Tether Builds Self-Custodial Wallet Tools For AI Agents

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Tether has expanded its Wallet Development Kit with a command-line wallet and MCP interface that can be used by AI agents. The same local wallet daemon can be controlled by a human through the terminal or by compatible AI software through the Model Context Protocol. The tooling is currently beta software and Tether explicitly recommends testing with limited funds. **ID:** B25-05 **Site:** Bitcoinist **Status:** READY **Author:** Bitcoinist Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Tether **Image Keyword:** Wallet **Category:** Technology **Tags:** Tether, AI, Wallet, MCP, Payments **Primary Source:** https://docs.wallet.tether.io/ One Wallet Can Be Controlled Through Two Interfaces The WDK CLI gives developers a local wallet that can create named accounts, derive addresses, read balances, inspect transaction history and send supported assets. Alongside that sits an MCP server. MCP, or Model Context Protocol, is increasingly used to let AI assistants interact with external tools and data sources through standardized interfaces. In Tether’s implementation, an AI agent can connect to the same l...