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Crypto Trader MCP Tool

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Integrations

  • Enables retrieval of real-time price information, historical data, and market details for Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

  • Provides search capability and market information for Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency.

  • Allows retrieval of price history and market data for Dogecoin cryptocurrency.

Crypto Trader MCP Tool for Claude Desktop

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool that provides cryptocurrency market data using the CoinGecko API, specifically designed for Claude Desktop.

Tutorial

For a detailed guide on setting up and using this tool, check out our Medium tutorial: Tutorial: Using Claude Desktop with Crypto Trader MCP Tool to Get Real-Time Cryptocurrency Data

Features

  • Real-time cryptocurrency price data
  • Detailed market information for cryptocurrencies
  • Historical price charts
  • Cryptocurrency search functionality
  • Trending cryptocurrencies tracking
  • Global market statistics

Setup

  1. Ensure you have Python 3.10 or higher installed
  2. Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt

Integration with Claude Desktop

  1. Configure your MCP settings in Claude Desktop by adding the following to your MCP configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "crypto-trader": { "command": "py", "args": ["-3.13", "C:\\Path\\To\\Your\\Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop\\main.py"] } } }
  1. Replace the path with the full path to your main.py file
  2. Run the server using:
py -3.13 main.py
  1. Keep the server running while using Claude Desktop

Available Tools

1. get_crypto_price

Get real-time cryptocurrency price information:

{ "symbol": "BTC", "name": "bitcoin", "price": 65423.12, "change_24h": 2.5, "volume_24h": 28345678901, "market_cap": 1234567890123, "timestamp": "2025-03-15T10:30:00" }

2. get_crypto_market_data

Get detailed market information for a cryptocurrency:

{ "symbol": "ETH", "name": "Ethereum", "market_cap_rank": 2, "current_price": 3521.48, "market_cap": 423456789012, "total_volume": 15834567890, "high_24h": 3580.25, "low_24h": 3475.62, "price_change_24h": 45.86, "price_change_percentage_24h": 1.32, "circulating_supply": 120283456, "total_supply": 120283456, "max_supply": null, "ath": 4878.26, "ath_date": "2021-11-10T14:24:11.849Z", "atl": 0.432979, "atl_date": "2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z" }

3. get_crypto_historical_data

Get historical price data for a cryptocurrency:

{ "symbol": "BTC", "name": "bitcoin", "days": 30, "prices": [ { "date": "2025-02-15T00:00:00", "price": 62150.23 }, { "date": "2025-02-16T00:00:00", "price": 63421.15 } // ... more data points ] }

4. search_crypto

Search for cryptocurrencies:

{ "results": [ { "id": "bitcoin", "symbol": "BTC", "name": "Bitcoin" }, { "id": "bitcoin-cash", "symbol": "BCH", "name": "Bitcoin Cash" } // ... more results ] }

Get trending cryptocurrencies:

{ "trending_coins": [ { "id": "pendle", "name": "Pendle", "symbol": "PENDLE", "market_cap_rank": 85, "price_btc": 0.00002356 } // ... more trending coins ] }

6. get_global_crypto_data

Get global cryptocurrency market data:

{ "active_cryptocurrencies": 12875, "markets": 892, "total_market_cap_usd": 2347890123456, "total_volume_usd": 89723456789, "market_cap_percentage": { "BTC": 52.4, "ETH": 18.2 // ... more cryptocurrencies }, "updated_at": "2025-03-15T10:30:00" }

Sample Queries

You can ask Claude Desktop questions like:

  • "What's the current price of Bitcoin?"
  • "Show me detailed market data for Ethereum"
  • "What's the price history of Dogecoin for the last 30 days?"
  • "Search for cryptocurrencies related to 'sol'"
  • "Which cryptocurrencies are trending today?"
  • "What's the total cryptocurrency market capitalization right now?"

Error Handling

All tools include proper error handling and will return an error message if something goes wrong:

{ "error": "Failed to fetch price for INVALID_SYMBOL" }

Troubleshooting

If the MCP server is not working in Claude Desktop:

  1. Make sure the server is running - you should see output when you start the script
  2. Verify the path in your settings is correct and absolute
  3. Make sure Python 3.10+ is in your system PATH
  4. Check that all dependencies are installed
  5. Try restarting Claude Desktop
  6. Check logs for any error messages

Rate Limits

This tool uses the free CoinGecko API which has rate limits. Please be aware that very frequent requests may be throttled by the API.

License

MIT License

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Provides cryptocurrency market data using the CoinGecko API

  1. Tutorial
    1. Features
      1. Setup
        1. Integration with Claude Desktop
          1. Available Tools
            1. 1. get_crypto_price
            2. 2. get_crypto_market_data
            3. 3. get_crypto_historical_data
            4. 4. search_crypto
            5. 5. get_trending_crypto
            6. 6. get_global_crypto_data
          2. Sample Queries
            1. Error Handling
              1. Troubleshooting
                1. Rate Limits
                  1. License

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