What is Coin API

Coin MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that allows access to cryptocurrency data sourced from CoinMarketCap. It enables AI-powered applications to easily retrieve cryptocurrency listings, quotes, and detailed information about various coins, facilitating a better understanding of the cryptocurrency market.

Use cases

The Coin MCP Server can be utilized in various applications including portfolio management tools for tracking cryptocurrency investments, trading bots that make informed decisions based on real-time market data, and analytical tools for researching and evaluating cryptocurrencies for potential investment opportunities.

How to use

To use the Coin MCP Server, you need to install it via Smithery or clone the repository and build it using Python. An API key from CoinMarketCap is required for operation, which can be set as an environment variable or provided as a command-line argument. Once set up, various functionalities can be accessed to fetch cryptocurrency data.

Key features

Key features include retrieving a paginated list of active cryptocurrencies, obtaining detailed information about specific coins, and fetching the latest market quotes for selected cryptocurrencies. The server allows filtering and sorting of results based on several parameters like price and market cap.

Where to use

The Coin MCP Server can be used in applications that require cryptocurrency data, such as trading platforms, financial analysis tools, or research applications in fintech. Developers can integrate it with their projects to provide users with up-to-date cryptocurrency information and insights.

Coin MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to CoinMarketCap’s cryptocurrency data. This server enables AI-powered applications to retrieve cryptocurrency listings, quotes, and detailed information about various coins.

Available Tools

• listing-coins - Fetches a paginated list of all active cryptocurrencies with the latest market data.

  • start (integer, optional): Offset the start (1-based index) of the paginated list of items to return.
  • limit (integer, optional): Number of results to return (default: 10, max: 5000).
  • price_min (number, optional): Minimum USD price to filter results.
  • price_max (number, optional): Maximum USD price to filter results.
  • market_cap_min (number, optional): Minimum market cap to filter results.
  • market_cap_max (number, optional): Maximum market cap to filter results.
  • convert (string, optional): Calculate market quotes in multiple currencies.
  • sort (string, optional): Field to sort the list of cryptocurrencies by.
  • sort_dir (string, optional): Direction to order cryptocurrencies (asc or desc).

• get-coin-info - Retrieves detailed information about a specific cryptocurrency.

  • id (string, optional): One or more comma-separated CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency IDs.
  • slug (string, optional): A comma-separated list of cryptocurrency slugs.
  • symbol (string, optional): One or more comma-separated cryptocurrency symbols.

• get-coin-quotes - Fetches the latest market quotes for one or more cryptocurrencies.

  • id (string, optional): One or more comma-separated cryptocurrency CoinMarketCap IDs.
  • slug (string, optional): A comma-separated list of cryptocurrency slugs.
  • symbol (string, optional): One or more comma-separated cryptocurrency symbols.

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Cryptocurrency Data for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install coin-api-mcp --client claude

Build the Server

Clone this repository and build and install the program with your default Python interpreter (recommended).

git clone https://github.com/longmans/coin_api_mcp.git
cd coin_api_mcp
uv build
uv pip install .

After installation, you can run it as a script using:

python -m coin_api_mcp

Configuration

API Key

The server requires a CoinMarketCap API key to function. You can obtain one from CoinMarketCap’s website. The API key can be provided in two ways:

1. As an environment variable:

export COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

2. As a command-line argument:

python -m coin_api_mcp --api-key=your_api_key_here

Configure for Claude.app

Add to your Claude settings:

If you see any issue, you may want to use the full path for the Python interpreter you are using. You can do a which python to find out the exact path if needed.

Remember to set the COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY environment variable or provide it via the --api-key argument.

Debugging

You can use the MCP inspector to debug the server

Contributing

We encourage contributions to help expand and improve Coin MCP Server. Whether you want to add new search capabilities, enhance existing functionality, or improve documentation, your input is valuable.

For examples of other MCP servers and implementation patterns, see:
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers

Pull requests are welcome! Feel free to contribute new ideas, bug fixes, or enhancements to make Coin MCP Server even more powerful and useful.

License

Coin MCP Server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.