mcp-market-data

First MCP server for live market data. Gives any AI agent real-time crypto prices, candlestick charts, order books, technical analysis, and market sentiment.

Zero API keys. Zero dependencies. Works out of the box.

In Action (live data, March 25 2026)

Code

BTC: $70,741  24h: +2.3%  Vol: $39.8B  MCap: $1.42T
ETH: $2,162   24h: +2.5%  Vol: $17.5B
SOL: $91.70   24h: +3.2%  Vol: $3.9B

Technical Analysis (BTC 30-day):
  RSI(14): 64.85 → NEUTRAL
  SMA(20): $69,884
  Trend: SIDEWAYS
  Z-score: 0.57 → NORMAL
  Volatility: 101.62% annualized

Order Book (BTC/USDT):
  Spread: $15.17 (0.021%)
  Best bid: $70,750.15
  Best ask: $70,765.32

Fear & Greed Index:
  2026-03-25: 14 (Extreme Fear)
  2026-03-24: 11 (Extreme Fear)

Trending: TAO, PENGU, SIREN, HYPE, BP

Install

Add to Claude Code settings.json:

json

"mcpServers": {
  "market": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "mcp-market-data"]
  }
}

Tools

8 tools for any AI agent:

Tool	What it does
`price`	Current price, 24h change, volume, market cap, ATH for any crypto
`candles`	OHLCV candlestick data — 1 day to 1 year of history
`order_book`	Live order book depth — top 20 bids/asks, spread, mid price
`market_cap`	Top 100 cryptos ranked by market cap
`trending`	What's trending right now on the market
`analyze`	Technical analysis: RSI, SMA(20/50), volatility, z-score, trend signals
`compare`	Compare up to 10 assets side by side
`feargreed`	Crypto Fear & Greed Index — 7-day sentiment history

Examples

"What's BTC at?"

Code

price(symbol: "BTC")
→ { price: 71234.56, change_24h: +2.3%, volume_24h: $28B, market_cap: $1.4T }

"Is ETH overbought?"

Code

analyze(symbol: "ETH")
→ { rsi_14: 72.3, rsi_signal: "OVERBOUGHT", trend: "UPTREND", zscore: 1.8 }

"Show me the order book for SOL"

Code

order_book(symbol: "SOL")
→ { bids: [...], asks: [...], spread: $0.02, spread_pct: "0.01%" }

"What's trending?"

Code

trending()
→ { coins: [{ name: "Pepe", symbol: "PEPE", rank: 28 }, ...] }

"Compare BTC vs ETH vs SOL"

Code

compare(symbols: "BTC,ETH,SOL")
→ [{ symbol: "BTC", price: 71234, change_24h: +2.3% }, ...]

"What's the market mood?"

Code

feargreed()
→ [{ value: 73, label: "Greed", date: "2026-03-25" }, ...]

Data Sources

CoinGecko — prices, market cap, trending, candles (free, no key)
Binance.US — order book depth (free, no key)
Alternative.me — Fear & Greed Index (free, no key)

Test Results

Code

12/12 evals passing on live data:
  ✓ Initialize returns version
  ✓ Lists all 8 tools
  ✓ Price returns BTC with real data
  ✓ Price returns ETH
  ✓ Candles returns OHLC array
  ✓ Order book returns bids and asks
  ✓ Market cap returns ranked list
  ✓ Trending returns coins
  ✓ Analyze returns RSI + signals
  ✓ Compare returns multiple assets
  ✓ Fear & Greed returns index
  ✓ Handles bad symbol gracefully

Why

AI agents discussing markets can't check live prices. Now they can.
No API keys to configure. No accounts to create. Just install and go.
Technical analysis built in — agents get actionable signals, not just numbers.
First MCP server purpose-built for financial data.

License

MIT