MCP Market Data

Community Finance and payments

Live cryptocurrency market data: real-time prices, OHLCV, order books and market summaries.

Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. mcp-market-data
  2. In Action (live data, March 25 2026)
  3. Install
  4. Tools
  5. Examples
  6. Data Sources
  7. Test Results
  8. Why
  9. License

mcp-market-data

First MCP server for live market data. Gives any AI agent real-time crypto prices, candlestick charts, order books, technical analysis, and market sentiment.

Zero API keys. Zero dependencies. Works out of the box.

In Action (live data, March 25 2026)

BTC: $70,741  24h: +2.3%  Vol: $39.8B  MCap: $1.42T
ETH: $2,162   24h: +2.5%  Vol: $17.5B
SOL: $91.70   24h: +3.2%  Vol: $3.9B

Technical Analysis (BTC 30-day):
  RSI(14): 64.85 → NEUTRAL
  SMA(20): $69,884
  Trend: SIDEWAYS
  Z-score: 0.57 → NORMAL
  Volatility: 101.62% annualized

Order Book (BTC/USDT):
  Spread: $15.17 (0.021%)
  Best bid: $70,750.15
  Best ask: $70,765.32

Fear & Greed Index:
  2026-03-25: 14 (Extreme Fear)
  2026-03-24: 11 (Extreme Fear)

Trending: TAO, PENGU, SIREN, HYPE, BP

Install

Add to Claude Code settings.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "market": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "mcp-market-data"]
  }
}

Tools

8 tools for any AI agent:

ToolWhat it does
priceCurrent price, 24h change, volume, market cap, ATH for any crypto
candlesOHLCV candlestick data — 1 day to 1 year of history
order_bookLive order book depth — top 20 bids/asks, spread, mid price
market_capTop 100 cryptos ranked by market cap
trendingWhat's trending right now on the market
analyzeTechnical analysis: RSI, SMA(20/50), volatility, z-score, trend signals
compareCompare up to 10 assets side by side
feargreedCrypto Fear & Greed Index — 7-day sentiment history

Examples

"What's BTC at?"

price(symbol: "BTC")
→ { price: 71234.56, change_24h: +2.3%, volume_24h: $28B, market_cap: $1.4T }

"Is ETH overbought?"

analyze(symbol: "ETH")
→ { rsi_14: 72.3, rsi_signal: "OVERBOUGHT", trend: "UPTREND", zscore: 1.8 }

"Show me the order book for SOL"

order_book(symbol: "SOL")
→ { bids: [...], asks: [...], spread: $0.02, spread_pct: "0.01%" }

"What's trending?"

trending()
→ { coins: [{ name: "Pepe", symbol: "PEPE", rank: 28 }, ...] }

"Compare BTC vs ETH vs SOL"

compare(symbols: "BTC,ETH,SOL")
→ [{ symbol: "BTC", price: 71234, change_24h: +2.3% }, ...]

"What's the market mood?"

feargreed()
→ [{ value: 73, label: "Greed", date: "2026-03-25" }, ...]

Data Sources

  • CoinGecko — prices, market cap, trending, candles (free, no key)
  • Binance.US — order book depth (free, no key)
  • Alternative.me — Fear & Greed Index (free, no key)

Test Results

12/12 evals passing on live data:
  ✓ Initialize returns version
  ✓ Lists all 8 tools
  ✓ Price returns BTC with real data
  ✓ Price returns ETH
  ✓ Candles returns OHLC array
  ✓ Order book returns bids and asks
  ✓ Market cap returns ranked list
  ✓ Trending returns coins
  ✓ Analyze returns RSI + signals
  ✓ Compare returns multiple assets
  ✓ Fear & Greed returns index
  ✓ Handles bad symbol gracefully

Why

  • AI agents discussing markets can't check live prices. Now they can.
  • No API keys to configure. No accounts to create. Just install and go.
  • Technical analysis built in — agents get actionable signals, not just numbers.
  • First MCP server purpose-built for financial data.

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is MCP Market Data?

Live cryptocurrency market data: real-time prices, OHLCV, order books and market summaries.

How do I install MCP Market Data?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is MCP Market Data open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains MCP Market Data?

It is published by ShipItAndPray. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.