financeanalytics-data

Coincap▌

by quantgeekdev

Access crypto coin price live and cryptocurrency price data without authentication. Get the latest crypto currency live

Access cryptocurrency price data without authentication.

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★ 90

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Uses CoinCap v3 APIReal-time market data

best for

/ Crypto traders and investors
/ Portfolio tracking and analysis
/ Market research and due diligence
/ Financial reporting and dashboards

capabilities

/ Get real-time crypto prices
/ Track market cap and volume data
/ Analyze historical price trends
/ Compare cryptocurrency performance
/ Monitor market metrics and rankings

what it does

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.

about

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

MIT

Coincap is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

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.