Ask Claude to buy gift cards with crypto using MCP

What changes when Claude can spend your crypto

Buying a gift card with crypto has always carried the same manual overhead: open a browser, locate the brand, select a denomination, copy a wallet address, send the exact amount, and wait for on-chain confirmation. The sequence is straightforward but it runs entirely on your own navigation and takes several minutes each time.

Cryptorefills connects to Claude via MCP (Model Context Protocol), which routes that entire process through a conversation. Claude accesses the full Cryptorefills catalog live, quotes prices in your preferred coin, and handles the checkout sequence. You describe what you want, confirm the payment once, and the product is delivered by email. Pricing and order data are pulled directly from the API on every request.

What is available through Claude

When Cryptorefills is connected to Claude, the full catalog is searchable and purchasable in real time.

The price Claude gives reflects the live rate at the moment of the request. A delivery email is the only requirement for receiving a gift card code or eSIM QR code.

What the difference looks like in practice

Purchasing a $25 Amazon gift card with USDC on Solana through the standard flow required opening Cryptorefills, searching for Amazon, selecting the US storefront, choosing the $25 denomination, entering a delivery email, copying the USDC Solana payment address, opening a wallet application, pasting the address, entering the exact token amount, sending the transaction, and returning to the order page to confirm status. That is ten steps, all manual.

Through Claude: "Buy me a $25 Amazon US gift card. I'll pay with USDC on Solana." Claude retrieves the live price, presents the payment details, and the order is placed on confirmation. The checkout sequence is handled inside the conversation rather than distributed across tabs and wallet applications.

The practical value of this scales with purchase frequency. A user who buys gaming credits monthly or sends mobile top-ups abroad to family regularly will spend considerably less time on the process over the course of a year.

Where the connection is most useful

Gaming and entertainment

Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox, Netflix, and Spotify represent the highest-volume gift card categories on Cryptorefills. For users who purchase these on a recurring basis, directing the request through Claude removes the catalog navigation from each transaction. The time saved per purchase is small; across a year of regular purchases, it is not.

International top-ups

Top-ups cover numbers in 180+ countries. The manual version of this process involved identifying the correct carrier, locating available denominations in the catalog, and navigating to the right country page. Through Claude, a single instruction handles all of that: "Top up this UK number with £10, pay with USDT on Tron." Claude identifies the carrier and matches the denomination automatically.

Travel preparation

Before a trip, a traveler may need an eSIM for local data coverage and an Airbnb or hotel booking. Each of those is ordinarily a separate purchase flow across different parts of the catalog. Claude handles both within a single conversation, with no platform switching required. For eSIM selection specifically, Claude can evaluate regional plan options based on destination and data requirements. The eSIM guide covers plan selection by region in more detail.

Spending without converting to fiat

For holders of SOL, WLD, BTC, or any of the 100+ supported coins who want to spend directly, the MCP connection provides access to real products without going through an exchange. The Solana gift card guide covers the full range of products available with SOL and Solana stablecoins. The pay with SOL guide covers the wallet-level steps specifically.

Crypto spending by country

The depth of the Cryptorefills catalog varies by country, and determining what is available in a specific market historically required browsing. Claude queries the live catalog on request and returns current availability, denominations, and pricing for any country in the coverage area.

This is most relevant in markets where the catalog includes local brands that are not visible from the homepage, and in markets where people hold crypto because conventional payment infrastructure is unreliable or inaccessible. A user in Nigeria or the Philippines who holds USDT may have no dependable path to standard online purchases. Cryptorefills carries Jumia gift cards in Nigeria and carrier-specific top-ups across Southeast Asia, among other regionally specific products. These options are in the catalog but they require knowing to look for them, which is where the natural language interface is genuinely useful.

Mobile top-up is the category where country-specific lookup provides the most practical value. Carrier availability and denomination options shift by market in ways that are difficult to track manually. A direct query to Claude returns current options for the specific country and carrier in question.

Example prompts

The following prompts each correspond to a live catalog query or purchase action through the MCP connection.

• "What Netflix gift card denominations are available in Spain right now?"
• "Find me a $50 Steam gift card and tell me the price in SOL."
• "I want to top up a Philippine number with 200 pesos. What are my options in USDT?"
• "Get me an eSIM for three weeks in Japan with at least 10 GB of data."
• "Buy me a $25 Amazon US gift card. I'll pay with USDC on Base."
• "What Airbnb gift card amounts are available and what do they cost in ETH?"
• "Find me the cheapest available denomination for a Google Play gift card in Germany."

Claude queries pricing and availability live on each request. The figure quoted at the time of asking is what the order costs at that moment.

Interactive versus autonomous purchasing

The interactive mode is the standard starting point. It works with any wallet holding a supported coin and requires no additional setup. Claude identifies the product, retrieves the current price, and presents the payment details for confirmation before any transaction is sent. This is the appropriate mode for individual purchases.

The autonomous mode is designed for agent workflows where spend has been pre-authorized for a category. In this mode Claude executes the purchase using USDC on Base via the x402 protocol, without a manual confirmation step. It requires a configured wallet and is covered in the AI agents and x402 guide. Users who are starting with the interactive path have no reason to engage with the autonomous setup until they need it.

How to connect Cryptorefills to Claude

In Claude Code, a single terminal command installs the Cryptorefills skills and registers them with the environment. In Claude Cowork, the plugin is available through the settings panel under marketplace plugins. For any other MCP-compatible client, the connection is made via a remote HTTP server URL. The full setup instructions for each path are in the Cryptorefills agent and developer documentation.

Frequently asked questions

Does using Cryptorefills through Claude require an account?

Standard purchases on Cryptorefills do not require account registration or identity verification. A delivery email is sufficient to receive the product. This applies to purchases made through Claude via MCP as well as purchases made directly on the platform.

Which coins are accepted?

Over 100 coins and networks are supported, including Bitcoin, USDC and USDT on Solana, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, and Ethereum mainnet, SOL natively, WLD (WorldChain), PYUSD, ETH on multiple networks, BTC on Lightning, and Binance Pay. Claude retrieves the current full list from the payment methods endpoint on connection, so the options presented are always live.

Is the price Claude quotes accurate?

The quote reflects the live rate at the moment Claude retrieves it. Crypto exchange rates shift over time, so confirming the price immediately before sending payment is more reliable than referencing a quote from earlier in a conversation.

What happens after payment is confirmed?

Cryptorefills delivers directly to the email address provided at checkout. Gift card codes typically arrive within two to five minutes of on-chain confirmation. eSIM QR codes are delivered by the same route. Mobile top-ups are applied directly to the number.

Can this be used on mobile?

If the Claude mobile app has MCP tools connected, yes. Initial setup is completed once from a desktop environment. Once registered, the connection persists across sessions wherever Claude has access to its connected tools.

How does this differ from the Cryptorefills developer API?

The developer API is intended for building products that integrate gift card fulfillment into an application or rewards platform programmatically. The MCP connection is for individual users who want to use Claude as a purchasing interface without any development work. Both operate against the same underlying catalog and order infrastructure.

Does this cover flights and hotel bookings?

Yes. The catalog accessible through Claude includes the Flights product and hotel stays via Cryptorefills Stays, alongside gift cards and mobile top-ups. A flight search or accommodation booking follows the same conversational pattern as a gift card purchase.