# bitcoin-api

> bitcoin-api — bortlesboat-bitcoin-api. Use this tool when you need to optimize Bitcoin transactions and minimize fees, as it provides a comprehensive API with 108 endpoints for intelligent fee estimation and management. It solves problems of overpaying fees and offers a self-hostable solution with a permissive Apache 2.0 license. Ideal for developers and services integrating Bitcoin transactions, it accepts various inputs and returns optimized fee data through its extensive API endpoints.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bortlesboat-bitcoin-api  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bortlesboat-bitcoin-api

## Description

Self-hostable Bitcoin fee intelligence API with optional MCP and x402 integrations. Former public hosting is paused.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-09-22

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/Bortlesboat/bitcoin-api)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "bortlesboat-bitcoin-api"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bortlesboat-bitcoin-api` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bortlesboat-bitcoin-api/pull`

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