Crypto Market Data MCP Server
io.github.nirholas/crypto-market-data
Real-time crypto prices, OHLCV data, and DeFi market information via MCP for AI assistants.
What is the Crypto Market Data MCP server?
The Crypto Market Data MCP server exposes live cryptocurrency prices, OHLCV candles, trending coins, DeFi protocol TVL, yields, and stablecoin supplies from CoinGecko and DeFiLlama to AI assistants like Claude and Cursor. It provides market data for 10,000+ tokens including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies and DeFi protocols.
This MCP server connects AI assistants to real-time cryptocurrency and DeFi market data. It pulls live prices, historical OHLCV candles, trending coins, DeFi protocol rankings, yield farming opportunities, and blockchain TVL comparisons from CoinGecko and DeFiLlama. Use it to analyze crypto markets, research tokens, compare DeFi protocols, or build market-aware AI workflows.
How to install Crypto Market Data
Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.
No machine-readable install method is published for this server in the registry. Check the repository or website for setup instructions.
Tools & capabilities
Tools this server exposes to the agent.
Live prices— Fetch current cryptocurrency prices for 10,000+ tokensOHLCV candles— Historical open-high-low-close-volume data for price analysisTrending coins— Identify trending cryptocurrenciesCoin search— Search and lookup specific cryptocurrenciesDeFi protocol TVL— Total value locked rankings for DeFi protocolsChain TVL— Compare total value locked across blockchainsYield farming— DeFi yield farming opportunities and ratesStablecoin supplies— Track stablecoin circulating supplies
Use cases
- Get real-time Bitcoin and Ethereum prices to inform trading or investment decisions
- Analyze OHLCV candle data to identify price trends and support/resistance levels
- Research trending cryptocurrencies and emerging tokens
- Compare DeFi protocol TVL to evaluate ecosystem health and capital allocation
- Discover yield farming opportunities and compare APY rates across protocols
- Monitor stablecoin supplies to track market liquidity
Crypto Market Data MCP server FAQ
It's an MCP server that exposes live cryptocurrency prices, OHLCV candles, trending coins, DeFi protocol TVL, yields, and stablecoin data from CoinGecko and DeFiLlama to AI assistants like Claude and Cursor.
Yes. The server uses free public APIs from CoinGecko and DeFiLlama, though those services may have rate limits.
See the mcp-server/README.md in the repository for build instructions and client configuration details.
No authentication is required; it uses public APIs from CoinGecko and DeFiLlama.
CoinGecko for cryptocurrency prices and market data, and DeFiLlama for DeFi protocol TVL and yield information.
The server provides market data suitable for analysis and research, but you should verify data freshness and accuracy for any trading decisions.
README (reference)
Source of truth, from the repository.
Crypto Market Data
Live dashboard: https://nirholas.github.io/crypto-market-data/
Live cryptocurrency and DeFi market dashboard with data from CoinGecko and DeFiLlama.
Cryptocurrency prices and market data. That's it! With a basic UI. I originally built this within Lyra Web3 Playground and I thought it might be helpful for those looking for something very simple, a good learning experience to build + deploy, or maybe you're like me and just enjoy building and sharing simple yet useful creations. Live data, hooked up to CoinGecko and Defillama.
Features
- 🪙 Cryptocurrencies - Top coins by market cap with 7-day sparklines
- 🏦 DeFi Protocols - Protocol TVL rankings from DeFiLlama
- 📈 Yields - DeFi yield farming opportunities
- ⛓️ Chains - Blockchain TVL comparison
- 🌙 Dark Mode - Toggle between light and dark themes
- 📱 Responsive - Works on desktop and mobile
Quick Start
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start development server
npm run dev
# Build for production
npm run build
Deploy to GitHub Pages
Pushes to main are built and deployed automatically by the GitHub Actions workflow in .github/workflows/deploy.yml. The live site is at nirholas.github.io/crypto-market-data.
To build and host the static output yourself:
npm run build
# Serve or upload the dist/ folder
MCP Server
This repo also bundles a Model Context Protocol server in mcp-server/ that exposes the same CoinGecko and DeFiLlama data to AI assistants (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients): live prices, OHLCV candles, trending coins, coin search, DeFi protocol/chain TVL, yields, and stablecoin supplies.
See mcp-server/README.md for the full tool list, build instructions, and client configuration.
Data Sources
License
All rights reserved. See LICENSE.
Documentation
Full documentation site: https://nirholas.github.io/crypto-market-data/
- Getting started covers install and first run.
- Examples has copy-paste snippets.
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