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.
get-coin-info- Retrieves detailed information about a specific cryptocurrency.
get-coin-quotes- Fetches the latest market quotes for one or more cryptocurrencies.
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Cryptocurrency Data for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Build the Server
Clone this repository and build and install the program with your default Python interpreter (recommended).
After installation, you can run it as a script using:
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:
- As an environment variable:
- As a command-line argument:
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.
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.
get-coin-info- Retrieves detailed information about a specific cryptocurrency.
get-coin-quotes- Fetches the latest market quotes for one or more cryptocurrencies.
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Cryptocurrency Data for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Build the Server
Clone this repository and build and install the program with your default Python interpreter (recommended).
After installation, you can run it as a script using:
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:
- As an environment variable:
- As a command-line argument:
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.