Coincap Mcp

Name: Coincap Mcp
Author: QuantGeekDev

coincap-mcp · by QuantGeekDev

A coincap mcp server to access crypto data from coincap API

92 54/wk 3 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Stale

Last commit 483d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

3 tools · ~164 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mongodb": {
      "args": [
        "coincap-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Coincap Mcp does

Allows you to query crypto information from coincap's public API - no API keys or registration required

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No known CVEs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Coincap Mcp safe to use?: Coincap Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Coincap Mcp?: Coincap Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Coincap Mcp do?: Coincap Mcp provides 3 tools: Bitcoin Price Tool, Get Crypto Price Tool, List Assets. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Coincap Mcp?: Coincap Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Coincap Mcp actively maintained?: Coincap Mcp is not actively maintained — last commit was 483 days ago. It has 92 GitHub stars.

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🚀 Quick Start

To get started, add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "mongodb": { "command": "npx", "args": ["coincap-mcp"] } } }

Installing via Smithery

To install Coincap for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install coincap-mcp --client claude

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+

npx

Then, launch Claude Desktop and you're ready to go!

Tools

Bitcoin Price Tool

Gets price for Bitcoin specifically, it's a simple example of a primitive API call tool

Get Crypto Price Tool

Gets price for any cryptocurrency available on coincap API. It's a good example of how to get mandatory parameter data for your tool calls

List Assets

Gets a list of all crypto assets available in coincap API

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Coincap Mcp safe to use?

Coincap Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Coincap Mcp?

Coincap Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Coincap Mcp do?

Coincap Mcp provides 3 tools: Bitcoin Price Tool, Get Crypto Price Tool, List Assets. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Coincap Mcp?

Coincap Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is Coincap Mcp actively maintained?

Coincap Mcp is not actively maintained — last commit was 483 days ago. It has 92 GitHub stars.

Coincap MCP

What does this server do?

Allows you to query crypto information from coincap's public API - no API keys or registration required

🚀 Quick Start

To get started, add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mongodb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["coincap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Installing via Smithery

To install Coincap for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install coincap-mcp --client claude

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
npx

Then, launch Claude Desktop and you're ready to go!

Sample Prompts

What is the price of bitcoin?
What are the available crypto assets?
What is the market cap of ethereum?

Tools

Bitcoin Price Tool

Gets price for Bitcoin specifically, it's a simple example of a primitive API call tool

Get Crypto Price Tool

Gets price for any cryptocurrency available on coincap API. It's a good example of how to get mandatory parameter data for your tool calls

List Assets

Gets a list of all crypto assets available in coincap API

Development - local build

To build it locally:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coincap-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/coincap-mcp/build/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.