CoinGecko

An MCP server for accessing real-time cryptocurrency data from the CoinGecko Pro API.

Install

Install and configure the MCP from https://github.com/crazyrabbitLTC/mcp-coingecko-server now. Follow the repository's installation instructions, ask me for anything you can't complete yourself, and verify its tools load.

View source on GitHub

README

Update: CoinGecko now has an official MCP server: https://docs.coingecko.com/reference/mcp-server

I recomend you use that one, as I probably won't update or keep this one current.

CoinGecko Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and OpenAI function calling service for interacting with the CoinGecko Pro API.

Features

Paginated list of supported cryptocurrencies
Coin ID lookup by name or symbol
Historical price, market cap, and volume data
OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close) candlestick data
Local coin cache with refresh capability

Installation

npm install coingecko-server

Environment Setup

Create a .env file in your project root:

COINGECKO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage with Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop provides full support for MCP features. To use this server:

Install Claude Desktop
Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:
- On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coingecko": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/coingecko-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "COINGECKO_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop

The server provides the following tools:

get-coins: Get a paginated list of supported coins
find-coin-ids: Look up CoinGecko IDs for coin names/symbols
get-historical-data: Get historical price, market cap, and volume data
get-ohlc-data: Get OHLC candlestick data
refresh-cache: Refresh the local coin list cache

Usage with OpenAI Function Calling

import { CoinGeckoService } from 'coingecko-server';
import OpenAI from 'openai';

const openai = new OpenAI();
const coinGeckoService = new CoinGeckoService(process.env.COINGECKO_API_KEY);

// Get function definitions
const functions = CoinGeckoService.getOpenAIFunctionDefinitions();

// Example: Get historical data
const response = await openai.chat.completions.create({
  model: "gpt-4-turbo-preview",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Get Bitcoin's price history for the last week" }],
  functions: [functions[2]], // get_historical_data function
  function_call: "auto",
});

if (response.choices[0].message.function_call) {
  const args = JSON.parse(response.choices[0].message.function_call.arguments);
  const history = await coinGeckoService.getHistoricalData(
    args.id,
    args.vs_currency,
    args.from,
    args.to,
    args.interval
  );
}

Data Types

OHLCData

interface OHLCData {
  timestamp: number;
  open: number;
  high: number;
  low: number;
  close: number;
}

HistoricalData

interface HistoricalData {
  prices: [number, number][];
  market_caps: [number, number][];
  total_volumes: [number, number][];
}

CoinInfo

interface CoinInfo {
  id: string;
  symbol: string;
  name: string;
  platforms?: Record<string, string>;
}

Rate Limits

Please refer to the CoinGecko Pro API documentation for current rate limits and usage guidelines.

License

MIT