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get_crypto_price

Retrieve current cryptocurrency prices using CoinGecko IDs to monitor market values and support trading decisions.

Instructions

Gets the current price of a cryptocurrency.

Args:
    coin_id: CoinGecko ID (e.g., 'bitcoin', 'ethereum', 'solana')
    vs_currency: Currency to compare against (default: 'usd')
    
Returns:
    Dictionary with price information

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
coin_idYes
vs_currencyNousd

Implementation Reference

  • The handler function that implements the get_crypto_price tool. It queries the CoinGecko API for the current price, market cap, 24h volume, and change percentage for a given cryptocurrency ID against a specified currency.
    def get_crypto_price(coin_id: str, vs_currency: str = "usd") -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """
        Gets the current price of a cryptocurrency.
        
        Args:
            coin_id: CoinGecko ID (e.g., 'bitcoin', 'ethereum', 'solana')
            vs_currency: Currency to compare against (default: 'usd')
            
        Returns:
            Dictionary with price information
        """
        try:
            data = cg.get_price(
                ids=coin_id,
                vs_currencies=vs_currency,
                include_24hr_change=True,
                include_market_cap=True,
                include_24hr_vol=True
            )
            
            if not data or coin_id not in data:
                return {"error": f"Coin '{coin_id}' not found"}
                
            coin_data = data[coin_id]
            return {
                "coin": coin_id,
                "price": coin_data.get(vs_currency, 0),
                "market_cap": coin_data.get(f"{vs_currency}_market_cap", 0),
                "24h_volume": coin_data.get(f"{vs_currency}_24h_vol", 0),
                "24h_change": coin_data.get(f"{vs_currency}_24h_change", 0),
                "currency": vs_currency.upper()
            }
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"CoinGecko error for {coin_id}: {e}")
            return {"error": str(e)}
  • server.py:415-418 (registration)
    Registration of the get_crypto_price tool (along with related crypto tools) to the MCP server using the register_tools helper, which applies the @mcp.tool() decorator.
    register_tools(
        [get_crypto_price, get_crypto_market_data, get_trending_crypto, search_crypto],
        "Cryptocurrency"
    )
  • app.py:295-302 (registration)
    Listing of get_crypto_price in the tools_map for the Gradio UI toolbox, importing from tools.crypto_data.
    "Crypto": [
        get_crypto_price,
        get_crypto_market_data,
        get_trending_crypto,
        search_crypto,
        get_crypto_resource,
        crypto_market_update,
    ],

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