1inch, the leading decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, has announced a major upgrade to its infrastructure, enabling AI agents to directly access and utilize its full suite of APIs for real-time trading and data analysis. The enhancement to the 1inch Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, launched through its business portal, grants developers the ability to integrate 1inch's 15 core APIs—including Swap, Balance, Portfolio, Token, Gas Price, and Transaction—into autonomous AI workflows.
Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch, framed the strategic move by predicting that "agents, not humans, will be executing the majority of swaps by 2030." He emphasized, however, that market competition will persist, with trading outcomes still defined by data and execution quality. "Poorly informed agents will underperform skilled humans. That is why choosing the infrastructure around the agent is as important as the strategy," Kunz stated.
The upgraded MCP Server is designed for developers and enterprises to build goal-oriented, agentic workflows. It provides comprehensive capabilities for data access, trading, and on-chain execution while maintaining developer control. Policies can be set around supported chains and token pairs, with configurable limits on slippage thresholds and execution parameters. The system supports all 1inch swap types: Classic, intent-based, and cross-chain, and includes features for gasless transactions and multi-agent coordination.
This expansion builds upon the initial MCP launch from last month, which offered basic connectivity for AI coding assistants. The new version aims to dramatically accelerate development, reducing integration times from days to minutes. It offers seamless, one-line setup compatibility with over 10 developer tools, including Cursor, VS Code, Claude, Codex, JetBrains, and Gemini. The protocol also features living, searchable documentation that is continuously updated and embedded directly into the developer workflow.
1inch positions this initiative as a foundational step for the next generation of Web3 builders, aiming to serve the growing ecosystem of secure, reliable, and scalable agent-driven products. The company clarified that the 1inch MCP Server is a non-custodial, API-level infrastructure for developers and does not execute transactions on behalf of users.
