CryptoDataAPI MCP Server is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed to provide AI agents with the ability to access real-time cryptocurrency market data through CryptoDataAPI.
Purpose: This server acts as a bridge between AI agents and CryptoDataAPI, enabling AI to obtain real-time crypto market data for market analysis, market briefings, and structured research.
Key capabilities: It provides 13 tools covering the entire crypto market, including market health scores, derivatives, funding rates, ETF fund flows, and cycle indicators, among others. It also provides 1 prompt for structured analysis.
How to use:
- Get an API key: Register at cryptodataapi.com and create an API key.
- Configure the AI client:
- For Claude Desktop, add the configuration to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json, and set the environment variables in your shell configuration file.
- For Cursor, add the configuration to .cursor/mcp.json in the project. After configuration is complete, you can ask the AI the following questions:
- "Give me a crypto market briefing"
- "What is the current Fear and Greed Index?"
- "Show BTC funding rates across exchanges"
- "Where are we in the BTC cycle?"
- "What do Bitcoin ETF fund flows look like?"
- "Look up the Solana coin profile"
Environment variables: The material mentions environment variables, but does not provide specific variable names or contents.
Testing: You can test using MCP Inspector.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for AI agent applications that need real-time cryptocurrency market data, such as market monitoring, investment research, and market analysis.
Limitations: The material does not provide more details about fees, pricing, platform compatibility, effectiveness, or specific usage steps.
