MCP server for CoinMarketCap API - search tokens, get metadata, and market data
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# CoinMarketCap MCP Server [](https://pypi.org/project/coinmarketcap-mcp/) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [](https://claude.ai/code) An [MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server for querying cryptocurrency data from [CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/). Enables AI assistants like Claude to search tokens, validate metadata, and retrieve market data through natural language. ## Features - **Progressive Search** - Find tokens by name, symbol, or homepage URL with fuzzy matching - **Symbol Variation Handling** - Automatically handles rebrands (RNDR→RENDER, MATIC→POL) - **Homepage Verification** - Verify token identity by matching website URLs - **Market Data** - Get latest prices, volume, market cap, and price changes - **Token Metadata** - Retrieve descriptions, logos, social links, and platform info - **Exchange Info** - Look up exchange metadata and trading data ## Quick Start ### Step 1: Get CoinMarketCap API Key 1. Go to [CoinMarketCap API](https://coinmarketcap.com/api/) 2. Sign up for a free account 3. Copy your API key from the dashboard ### Step 2: Store API Key Add to your `~/.env.local`: ```bash COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY=your-api-key-here # Or alternatively: CMC_API_KEY=your-api-key-here ``` ### Step 3: Configure Claude Code Add to your `~/.claude.json` under `mcpServers`: ```json { "coinmarketcap": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["coinmarketcap-mcp"], "env": { "COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY": "${COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY}" } } } ``` ### Step 4: Restart Claude Code Restart Claude Code to load the MCP server. You should now have access to CoinMarketCap tools. ## Available Tools ### Search & Discovery | Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | `search_cryptocurrency…
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