How to Use Claude and Other AI Agents to Call the Arkham API

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2026-05-13 11:04

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We have just published a new section of the API documentation. It helps you connect Claude directly to Arkham's on-chain intelligence system without writing any code.

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Key Insights: This article provides a comprehensive technical guide, instructing users on how to build an MCP server in 5 steps by integrating the Arkham API with Claude Desktop, enabling real-time on-chain data queries and automated operations.
Key Elements:
1. Step-by-step process: Download Claude Desktop and generate an API key → Paste settings to automatically generate MCP server files → Install dependencies and configure the JSON connection → Create a project and import the API reference file → Ask questions directly to get real-time data.
2. Core Technology: Utilize the MCP protocol to integrate the Arkham API as an external tool into Claude, install dependencies using `pip install mcp requests`, and use `intel.arkm.com/llms.txt` to provide complete, updated API context.
3. Application Examples: Can be used to build trading bots to guide heuristic algorithms, implement automated fraud detection and transaction monitoring, and integrate Arkham entity labels into KYC systems.
4. Data Capabilities: Supports querying complex questions like "Top 10 counterparties by transaction volume for Binance's Ethereum hot wallet in the past 7 days." Claude will display the specific endpoint and return real-time results.

Complete Steps to Call the API

Step 1: Download the tool. Download Claude Desktop (free) and generate an Arkham API key at http://intel.arkm.com under "Settings/API Keys".

[Note: The API is available via the application - read the link at the end of this post to obtain it]

Step 2: Build the MCP server (Claude handles it automatically). Open Claude and paste the setup prompt from our documentation. Claude will generate a Python file and tell you exactly where to save it.

Step 3: Install dependencies and connect it to Claude Desktop. Run the following command in the terminal: `pip install mcp requests`. Then, add a short JSON configuration pointing to the server file and API key. Save, exit, and reopen.

Step 4: Create a Claude project and name it "Arkham API Assistant". Use http://intel.arkm.com/llms.txt as project knowledge - this provides Claude with a URL containing the complete, always up-to-date API reference.

Step 5: Start asking questions. Ask Claude something like, "Get the top 10 counterparties by transaction volume for the Binance Ethereum hot wallet over the past 7 days." Claude will tell you which endpoint it is accessing, make a live API call, and return the results directly in the chat window.

Examples of What You Can Do with the Arkham API

Traders: Build a trading bot that uses Arkham entity data to guide trading heuristics
Compliance: Automate fraud detection through transaction monitoring
KYC: Integrate Arkham labels into your organization's systems

The complete Arkham API documentation is also available as a single machine-readable file at the following link: http://intel.arkm.com/llms.txt. Provide this URL to Claude, Cursor, Copilot, or any other coding agent to immediately provide context on the Arkham API.