# coinmarketcap-mcp

> MCP server for CoinMarketCap API - search tokens, get metadata, and market data

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/yiming-yan-coinmarketcap-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Yiming Yan
- homepage: https://github.com/YimingYAN/coinmarketcap-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/YimingYAN/coinmarketcap-mcp
- version: 0.1.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: coinmarketcap, crypto, cryptocurrency, mcp, model-context-protocol
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:coinmarketcap-mcp

### Description (declared)

# CoinMarketCap MCP Server

[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/coinmarketcap-mcp.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/coinmarketcap-mcp/)
[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[![Built with Claude Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Built%20with-Claude%20Code-blueviolet)](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…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- finance.markets (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/coinmarketcap-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T12:27:14.002Z)

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