Overview
Interacting with DeFi has always meant jumping between tools: one app to buy, another to swap, another to bridge, another to track. The MoonPay Command Line Interface (CLI) replaces that fragmented experience with a single conversation. Describe what you want in plain English, confirm the steps, and let your AI agent handle the rest—non-custodially, from wherever you already work.
The problem: too many tools, too much friction
For years, a simple goal like "swap some ETH for SOL and track my portfolio" meant a dizzying journey across specialized apps:
Buying: Coinbase or Binance
Holding: MetaMask or Phantom
Swapping: Uniswap or Jupiter
Tracking: DeBank or Zapper
Moving chains: a different bridge for every cross-chain move
The learning curve wasn't just steep — it was jagged. For every power user who figured it out, ten more gave up before their first trade.
The shift: a conversation replaces the command line
We've seen this pattern before. AI coding tools like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT turned the terminal into a conversation. Complex operations became simple prompts. Developers stopped switching between tools because the AI became the central hub.
The same shift is happening in crypto. Give that conversational interface financial superpowers, and the tool-switching problem disappears.
Introducing the MoonPay CLI
The MoonPay CLI is built on one premise: every crypto action you'd normally do across six different tools should be accessible from a single conversation with your AI agent.
Buying, swapping, bridging, dollar-cost averaging (DCA), prediction markets, yield farming, portfolio tracking, wallet management—all of it, in plain English, non-custodially, from wherever you already work.
Here's an example prompt:
> "Swap $200 of ETH to SOL and set up a daily DCA of $50 into SOL for the next 30 days."
That's one sentence. Behind it: a swap execution, a virtual account setup, and a recurring schedule—all confirmed by you, all running directly in your own wallet.
Note: Each action in a multi-step prompt is presented for your review before execution. The AI plans and proposes — you confirm before anything runs.
What the CLI unlocks
For developers: the CLI becomes the native crypto layer for every AI project. Instead of integrating six APIs and managing six sets of credentials, you install one package and describe what you need.
For traders: build and manage a full position strategy—DCA, stop-loss, price alerts, portfolio rebalancing—in a 10-minute conversation. Then let it run.
For builders: commerce, payments, onramp, offramp—all become composable skills that snap into any MCP-compatible AI assistant. Build once, distribute everywhere.
For the ecosystem: every partner that ships a skill—from Polymarket to Dune Analytics—becomes accessible through the same interface, one prompt away from millions of AI users.
How the skills architecture works
Skills are what make the unified experience possible. Each skill is a modular extension, purpose-built for a specific action or integration. They install like plugins and work immediately inside any supported AI assistant.
There are currently 24 live skills spanning trading, onramp, DCA, prediction markets, yield, data, and more. The mental model is simple: if you can describe what you want in a sentence, the MoonPay CLI can probably do it.
Tip: Want to explore everything skills can do? Check out our full skills guide for use cases, skill combinations, and one-line install commands.
The bigger picture: from commands to autonomous agents
We're in the first chapter of agentic finance. The current CLI responds to your commands. The next generation will monitor, adapt, and act autonomously within parameters you define.
Picture an agent that:
Detects a volatility spike and automatically pauses your SOL DCA—no rule to write, just a constraint you described
Checks yield rates across protocols every Sunday and rebalances toward the best APY without being asked
Scans for correlated prediction market positions and auto-hedges when exposure gets too concentrated
The infrastructure for that future is being built right now. The MoonPay CLI is how you access it today, and every new skill shipped is a capability your agent picks up automatically.
Important: The autonomous behaviors described here represent the next generation of agentic finance — they are not current CLI features. Today's CLI responds to your commands and executes with your confirmation.
Get started
Ready to go from tool-juggling to a simple conversation?
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npm install -g @moonpay/cli
Tip: New to agentic finance? Read Agentic finance 101: The MoonPay CLI explainer for a full overview of what the CLI can do before diving in.
Or open Claude and type /moonpay-missions for an interactive walkthrough—from your first swap to a fully automated DCA strategy.
FAQs
Is the CLI custodial?
Is the CLI custodial?
No. All actions are confirmed by you and execute directly in your own wallet.
Which AI assistants does the CLI support?
Which AI assistants does the CLI support?
The CLI works with Claude and any MCP-compatible AI assistant.
How many skills are available?
How many skills are available?
There are currently 24 live skills, with new partner integrations added continuously.
Do I need to install new skills manually?
Do I need to install new skills manually?
No. New skills become available automatically when they're added to the platform.
