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Luno MCP Server

🚀 Luno MCP Server - FastMCP 2.0

A modern Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Luno cryptocurrency exchange, built with FastMCP 2.0 and Python 3.12.

✅ Quick Start

1. Install Dependencies

# Activate the virtual environment source venv/bin/activate # Dependencies are already installed: # - fastmcp 2.5.1 # - httpx # - pydantic # - python-dotenv

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add this to your ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "luno": { "command": "/Users/aman-asmuei/Documents/mcp/mcp-luno/venv/bin/python", "args": [ "/Users/aman-asmuei/Documents/mcp/mcp-luno/src/luno_mcp_server/server.py" ], "cwd": "/Users/aman-asmuei/Documents/mcp/mcp-luno", "env": { "LUNO_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here", "LUNO_API_SECRET": "your_api_secret_here" } } } }

3. Test

Restart Claude Desktop and ask:

  • "What's the Bitcoin price in EUR?"

  • "Get ETHZAR price"

  • "Show me my account balance"

  • "Get historical prices for XBTZAR over the last 7 days"

  • "Show me Bitcoin price range analysis for the past 30 days"

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🛠️ Available Tools

Public Tools (No API credentials required)

  • get_crypto_price - Real-time prices for any trading pair

  • get_market_overview - Market data and available pairs

Historical Data Tools (API credentials required)

  • get_historical_prices - OHLC candlestick data for any trading pair

  • get_price_range - Price analysis over specified time periods (1-30 days)

Private Tools (API credentials required)

  • get_account_balance - Account balances

  • place_order - Place buy/sell orders

  • cancel_order - Cancel orders

  • get_order_status - Check order status

  • get_transaction_history - Transaction history

  • get_fees - Trading fees

📈 Historical Price Data Features

Candlestick Data (get_historical_prices)

  • Timeframes: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 3h, 4h, 8h, 24h, 3d, 7d

  • Data: OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close) + Volume

  • Limit: Up to 1000 candles per request

  • Format: Standard candlestick data with timestamps

Price Range Analysis (get_price_range)

  • Period: 1-30 days of historical data

  • Statistics: High, Low, Open, Close, Average prices

  • Metrics: Price change, percentage change, total volume

  • Convenience: Automatic daily candle aggregation

🌍 Supported Trading Pairs

  • ZAR (South Africa): XBTZAR, ETHZAR, ADAZAR

  • EUR (Europe): XBTEUR, ETHEUR

  • GBP (UK): XBTGBP, ETHGBP, SOLGBP

  • USD (US): XBTUSD, ETHUSD

  • And more!

🏗️ Project Structure

luno-mcp/ ├── src/ │ ├── luno_mcp/ # Modern FastMCP 2.0 implementation │ │ ├── server.py # Main server with all tools │ │ ├── client.py # Luno API client │ │ ├── config.py # Configuration management │ │ └── tools/ # Modular tool organization │ ├── luno_mcp_server/ # Working FastMCP server (CURRENT) │ │ ├── server.py # ← Currently used by Claude Desktop │ │ └── luno_client.py # Luno API client │ └── main.py # Alternative entry point ├── tests/ # Test suite ├── docs/ # Documentation ├── archive/ # Old implementations ├── venv/ # Python 3.12 virtual environment └── README.md # This file

🔧 Technical Details

  • Python: 3.12.10 (in virtual environment)

  • Framework: FastMCP 2.5.1

  • API Client: httpx for async HTTP requests

  • Transport: STDIO (JSON-RPC 2.0)

  • Architecture: Async/await with proper error handling

📚 Documentation

📚 Documentation Site

Visit our GitHub Pages documentation: https://amanasmuei.github.io/mcp-luno

Note: If you encounter GitHub Pages deployment errors, see docs/GITHUB_PAGES_FIX.md for the complete fix guide.

🔒 Security

  • API credentials stored as environment variables

  • All communications use HTTPS

  • Virtual environment isolation

  • No credentials logged or exposed

🚨 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

  1. Import errors: Make sure you're using the virtual environment

  2. API errors: Check your Luno API credentials

  3. Connection issues: Verify internet connectivity

Get Help

  1. Check the logs in Claude Desktop

  2. Test the server directly: python src/luno_mcp_server/server.py

  3. Verify dependencies: pip list | grep fastmcp

💖 Support This Project

If this Luno MCP server has been helpful for your cryptocurrency trading and analysis, consider supporting its development!

☕ Support This Project

GitHub Sponsors

🌍 Global donation options that work worldwide:

🪙 Crypto Donations

  • Bitcoin (BTC): 3CPb1HP6Gfpx3MZFdrm4nhoHk4VbX2eZRj

  • Ethereum (ETH): 0x54dC4eDf6c940C52A1434824634d8cE8629767b3

  • Luno Trading: Use this MCP server to trade! 📈

Your support helps maintain and improve this free, open-source trading tool! 🚀


🎉 Success!

You should now have a fully working Luno MCP server with:

  • ✅ Real-time cryptocurrency prices

  • Historical price data and candlestick charts

  • Price range analysis and statistics

  • ✅ Multi-currency support (ZAR, EUR, GBP, USD)

  • ✅ Account management tools

  • ✅ Trading capabilities

  • ✅ FastMCP 2.0 architecture

Ask Claude: "What's the Bitcoin price in EUR?" or "Show me XBTZAR price history for the past week" to test!

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