CoinGecko MCP server

The MCP-Server-CoinGecko is a Model Context Protocol server that enables interaction with the CoinGecko API through large language models. It allows you to query cryptocurrency prices, historical data, and market information without needing to directly interface with the CoinGecko API.

Installation

You can run the MCP-CoinGecko server directly using the uv command:

uv run mcp-coingecko-server

Available Tools

The server provides several tools for querying cryptocurrency data:

Time Tools

Get Current Time

• Returns the current time in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format
• No parameters required

Cryptocurrency Data Tools

Get Coin Price

• Fetches the current price of a cryptocurrency
• Parameters:
  • coin_id (string): Cryptocurrency identifier (e.g., 'bitcoin', 'ethereum')
  • vs_currency (string, optional): Target currency (default: 'usd')

Get Coin History

• Retrieves historical price data for a cryptocurrency
• Parameters:
  • coin_id (string): Cryptocurrency identifier
  • days (string): Time range (1/7/14/30/90/180/365/max)
  • vs_currency (string, optional): Target currency (default: 'usd')

Get Coin Information

• Provides detailed information about a cryptocurrency
• Parameters:
  • coin_id (string): Cryptocurrency identifier

Get Trending Coins

• Lists trending cryptocurrencies in the last 24 hours
• No parameters required

Usage Examples

Retrieving Bitcoin's Current Price

To get the current price of Bitcoin in USD:

response = get_coin_price(coin_id="bitcoin")
print(response)

Checking Historical Ethereum Prices

To retrieve Ethereum's price history for the last 30 days:

history = get_coin_history(coin_id="ethereum", days="30")
print(history)

Getting Detailed Information About a Coin

To fetch comprehensive information about a specific cryptocurrency:

info = get_coin_info(coin_id="solana")
print(info)

Finding Trending Cryptocurrencies

To see which cryptocurrencies are trending:

trending = get_trending_coins()
print(trending)

Using a Different Currency

To get Bitcoin's price in Euros:

price = get_coin_price(coin_id="bitcoin", vs_currency="eur")
print(price)

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "coingecko" '{"command":"uv","args":["run","mcp-coingecko-server"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "coingecko": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "mcp-coingecko-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "coingecko": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "mcp-coingecko-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect