Coincap
Provides real-time cryptocurrency price data and market analysis using CoinCap's API v3. Tracks price trends, market metrics, and historical data for crypto investments.
Access cryptocurrency price data without authentication.
What it does
- Get real-time crypto prices
- Track market cap and volume data
- Analyze historical price trends
- Compare cryptocurrency performance
- Monitor market metrics and rankings
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About Coincap
Coincap is a community-built MCP server published by quantgeekdev that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Access crypto coin price live and cryptocurrency price data without authentication. Get the latest crypto currency live It is categorized under finance, analytics data. This server exposes 3 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
How to install
You can install Coincap in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
License
Coincap is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Tools (3)
Get realtime bitcoin price
Get realtime crypto price on crypto
Get all available crypto assets
Coincap MCP
What does this server do?
Allows you to query crypto information from coincap's public API - no API keys or registration required
🚀 Quick Start
To get started, add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:
MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mongodb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["coincap-mcp"]
}
}
}
Installing via Smithery
To install Coincap for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install coincap-mcp --client claude
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+
- npx
Then, launch Claude Desktop and you're ready to go!
Sample Prompts
- What is the price of bitcoin?
- What are the available crypto assets?
- What is the market cap of ethereum?
Tools
Bitcoin Price Tool
Gets price for Bitcoin specifically, it's a simple example of a primitive API call tool
Get Crypto Price Tool
Gets price for any cryptocurrency available on coincap API. It's a good example of how to get mandatory parameter data for your tool calls
List Assets
Gets a list of all crypto assets available in coincap API
Development - local build
To build it locally:
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"coincap-mcp": {
"command": "/path/to/coincap-mcp/build/index.js"
}
}
}
Development
Install dependencies:
npm install
Build the server:
npm run build
For development with auto-rebuild:
npm run watch
📜 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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