get_whale_alerts
Fetch recent whale alerts from Hyperliquid and display them as a Markdown table for tracking large cryptocurrency transactions.
Instructions
Fetch recent whale alerts and return as a Markdown table
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- main.py:82-87 (handler)The handler function for get_whale_alerts tool that fetches whale data using the helper function and formats it to markdown before returning.
@mcp.tool() async def get_whale_alerts(ctx: Context) -> str: """Fetch recent whale alerts and return as a Markdown table""" client = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client data = await fetch_whale_data(client) return json_to_markdown_list(data) - main.py:82-82 (registration)Decorator that registers the get_whale_alerts function as an MCP tool.
@mcp.tool() - main.py:40-52 (helper)Helper function to fetch whale alert data from the Coinglass API.
async def fetch_whale_data(client: httpx.AsyncClient) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]: try: response = await client.get(API_BASE_URL) response.raise_for_status() data = response.json() if data.get("code") != "0": raise ValueError(f"API error: {data.get('msg')}") return data.get("data", []) except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e: raise ValueError(f"HTTP error: {str(e)}") except Exception as e: raise ValueError(f"Failed to fetch whale data: {str(e)}") - main.py:54-79 (helper)Helper function to convert whale alert JSON data into a formatted Markdown list.
def json_to_markdown_list(data: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str: if not data: return "No whale alert data available." markdown_lines = [] for tx in data: # Map position_action to human-readable action = "Open" if tx.get("position_action") == 1 else "Close" # Convert timestamp (milliseconds) to readable format create_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(tx.get("create_time") / 1000.0).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") # Format transaction as Markdown list item item = ( f"- **{tx.get('symbol')} Transaction**:\n" f" - User Address: {tx.get('user')}\n" f" - Position Size: {tx.get('position_size')}\n" f" - Entry Price: ${tx.get('entry_price')}\n" f" - Liquidation Price: ${tx.get('liq_price')}\n" f" - Position Value (USD): ${tx.get('position_value_usd')}\n" f" - Action: {action}\n" f" - Create Time: {create_time}" ) markdown_lines.append(item) return "\n".join(markdown_lines)