Coincap MCP

🚀 Coincap MCP Introduction

This service enables you to query cryptocurrency information via Coincap's public API without registration or using an API key.

🚀 Quick Start

To configure this service in Claude Desktop, add the following content to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mongodb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["coincap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Installation via Smithery

Automatically install Coincap to Claude Desktop through Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install coincap-mcp --client claude

Prerequisites

• Node.js version 18+
• npx tool

Start Claude Desktop and you're ready to go!

Example Prompts

• What is the price of Bitcoin?
• What cryptocurrencies are available?
• What is the market capitalization of Ethereum?

Tool Explanation

Bitcoin Price Tool

Retrieve the real-time price of Bitcoin. This is a simple example of an API call.

Get Crypto Price Tool

Query the price information of any cryptocurrency on the Coincap API, demonstrating how to obtain the necessary parameter data for tool calls.

List Assets

Obtain a detailed list of all available cryptocurrencies on the Coincap API.

Local Build and Development

To build locally:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coincap-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/coincap-mcp/build/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Development Guide

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

Automatically rebuild during development:

npm run watch

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Please refer to the LICENSE file for details.