# MCP CCXT Tool Reference
Complete reference for all 23 tools available in the MCP CCXT Web Server.
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## Public Tools (13)
These tools do not require API credentials and can be used by anyone.
### 1. list_exchanges
**Description**: List all available cryptocurrency exchanges supported by CCXT.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| certified | boolean | No | Filter for CCXT certified exchanges only |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "list_exchanges",
"arguments": {
"certified": false
}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"count": 105,
"exchanges": ["binance", "coinbase", "kraken", ...],
"configured": ["binance", "coinbase", "kraken", "bitfinex", "bybit"]
}
```
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### 2. get_ticker
**Description**: Get current ticker information for a trading pair.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol (e.g. "BTC/USDT") |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use (default from env) |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_ticker",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"exchange": "binance"
}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"exchange": "binance",
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"timestamp": 1707820800000,
"datetime": "2025-10-22T14:00:00.000Z",
"last": 108295.31,
"bid": 108295.31,
"ask": 108295.32,
"high": 114000,
"low": 106708.18,
"baseVolume": 39502.53,
"quoteVolume": 4291234567.89
}
```
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### 3. batch_get_tickers
**Description**: Get ticker information for multiple trading pairs at once.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbols | array | Yes | Array of trading symbols |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "batch_get_tickers",
"arguments": {
"symbols": ["BTC/USDT", "ETH/USDT", "BNB/USDT"]
}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"exchange": "binance",
"count": 3,
"tickers": {
"BTC/USDT": {
"last": 108442.61,
"bid": 108442.60,
"ask": 108442.62,
"high": 114000,
"low": 106708.18,
"volume": 39502.53,
"timestamp": 1707820800000
},
"ETH/USDT": { ... },
"BNB/USDT": { ... }
}
}
```
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### 4. get_orderbook
**Description**: Get market order book (bids and asks) for a trading pair.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| limit | number | No | Number of orders (default: 20) |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_orderbook",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"limit": 5
}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"exchange": "binance",
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"timestamp": 1707820800000,
"bids": [
[108421.93, 0.5],
[108421.86, 1.2],
...
],
"asks": [
[108421.94, 0.8],
[108421.95, 2.1],
...
]
}
```
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### 5. get_ohlcv
**Description**: Get OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) candlestick data.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| timeframe | string | Yes | Timeframe ("1m", "5m", "1h", "1d", etc.) |
| limit | number | No | Number of candles (default: 100) |
| since | number | No | Timestamp in ms to fetch from |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_ohlcv",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"timeframe": "1h",
"limit": 24
}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"exchange": "binance",
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"timeframe": "1h",
"count": 24,
"data": [
{
"timestamp": 1707820800000,
"datetime": "2025-10-22T14:00:00.000Z",
"open": 108000,
"high": 108500,
"low": 107800,
"close": 108295,
"volume": 123.45
},
...
]
}
```
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### 6. get_trades
**Description**: Get recent trades for a trading pair.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| limit | number | No | Number of trades (default: 50) |
| since | number | No | Timestamp in ms |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_trades",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"limit": 10
}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"exchange": "binance",
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"count": 10,
"trades": [
{
"id": "12345678",
"timestamp": 1707820800000,
"datetime": "2025-10-22T14:00:00.000Z",
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"side": "buy",
"price": 108432,
"amount": 0.00818,
"cost": 887.01
},
...
]
}
```
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### 7. get_markets
**Description**: Get all available markets for an exchange.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
| search | string | No | Filter markets by symbol |
| type | string | No | Market type ("spot", "future", "swap", "option") |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_markets",
"arguments": {
"search": "BTC",
"type": "spot"
}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"exchange": "binance",
"count": 50,
"total": 50,
"markets": [
{
"symbol": "ETH/BTC",
"base": "ETH",
"quote": "BTC",
"active": true,
"type": "spot",
"spot": true,
"future": false,
"swap": false,
"option": false
},
...
]
}
```
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### 8. get_exchange_info
**Description**: Get exchange information, capabilities, and status.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to query |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_exchange_info",
"arguments": {}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"id": "binance",
"name": "Binance",
"countries": [],
"version": "1",
"certified": true,
"pro": true,
"has": {
"fetchTicker": true,
"fetchTickers": true,
"fetchOrderBook": true,
"fetchOHLCV": true,
"fetchBalance": true,
"createOrder": true,
"cancelOrder": true,
...
},
"timeframes": ["1m", "3m", "5m", "15m", "30m", "1h", "2h", "4h", "6h", "8h", "12h", "1d", "3d", "1w", "1M"],
"urls": { ... }
}
```
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### 9. get_leverage_tiers
**Description**: Get futures leverage tiers for a symbol (shows max leverage by position size).
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_leverage_tiers",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT"
}
}
```
**Note**: Not all exchanges support this feature.
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### 10. get_funding_rates
**Description**: Get current funding rates for perpetual futures contracts.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | No | Trading symbol (omit for all) |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "get_funding_rates",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT"
}
}
```
**Note**: Requires exchange with perpetual futures support.
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### 11. get_positions
**Description**: Get open positions information.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | No | Trading symbol |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Note**: Typically requires authentication even though it's in public tools. Use with configured API keys.
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### 12. get_open_orders
**Description**: Get all open orders.
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | No | Trading symbol |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Note**: Typically requires authentication. Use with configured API keys.
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### 13. get_order_history
**Description**: Get order history (closed orders).
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | No | Trading symbol |
| since | number | No | Timestamp in ms |
| limit | number | No | Number of orders |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Note**: Typically requires authentication. Use with configured API keys.
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## Private Tools (10)
These tools require API credentials configured in `.env` file.
### 14. account_balance
**Description**: Get account balance for all assets.
**Requires**: API credentials in `.env`
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "account_balance",
"arguments": {}
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"exchange": "binance",
"timestamp": 1707820800000,
"balances": {
"USDT": {
"free": 10000.50,
"used": 500.25,
"total": 10500.75
},
"BTC": {
"free": 0.5,
"used": 0.1,
"total": 0.6
}
}
}
```
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### 15. place_market_order
**Description**: Place a market order (immediate execution at current price).
**⚠️ WARNING**: This executes real trades with real money!
**Requires**: API credentials with trading permissions
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| side | string | Yes | "buy" or "sell" |
| amount | number | Yes | Amount to trade |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "place_market_order",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"side": "buy",
"amount": 0.001
}
}
```
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### 16. place_limit_order
**Description**: Place a limit order at a specific price.
**⚠️ WARNING**: This executes real trades with real money!
**Requires**: API credentials with trading permissions
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| side | string | Yes | "buy" or "sell" |
| amount | number | Yes | Amount to trade |
| price | number | Yes | Limit price |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "place_limit_order",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"side": "buy",
"amount": 0.001,
"price": 50000
}
}
```
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### 17. cancel_order
**Description**: Cancel a specific order by ID.
**Requires**: API credentials
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| orderId | string | Yes | Order ID to cancel |
| symbol | string | No | Trading symbol (required by some exchanges) |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "cancel_order",
"arguments": {
"orderId": "12345678",
"symbol": "BTC/USDT"
}
}
```
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### 18. cancel_all_orders
**Description**: Cancel all open orders for a symbol or all symbols.
**Requires**: API credentials
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | No | Trading symbol (omit for all) |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "cancel_all_orders",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT"
}
}
```
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### 19. set_leverage
**Description**: Set leverage for futures trading.
**Requires**: API credentials with futures permissions
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| leverage | number | Yes | Leverage (e.g. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 125) |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "set_leverage",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"leverage": 10
}
}
```
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### 20. set_margin_mode
**Description**: Set margin mode for futures trading.
**Requires**: API credentials with futures permissions
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| marginMode | string | Yes | "isolated" or "cross" |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "set_margin_mode",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"marginMode": "isolated"
}
}
```
---
### 21. place_futures_market_order
**Description**: Place a futures market order.
**⚠️ WARNING**: This executes real futures trades!
**Requires**: API credentials with futures trading permissions
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| side | string | Yes | "buy" or "sell" |
| amount | number | Yes | Amount to trade |
| reduceOnly | boolean | No | Close position only |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "place_futures_market_order",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"side": "buy",
"amount": 0.1,
"reduceOnly": false
}
}
```
---
### 22. place_futures_limit_order
**Description**: Place a futures limit order.
**⚠️ WARNING**: This executes real futures trades!
**Requires**: API credentials with futures trading permissions
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| symbol | string | Yes | Trading symbol |
| side | string | Yes | "buy" or "sell" |
| amount | number | Yes | Amount to trade |
| price | number | Yes | Limit price |
| reduceOnly | boolean | No | Close position only |
| postOnly | boolean | No | Maker only |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "place_futures_limit_order",
"arguments": {
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"side": "buy",
"amount": 0.1,
"price": 100000,
"postOnly": true
}
}
```
---
### 23. transfer_funds
**Description**: Transfer funds between accounts (e.g. spot to futures).
**Requires**: API credentials
**Parameters**:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| currency | string | Yes | Currency to transfer (e.g. "USDT", "BTC") |
| amount | number | Yes | Amount to transfer |
| fromAccount | string | Yes | "spot", "futures", "margin", "swap" |
| toAccount | string | Yes | "spot", "futures", "margin", "swap" |
| exchange | string | No | Exchange to use |
**Example**:
```json
{
"name": "transfer_funds",
"arguments": {
"currency": "USDT",
"amount": 1000,
"fromAccount": "spot",
"toAccount": "futures"
}
}
```
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## Error Handling
All tools return errors in the following format:
```json
{
"isError": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "Error message describing what went wrong"
}
]
}
```
Common errors:
- **Missing credentials**: "No credentials configured for {exchange}"
- **Exchange not supported**: "{exchange} does not support {feature}"
- **Authentication required**: "This operation requires authentication"
- **Invalid parameters**: Schema validation errors
- **API errors**: CCXT exception messages
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## Rate Limits
Be aware of exchange API rate limits:
- **Binance**: 1200 requests/minute
- **Coinbase**: 10 requests/second
- **Kraken**: 15-20 requests/second
- **Bitfinex**: Varies by endpoint
- **Bybit**: 120 requests/minute
Exceeding rate limits will result in temporary bans.
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## Best Practices
1. **Use batch operations** when possible (e.g. `batch_get_tickers`)
2. **Cache public data** (markets, exchange info)
3. **Implement retry logic** for transient errors
4. **Monitor rate limits** in production
5. **Test with small amounts** before live trading
6. **Use limit orders** for better price control
7. **Set proper leverage** for futures trading
8. **Always check order status** after placement
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## Support
For issues or questions about specific tools:
1. Check CCXT documentation for exchange-specific details
2. Review MCP SDK documentation for protocol details
3. Open an issue on GitHub with tool name and error message
