verify (tx check-in)	✅ HTTP MCP https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/dex/sec — merged as gate-dex-sec (Cursor / Claude / Codex / mcporter) whenever dex is installed; call tx_checkin / /v1/tx/checkin per gate-dex-wallet

Installation Check

• Run this skill’s installer script, or guide the user to run it.
• If multiple dev environments exist on one machine (e.g. Cursor + Claude Code), the script requires --platform.

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MCP Mode

Read and strictly follow references/mcp.md, then execute this installer workflow.

• SKILL.md — product scope, triggers, and user-facing guidance.
• references/mcp.md — execution SOP per platform, verification, and safety rules.

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Platform matrix

Platform	MCP / transport config	Skills directory
Cursor	~/.cursor/mcp.json (Windows: %APPDATA%\Cursor\mcp.json)	~/.cursor/skills/
Claude Code	~/.claude.json (mcpServers)	~/.claude/skills/
Codex	~/.codex/config.toml ([mcp_servers.*])	~/.codex/skills/
OpenClaw	mcporter CLI (no single JSON file)	~/.openclaw/skills/ (default)

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CEX MCP modes

See gate-mcp:

Mode	What	Auth
Local CEX	stdio npx -y gate-mcp (or global gate-mcp)	Optional GATE_API_KEY / GATE_API_SECRET
Remote public	https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp	None
Remote exchange	https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange	Gate OAuth2 in client / mcporter auth gate-cex-ex

Non-CEX (same host): Dex (/mcp/dex), Info (/mcp/info), News (/mcp/news). Dex uses fixed x-api-key MCP_AK_8W2N7Q + Bearer ${GATE_MCP_TOKEN} where applicable.

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Tx check-in (Gate Verify / GV)

Gate Verify is a second HTTP MCP on the same host as remote DEX, used only for signing check-in:

Role	Install surface
Wallet / DEX tools	gate-dex → https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/dex (headers per fragment)
Gate Verify	gate-dex-sec → https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/dex/sec (URL-only / streamable-http; no wallet HTTP headers on this entry)

This installer adds the Verify MCP whenever --mcp dex is included (default full install includes it). Agents call tx_checkin or /v1/tx/checkin on the Verify server with authorization = the same mcp_token as wallet MCP tool args — see gate-dex-wallet references/tx-checkin.md. Staged swap specifics: gate-dex-trade skill.

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Resources

Type	Name	Notes
MCP	Gate (main)	stdio; prefer global gate-mcp when installed
MCP	gate-cex-pub	HTTP remote public
MCP	gate-cex-ex	HTTP remote private + OAuth2
MCP	gate-dex	HTTP + headers
MCP	gate-dex-sec	HTTP https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/dex/sec; tx_checkin before signing — bundled with dex install
MCP	gate-info / gate-news	HTTP
MCP	gatepay-local-mcp	stdio npx -y gatepay-local-mcp; wallet env per gate-pay-x402
MCP	gatepay-merchant-discovery	HTTP http://dev.halftrust.xyz/pay-mcp-server/mcp; catalog only (gate-pay-x402)
Skill	gate-dex-wallet	Routing for Verify MCP + wallet flows — references/tx-checkin.md
Skills	gate-skills	https://github.com/gate/gate-skills

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Behavior rules

1. Default: Install all six trading MCP surfaces + Gate Verify (bundled with dex) + all gate-skills unless the user opts out. Gate Pay MCPs are not included by default: add --mcp gatepay-local (x402 stdio) and/or --mcp gatepay-discovery (remote merchant catalog) when needed. Omitting dex also omits the Verify MCP entry.
2. Selectable: --mcp main|cex-public|cex-exchange|dex|info|news|gatepay-local|gatepay-discovery (repeatable).
3. Skills: --no-skills installs MCP configuration only.
4. OpenClaw: --select / -s keeps the interactive single-server menu (mcporter legacy UX).

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Installer script

Path: skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh

# Auto-detect when only one environment matches
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh

# Force platform (required if multiple clients detected)
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform cursor
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform claude
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform codex
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform openclaw

# Subset of MCPs
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform cursor --mcp main --mcp dex

# Gate Pay x402 (stdio) alongside trading MCPs
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform cursor --mcp gatepay-local
# With --mcp main, the script prompts for GATE_API_KEY (CEX local MCP only); gatepay-local-mcp env is separate (gate-pay-x402).
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform cursor --mcp main --mcp gatepay-local

# Gate Pay merchant discovery (HTTP; discoveryResource) — often paired with gatepay-local
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform cursor --mcp gatepay-discovery
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform cursor --mcp gatepay-local --mcp gatepay-discovery --no-skills

# MCP only
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --no-skills

# OpenClaw interactive pick
bash skills/gate-mcp-installer/scripts/install.sh --platform openclaw --select

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OpenClaw quick commands (mcporter)

mcporter list gate-cex-pub
mcporter call gate-info.list_tickers currency_pair=BTC_USDT
mcporter call gate-news.list_news
mcporter call gate.list_spot_accounts
mcporter auth gate-cex-ex
mcporter call gate-dex.list_balances

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Post-install (all platforms)

• Restart the IDE / client (or new session) so MCP lists reload.
• API Key: https://www.gate.com/myaccount/profile/api-key/manage for local Gate (main) trading.
• gate-cex-ex: OAuth2 when the client prompts; OpenClaw: mcporter auth gate-cex-ex.
• gate-dex: https://web3.gate.com/ for wallet; complete OAuth if tools require it.
• Gate Verify (gate-dex-sec): merged with dex; before signing or dex_tx_x402_fetch, call tx_checkin / /v1/tx/checkin on this MCP with authorization = wallet mcp_token (tool argument, not copied HTTP headers) — gate-dex-wallet references/tx-checkin.md.
• gatepay-local-mcp: stdio Gate Pay x402; set env placeholders in the client config to real values only locally — see gate-pay-x402 (PLUGIN_WALLET_TOKEN, EVM_PRIVATE_KEY, SVM_PRIVATE_KEY, optional PAYMENT_METHOD_PRIORITY).
• gatepay-merchant-discovery: remote URL only (no secrets in installer); lists payable resources — confirm tool name (discoveryResource) in the live tool list (gate-pay-x402). If connect fails, adjust transport in JSON per your host (fragment uses streamable-http like other Gate HTTP MCPs).

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Supersedes

This skill replaces: gate-mcp-cursor-installer, gate-mcp-claude-installer, gate-mcp-codex-installer, gate-mcp-openclaw-installer. Those directories may retain short redirect stubs for backwards compatibility.