Coinmarket MCP Server

What anjor/coinmarket-mcp-server MCP server does

anjor/coinmarket-mcp-server MCP server connects an MCP client to selected CoinMarketCap API functionality. It exposes two tools: get-currency-listings retrieves the latest currency listings, while get-quotes retrieves quotes for tokens. The quote tool accepts an optional string identifying a token by slug, such as bitcoin, or by symbol, such as BTC.

The server also declares resources using a custom coinmarket:// URI scheme. These resources represent individual notes and provide a name, description, and text/plain content type. The supplied documentation does not describe additional note operations or the relationship between notes and CoinMarketCap records.

How it works

An MCP-compatible client starts the Python server locally, and the server uses the configured CoinMarket API key to call supported CoinMarketCap endpoints. Results from the listing and quote operations are made available to the agent through the MCP tool interface.

The project targets Python 3.12 or newer and uses uv as its package and execution manager. The README also documents a Docker-based launch option. In either setup, the process needs access to the COINMARKET_API_KEY environment variable.

Setup and configuration

Install Python 3.12 or later and the uv package manager, or build and run the supplied Docker image. For a local development checkout, the documented Claude Desktop configuration invokes uv with the repository directory and the coinmarket_service entry point. Replace the example repository path with the actual cloned project path before using that configuration.

Docker users can build an image tagged coinmarket-service and start it with COINMARKET_API_KEY passed into the container. The API key must be valid, and the repository root used for local execution must contain pyproject.toml.

Claude Desktop configuration is explicitly covered in the README for both macOS and Windows. The documentation does not provide configuration examples for other MCP clients.

Tools and capabilities

• get-currency-listings: returns the latest currency listings.
• get-quotes: returns token quotes and can accept a slug or symbol as an optional string.
• coinmarket:// resources: exposes individual note resources with names, descriptions, and plain-text content.

The documented scope is read-oriented market data retrieval. No tool for placing trades, managing holdings, submitting orders, or modifying cryptocurrency data is described.

Limitations and notes

The server cannot make CoinMarketCap requests without a CoinMarket API key. API availability, quotas, response coverage, and pricing are not specified in the supplied material, so those details should be checked against CoinMarketCap’s documentation.

The documented local launch command depends on the repository path and a correctly installed uv executable. If Claude Desktop reports spawn uv ENOENT, the README attributes that error to uv being unavailable or missing from the system PATH; restarting the client and verifying uv --version are suggested troubleshooting steps.

anjor/coinmarket-mcp-server MCP server is documented as a Python project, not as a published package with a standalone package-manager installation command. Its README provides source-directory and Docker workflows instead.