Coinmarketcap MCP Server

🚀 Cryptocurrency MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time cryptocurrency data access to Claude AI, fetching data via the CoinMarketCap API.

🚀 Quick Start

This server offers Claude the following tools:

• get-cryptocurrency-listings: Retrieve the latest cryptocurrency market data.
• get-cryptocurrency-quotes: Fetch quotes for specific cryptocurrencies.
• get-cryptocurrency-map: Obtain the mapping of cryptocurrencies to CoinMarketCap IDs.
• get-cryptocurrency-info: Get detailed metadata for specific cryptocurrencies.
• get-global-metrics: Access global cryptocurrency market metrics.
• get-exchange-listings: Retrieve information about cryptocurrency exchanges.

✨ Features

Prerequisites

• A CoinMarketCap API key (obtainable at pro.coinmarketcap.com)

Integration with Claude Desktop

To integrate this MCP server with Claude Desktop:

1. Locate the Claude Desktop configuration file:

   • On macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the following configuration to the file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cmc": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["crypto-mcp"],
            "env": {
                "COINMARKET_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
            }
        }
    }
}

📦 Installation

Manual Installation

1. Clone this repository.
2. Install dependencies:

# Using npm
npm install

# Using bun
bun install

3. Build the TypeScript code:

# Using npm
npm run build

# Using bun
bun run build

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Usage

After configuration, you can ask Claude to perform various cryptocurrency-related tasks:

• "Show the top 10 cryptocurrencies ranked by market cap."
• "What are the current prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum?"
• "How is the overall global cryptocurrency market today?"
• "Tell me about the Binance exchange."

Screenshots

Top Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency Metadata

Market Metrics

🔧 Technical Details

This project uses TypeScript and the Model Context Protocol SDK to build a server that communicates with Claude AI. To modify the available tools or add new endpoints, edit the src/index.ts file and rebuild the project.