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cryptoCategory

Retrieve detailed data on a specific cryptocurrency category from CoinMarketCap, including market insights and metrics, using the required category ID.

Instructions

Returns information about a single coin category on CoinMarketCap.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
convertNo
convert_idNo
idYes
limitNo
startNo

Implementation Reference

  • index.js:140-155 (registration)
    Registration of the 'cryptoCategory' tool using server.tool, including inline handler, schema, and description.
    server.tool("cryptoCategory",
      "Returns information about a single coin category on CoinMarketCap.",
      {
        id: z.string(),
        start: z.number().optional(),
        limit: z.number().optional(),
        convert: z.string().optional(),
        convert_id: z.string().optional()
      },
      async (params) => {
        return handleEndpoint(async () => {
          const data = await makeApiRequest(apiKey, '/v1/cryptocurrency/category', params)
          return formatResponse(data)
        })
      }
    )
  • The handler function that makes an API request to CoinMarketCap's /v1/cryptocurrency/category endpoint with the provided parameters and formats the response using shared utilities.
    async (params) => {
      return handleEndpoint(async () => {
        const data = await makeApiRequest(apiKey, '/v1/cryptocurrency/category', params)
        return formatResponse(data)
      })
    }
  • Zod schema for input validation: requires 'id', optional 'start', 'limit', 'convert', 'convert_id'.
    {
      id: z.string(),
      start: z.number().optional(),
      limit: z.number().optional(),
      convert: z.string().optional(),
      convert_id: z.string().optional()
    },

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