What is basescope?
basescope is a MCP server by chasdaddy that read-only safety checks for Base and EVM: honeypot and rug-pull detection, risky approvals, verified source, balances, ENS and Basenames, gas and prices. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | chasdaddy |
| Repository | chasdaddy/basescope |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #4,278 of 4,418 MCP servers; #225 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-19 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is basescope safe to install?
basescope scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install basescope?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/chasdaddy/basescope
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add basescope -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http basescope <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs basescope for you:
Add the "basescope" MCP server from https://github.com/chasdaddy/basescope to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.