Coincap MCP

1# Coincap MCP
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3[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/coincap-mcp)](https://smithery.ai/server/coincap-mcp)
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5## What does this server do?
6 
7Allows you to query crypto information from coincap's public API - no API keys or registration required
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9## 🚀 Quick Start
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11To get started, add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:
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13**MacOS**: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`  
14**Windows**: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
15 
16```json
17{
18  "mcpServers": {
19    "mongodb": {
20      "command": "npx",
21      "args": ["coincap-mcp"]
22    }
23  }
24}
25```
26 
27### Installing via Smithery
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29To install Coincap for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/coincap-mcp):
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31```bash
32npx -y @smithery/cli install coincap-mcp --client claude
33```
34 
35### Prerequisites
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37- Node.js 18+
38- npx
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40Then, launch Claude Desktop and you're ready to go!
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42## Sample Prompts
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44- What is the price of bitcoin?
45- What are the available crypto assets?
46- What is the market cap of ethereum?
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48## Tools
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50#### Bitcoin Price Tool
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52Gets price for Bitcoin specifically, it's a simple example of a primitive API call tool
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54#### Get Crypto Price Tool
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56Gets price for any cryptocurrency available on coincap API. It's a good example of how to get mandatory parameter data for your tool calls
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58#### List Assets
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60Gets a list of all crypto assets available in coincap API
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62## Development - local build
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64To build it locally:
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66On MacOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
67On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
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69```json
70{
71  "mcpServers": {
72    "coincap-mcp": {
73      "command": "/path/to/coincap-mcp/build/index.js"
74    }
75  }
76}
77```
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79## Development
80 
81Install dependencies:
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83```bash
84npm install
85```
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87Build the server:
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89```bash
90npm run build
91```
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93For development with auto-rebuild:
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95```bash
96npm run watch
97```
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99## 📜 License
100 
101This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
102