live-cryptocurrency-prices-mcp

Fetches real-time prices and information for popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more using the CoinGecko public API via the Model Context Protocol.

Features

• Fetch current prices for popular cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, etc.)
• Choose any supported fiat currencies (e.g., USD, EUR, GBP)
• No API key required (uses CoinGecko's free public API)

Installation

With npx (recommended)

npx @dennisk2025/live-cryptocurrency-prices-mcp

Or add to your npm project

npm install @dennisk2025/live-cryptocurrency-prices-mcp

Adding to Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server in Claude Desktop, add the following to your config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crypto": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/live-cryptocurrency-prices-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

• Add this to your Claude Desktop config file at:
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Usage

Once added, ask Claude to run tools from the crypto MCP server.

Available Tools

get_crypto_price

Fetches the current price of specified cryptocurrencies using the CoinGecko API.

Parameters:

• ids (string, required): Comma-separated CoinGecko IDs for cryptocurrencies (e.g., bitcoin,ethereum,dogecoin).
• vs_currencies (string, required): Comma-separated fiat currencies to retrieve (e.g., usd,eur,gbp).

See CoinGecko API for full list of crypto IDs and supported currency codes.

Example Tool Call

Fetch Bitcoin and Ethereum prices in USD and EUR:

Tool name: get_crypto_price

Parameters:

{
  "ids": "bitcoin,ethereum",
  "vs_currencies": "usd,eur"
}

Sample response:

{
  "bitcoin": {
    "usd": 42783,
    "eur": 40180
  },
  "ethereum": {
    "usd": 2987,
    "eur": 2805
  }
}

List of Tools

| Tool | Description | |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | get_crypto_price | Fetches the current price of specified cryptocurrencies in a given fiat currency. |

get_crypto_price parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |---------------|--------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ids | string | Yes | Comma-separated CoinGecko IDs for the cryptocurrencies (e.g., "bitcoin,ethereum"). | | vs_currencies | string | Yes | Comma-separated fiat currency codes to query against (e.g., "usd,eur,gbp"). |

Support

No API keys needed. Uses only public CoinGecko endpoints. For help, see the documentation, CoinGecko docs, or file an issue where you installed this server.