Crypto Price & Market Analysis MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive cryptocurrency analysis using the CoinCap API. This server offers real-time price data, market analysis, and historical trends through an easy-to-use interface. Supports both STDIO and Streamable HTTP transports.
Requirements
- Node.js 22.14+
- CoinCap API key via
COINCAP_API_KEY
What's New
- BREAKING: CoinCap v2 API removed. Now uses v3 API exclusively. A
COINCAP_API_KEYis required (free tier available at pro.coincap.io/dashboard) - Streamable HTTP transport added (while keeping STDIO compatibility)
- Runs fully standalone over STDIO and Streamable HTTP - no external registry or runtime required
- 6 new tools:
assets-search,market-global,assets-compare,analysis-candlestick,price-convert,assets-info - Hierarchical tool naming: All tools organized into category-prefixed names (
price-*,market-*,assets-*,analysis-*) - Output schemas: All tools now declare
outputSchemawithstructuredContentfor type-safe responses - MCP best practices:
isErrorflag on validation errors, server description, andasset://{symbol}resource template
Usage
Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:
- MacOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-crypto-price": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-crypto-price"],
"env": {
"COINCAP_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
If your MCP client requires launching via cmd.exe on Windows:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-crypto-price": {
"command": "cmd",
"args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "mcp-crypto-price"],
"env": {
"COINCAP_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Development scripts
pnpm watch # Development: recompile on change (tsc --watch); pair with `node --watch dist/http.js` for HTTP hot reload
pnpm build # Compile TypeScript → dist/
pnpm format # Format source files with Prettier
pnpm lint # Check for lint errors (ESLint + typescript-eslint)
pnpm lint:fix # Auto-fix lint errors
pnpm types:check # TypeScript type-check without emitting files
pnpm test # Run all tests with Vitest
pnpm test:coverage # Run tests with coverage report (Vitest)
pnpm inspector # Open MCP inspector for interactive debugging
Run as Streamable HTTP server
You can run the server over HTTP for environments that support MCP over HTTP streaming.
- During development, rebuild and restart on change:
pnpm watch # terminal 1: recompile TypeScript
node --watch dist/http.js # terminal 2: restart the HTTP server on rebuild
- Build and run the HTTP server:
# Build (outputs to dist/)
pnpm build
# Start the HTTP server
pnpm start:http
- Build and run the STDIO server:
# Build (outputs to dist/)
pnpm build
# Start the STDIO server
pnpm start:stdio
The server listens on port 3000 by default (override with PORT). For clients that connect over HTTP (e.g. Claude.ai, Cursor), pass your API key as a query parameter:
http://localhost:3000/mcp?COINCAP_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
For remote deployments:
https://mcp-crypto-price.codemonkeyinnovations.com/mcp?COINCAP_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
Required: CoinCap API Key
This server uses the CoinCap v3 API, which requires an API key. A free tier is available.
- Sign up and get your API key at pro.coincap.io/dashboard
- Add the key to your MCP client configuration:
- STDIO: via the
COINCAP_API_KEYenvironment variable (see Usage examples above) - HTTP: via the
COINCAP_API_KEYquery parameter in the connection URL (e.g./mcp?COINCAP_API_KEY=your_key)
- STDIO: via the
Without a valid API key, all tools will return an error with instructions on how to obtain one.
Remote MCP clients
This server runs standalone - clients connect to it directly, with no registry or proxy in between.
- Claude Code (native Streamable HTTP):
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-crypto-price "https://mcp-crypto-price.codemonkeyinnovations.com/mcp?COINCAP_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY"
- Claude.ai / Claude Desktop: add a Custom Connector under Settings → Connectors with the remote URL above.
- Cursor and other clients with remote MCP support: point them at the same
/mcpURL. - stdio-only clients: bridge to the remote endpoint with
npx -y mcp-remote "https://mcp-crypto-price.codemonkeyinnovations.com/mcp?COINCAP_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY", or run locally vianpx -y mcp-crypto-pricewithCOINCAP_API_KEYset (see Usage above).
Launch your MCP client to start using the crypto analysis tools.
Tools
price-get
Gets current price and 24h stats for any cryptocurrency, including:
- Current price in USD
- 24-hour price change
- Trading volume
- Market cap
- Market rank
price-convert
Converts a cryptocurrency amount into any fiat currency:
- Uses real-time price data and USD-based exchange rates
- Parameters:
symbol(e.g.BTC),amount(default 1),currency(defaultusd) - Example: 2.5 BTC in EUR
market-analysis
Provides detailed market analysis including:
- Top 5 exchanges by volume
- Price variations across exchanges
- Volume distribution analysis
- VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)
market-global
Provides an overview of the entire cryptocurrency market:
- Total market capitalization across all assets
- 24-hour trading volume
- Number of active cryptocurrencies
- Bitcoin dominance percentage
- Top gainers and losers
market-rates
Returns USD-based conversion rates for fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies:
- All fiat currency rates (USD base)
- Top 10 cryptocurrency rates
- Optional
slugparameter (e.g.euro,bitcoin) for a single rate lookup
market-exchanges
Lists top cryptocurrency exchanges ranked by 24h volume:
- Exchange name, rank, and 24h volume in USD
- Number of trading pairs and market share percentage
- Optional
exchangeIdparameter (e.g.binance) for single exchange details - Optional
limitparameter (1–50, default 10)
assets-top
Lists top cryptocurrencies ranked by market cap, including:
- Current price in USD
- 24-hour price change
- Market cap and rank
- Configurable result count (1–50, default 10)
assets-search
Searches for cryptocurrencies by name or symbol with fuzzy matching:
- Returns matching assets with symbol, name, price, and rank
- Configurable result count (1–50, default 10)
- Example: search "bit" returns Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, BitTorrent, etc.
assets-info
Returns detailed metadata for a single cryptocurrency:
- ID, rank, symbol, and name
- Price, 24h change, market cap, and volume
- Circulating supply and max supply
- VWAP (24h)
assets-compare
Compares 2–5 cryptocurrencies side by side:
- Price, 24h change, market cap, volume, and rank for each asset
- Comma-separated symbols (e.g.
BTC,ETH,SOL) - Highlights best performer by 24h change
analysis-historical
Analyzes historical price data with:
- Customizable time intervals (5min to 1 day)
- Support for up to 30 days of historical data
- Price trend analysis
- Volatility metrics
- High/low price ranges
analysis-technical
Returns the latest technical indicators for any cryptocurrency:
- SMA (Simple Moving Average) with period
- EMA (Exponential Moving Average) with period
- RSI (Relative Strength Index) with Overbought/Oversold/Neutral signal
- MACD with signal line, histogram, and Bullish/Bearish label
- VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price, 24h)
analysis-candlestick
Retrieves OHLCV candlestick data for a cryptocurrency:
- Open, high, low, close, and volume for each candle
- Configurable interval (
5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,6h,12h,1d) - Supports 1–30 days of historical candles
Resources
The server exposes the following MCP resources:
info://server— Server name and version metadataasset://{symbol}— Cryptocurrency asset information by symbol (e.g.asset://BTC), returned as JSON
Prompts
The server exposes the following MCP prompts that clients can invoke:
Sample Prompts
- "What's the current price of Bitcoin?"
- "Show me market analysis for ETH"
- "Give me the 7-day price history for DOGE"
- "What are the top exchanges trading BTC?"
- "Show me the price trends for SOL with 1-hour intervals"
- "What are the technical indicators for ETH right now?"
- "What's the current EUR to USD exchange rate?"
- "Which crypto exchanges have the highest 24h volume?"
- "Search for cryptocurrencies matching 'sol'"
- "Give me a global overview of the crypto market"
- "Compare BTC, ETH, and SOL side by side"
- "Show me 1-hour candlestick data for BTC over the last 3 days"
- "Convert 2.5 BTC to EUR"
- "Get detailed info about the Ethereum asset"
- "Generate a comprehensive analysis of a cryptocurrency covering price, market, and historical trends"
- "Find all cryptocurrencies with 'bit' in their name and show me their current prices"
- "What's the market cap ranking and circulating supply of Cardano?"
- "Compare the top 3 stablecoins and show which has the highest volume"
- "Show me how Bitcoin has performed over the past 30 days with daily candles"
- "Convert 100 SOL to GBP and show the exchange rate"
- "Give me a full market snapshot: global metrics, top gainers, and BTC dominance"
- "What are the best and worst performing cryptos in the last 24 hours?"
- "Show me 15-minute candlestick data for ETH over the last 2 days"
- "Compare DeFi tokens: UNI, AAVE, COMP, and MKR"
- "What's the VWAP and max supply of Bitcoin?"
- "Search for layer-2 tokens and compare the top results"
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License