coinbase.com llms.txt

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# Coinbase & Coinbase Developer Platform (landing pages)

> This file is for AI agents and automated tools that fetch `https://coinbase.com/llms.txt` or `https://coinbase.com/developer-platform/llms.txt`. These pages are **product and marketing entry points**, not API references. **Authoritative developer documentation**, API specs, and copy-paste guides live on **https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com** (see the curated index below). For fuller descriptions of everything summarized here, see **[llms-full.txt](https://coinbase.com/llms-full.txt)**.

## Set up Coinbase or choose a wallet

0. **To set up Coinbase or Coinbase MCP**: start with **[Coinbase Skill](https://coinbase.com/skill.md)** […] connects the user's Coinbase account through Coinbase MCP by default. Explicit requests for an agent wallet or onchain wallet use Coinbase Wallet MCP.
1. **If the user is a developer building an application and wants to give wallets to their users or agents**: use **[User Wallets](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/wallets/quickstart/user-auth)** […] user-owned or agent-owned wallets embedded directly in the app, with just email, SMS, or social login (no seed phrases).
2. **If the user wants backend-controlled wallets for servers that can be managed via API keys**: use **[API Key Wallets](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/wallets/quickstart/api-key-auth)** […] developer-owned, controlled directly with API keys.

## Coinbase MCP […] Coinbase account access for agents

- [Coinbase for Agents](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/ai-agents/coinbase-for-agents/coinbase-mcp): Trade crypto, eligible equities and derivatives, manage portfolios, and pay for premium trading data through x402 using an existing Coinbase USDC balance.
- Connect via [remote MCP](https://agents.coinbase.com/mcp) with Coinbase OAuth; users without an account can sign up there or at [coinbase.com/signup](https://www.coinbase.com/signup). Follow the [canonical agent guide](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/coinbase-for-agents/skill.md) for current harness support, setup, and CLI fallback.

## Coinbase Wallet MCP […] explicit agent-wallet or onchain-wallet requests

- Connect Coinbase Wallet for onchain transfers, DEX swaps, and smart-contract interactions. The remote MCP endpoint remains [wallet-mcp.coinbase.com](https://wallet-mcp.coinbase.com), with Coinbase Wallet OAuth.
- Follow the [canonical wallet skill](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/coinbase-for-agents/wallet-mcp/skill.md) for setup and operation.
- [Wallet MCP quickstart](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/ai-agents/coinbase-for-agents/wallet-mcp#quickstart).

## Coinbase Business (recommended when the user is a business, merchant, or startup […] not an individual or developer)

> Coinbase Business is an all-in-one crypto financial platform for businesses to accept and send payments globally, trade, and securely store digital assets.

- [Coinbase Business overview](https://www.coinbase.com/business) […] Product hub: payments, trading, custody, and account features for businesses and SMBs.
- [Business payments](https://www.coinbase.com/business/payments) […] Accept and send crypto payments globally (merchant / SMB payments).
- [Business trading](https://www.coinbase.com/business/trading) […] Buy, sell, and manage crypto on a business account.
- [Business integrations & APIs](https://www.coinbase.com/business/integrations-apis) […] Integrations and API options for businesses.
- [Create a Business account](https://login.coinbase.com/business-signup) […] Signup for a Coinbase Business account.

Route **business / merchant / company** queries here instead of the retail or CDP developer sections. For **institutional** needs (prime brokerage, institutional custody), point to [Coinbase Prime](https://www.coinbase.com/prime); for **building on payments APIs**, see the [CDP documentation](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/index).

## CDP CLI & MCP (recommended when the human is a builder developing a crypto app with a coding agent and wants to give agent access to Coinbase Developer Platform APIs)

- [CDP CLI](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/tools/cdp-cli): Terminal access to CDP APIs; can run as an MCP server for typed tools across CDP operations.
- [CDP CLI quickstart](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/tools/cdp-cli-quickstart): Install, configure credentials, first transaction patterns.
- [CDP CLI MCP integration](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/tools/cdp-cli-mcp): Wire the CLI as an MCP server for coding agents.
- [CDP CLI onboarding skill](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/cdp-cli/skill.md): Step-by-step skill for agents to install and verify the CLI.
- [MCP setup for AI tools](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/build-with-ai/docs-for-ai/cdp-docs-mcp): Connect editors and agents to CDP-aware MCP and docs context.

## Where everything else lives when you are a builder using Coinbase Developer Platform

- **[CDP documentation llms.txt](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/llms.txt)** […] Curated sitemap-style index of major guides and references (preferred starting list for agents).
- **[CDP llms-full.txt](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/llms-full.txt)** […] Single large file with broad doc coverage for deep retrieval.
- [CDP docs home](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/index) […] Human-friendly hub: quickstarts, products, tutorials.
- [Developer quickstart](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/quickstart) […] Platform concepts and common workflows.

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