Frequently Asked Questions
Everything people ask about Rug Munch Intelligence — pricing, chains, trials, data quality, privacy, integrations, and self-hosting. Can't find your answer? Reach us on Telegram or at mcp@rugmunch.io.
✅ Live-platform facts on this page verified against production on 2026-08-24.
Getting Started
What is Rug Munch Intelligence?
RMI is a multi-chain crypto intelligence platform: 346 tools across 13 blockchains for rug pull detection, honeypot checks, wallet forensics, whale tracking, market intelligence, and AI-powered investigation reports. Access it via the web app, the MCP server for AI agents, or the REST API — pay per use via x402, no subscription required.
How is RMI different from other crypto security tools?
Most tools do one thing — contract audits or wallet tracking or market data. RMI combines all of them:
- 346 tools spanning security, intelligence, market, social, and forensics
- Wallet label enrichment from 15+ curated sources (39M+ records)
- AI investigation reports backed by a 57-collection RAG knowledge base (RugBrain)
- Real-time webhook alerts and predictive rug scoring
- Pay-per-call x402 micropayments — no API keys, no subscriptions
Do I need an account or API key?
No. Free trial calls work with just a client identifier. For paid calls, x402 replaces API keys with wallet signatures — your wallet is your authentication. Connect MetaMask, Phantom, Coinbase Wallet, WalletConnect, and more to raise your free allotment. No signup forms, no KYC.
Which chains are supported?
Scanner and data coverage spans 13 chains: Solana, Ethereum, Base, BSC, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Fantom, Gnosis, TRON, and Bitcoin. The open-source Lite Chain Indexer supports up to 17 chains. Payments work on 13 chains including SEPA (EUR).
Pricing & Payments
How does pay-per-call work?
Instead of monthly subscriptions, you pay only for the calls you make. Each tool costs $0.01–$0.50 per call depending on complexity. Your wallet signs a micro-payment authorization for exactly that one call — no pre-funding, no minimum balance. The full flow is explained in x402 Payments.
How much does each tool cost?
| Tier | Typical price | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0.01–$0.02/call | rugshield quick scan, scam_database, token_age, sentiment |
| Premium | $0.05–$0.15/call | audit, honeypot_check, wallet_profile, whale tracking |
| Elite | $0.15–$0.50/call | composite_score, investigation_report, forensic_valuation, deep whale |
Every tool lists its price upfront in the catalog. Bundle packs save 23–33% vs individual calls.
Are there free trials?
Yes — every tool includes 1–5 free trial calls, gated by device fingerprint or connected wallet (connecting a wallet raises the allotment). Trials reset on a rolling basis per tool.
What if a tool returns no data or an error?
You're not charged for empty results. If you were billed for an empty result or error, request a refund within 48 hours via mcp@rugmunch.io with your transaction hash.
Which payment methods are supported?
USDC is primary (Base, Solana, Ethereum, BSC + more), plus USDT
(TRON/Ethereum/BSC), SOL, ETH, TRX, BTC, POL, and EUR via SEPA. Settlement
runs through 7 facilitators — coinbase_cdp, payai, cloudflare_x402,
x402_rs, primev, asterpay, eip7702. Machine-readable list:
GET /api/v1/x402/chains.
MCP & AI Integration
What is MCP and how do I use it?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI agents — Claude
Desktop, Cursor, opencode, and any MCP-compatible client — call external
tools. Our server exposes 14 crypto intelligence tools as AI-callable
functions. Add https://mcp.rugmunch.io/mcp to your client config; full
per-client snippets in MCP Setup.
Which AI platforms are supported?
Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, opencode, OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, Google Gemini, and any MCP-compatible client.
Can I use RMI tools without AI?
Yes. Everything is plain REST (POST /api/v1/x402-tools/{tool_name}), the
web app at rugmunch.io, or the Python SDK
(pip install rmi-mcp). AI agents are optional, not required.
How do webhook alerts work?
Register a webhook URL with the events you want (rug_pull, whale_move,
price_crash, new_launch, liquidity_removed, scam_detected). We POST
JSON alerts within seconds of detection; a real-time SSE stream is also
available at /api/v1/x402-tools/stream/alerts.
Security & Trust
How do you verify your data is accurate?
Three mechanisms:
- Multi-source fusion — dozens of providers cross-referenced through DataBus with automatic failover; every response carries confidence scoring.
- Explainable scores — risk ratings ship their full category breakdown, flags, and green flags. No black-box numbers (scoring model).
- Honest gaps — missing data renders as missing; empty paid results are refundable. We never fabricate zeros to fill holes.
Where do wallet labels come from?
15+ curated sources: exchange cluster labels, Etherscan combined + malicious databases, BSC detailed labels, phishing databases, ScamSniffer, OFAC sanctions, contract names, cross-chain propagation, and RAG-based discovery — 39M+ raw label records, updated continuously.
Is my wallet data private?
Yes. We don't store your wallet address beyond the duration of your API call. Payment transactions are on-chain and publicly visible (that's how blockchains work), but usage patterns and query history are not stored or shared. No KYC, no identity verification, no tracking.
What happens when a data source goes down?
DataBus fails over automatically: token price falls back through local cache →
Jupiter → DexScreener → Binance → CoinGecko, and so on per data type.
Degraded sources are reported in the X-Degraded-Stores response header.
The Product Suite
What is RugMunch Scanner?
The core token-security engine: explainable 0–100 risk scores from five weighted categories (contract safety, liquidity, holders, deployer reputation, trading activity), plus specialist detectors for honeypots, bundles, wash trading, MEV, and launch fairness. See the Scanner Guide. The engine itself is open source (MIT).
What is RugMaps?
Entity relationship mapping for wallet forensics — fund-flow tracing, holder graphs, cluster analysis, anomaly detection, and auto-labeling. It answers who deployed this, who funded them, and are the holders coordinated? See RugMaps.
What is RugCharts?
Price charts with embedded threat signals: OHLCV candles and technical analysis fused with whale accumulation/distribution, volume spikes, death spirals, and composite rug risk. See RugCharts.
What is RugBrain?
The platform's RAG intelligence engine — 57 vector collections of scam patterns, hack history, news, social intel, and entity knowledge, served through semantic/hybrid search, scam-check, and investigation endpoints. See RugBrain.
What is Lite Chain Indexer?
The free, open-source multi-chain indexer that feeds the platform: up to 17 chains over free public RPCs, 1.59B+ rows in production, DuckDB-queryable parquet archives, runs on a $5 VPS. See Lite Chain Indexer.
What is RugMunchBot?
The official Telegram bot (@rugmunchbot) — the
full RMI stack in chat: /scan, /deepscan, wallet forensics, charts,
alerts, and AI chat. Free tier included and fully self-hostable (MIT). See
RugMunchBot.
Developers
How do I get started as a developer?
- Make your first free call — see the Quickstart
- Browse the catalog:
curl https://rugmunch.io/.well-known/x402 - Connect an agent via MCP or code against the REST API
Do you have an SDK?
Python: pip install rmi-mcp — handles the x402 payment flow automatically.
Everything is also plain REST with a published
OpenAPI 3.1 spec for codegen in any language.
Can I self-host parts of the platform?
Yes — three engines are MIT-licensed open source:
| Engine | Repo |
|---|---|
| Scanner (detectors + scoring) | rugmunch-scanner |
| RAG intelligence layer | rugbrain |
| Multi-chain indexer | lite-chain-indexer |
The managed platform adds proprietary enrichment, more chains, and x402 billing. See Architecture for how the pieces fit.
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