CoinDesk Data MCP
Access real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data, indices, derivatives, and news directly from your AI assistant via the Model Context Protocol.
Authentication
How it works
This server uses OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. On first connection, you'll be prompted to enter your CoinDesk API key. Your key is encrypted and used to authenticate requests to the CoinDesk Data API on your behalf.
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Quick Setup
- Open a terminal
- Run:
claude mcp add --transport http coindesk https://mcp.coindesk.com/mcp - Run:
claude - Inside Claude, run
/mcp - Scroll to coindesk and click Authenticate
- In the browser window that opens, enter your API key to complete authentication
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Browse Connectors
- Search for CoinDesk and add it
- In the browser window that opens, enter your API key to complete authentication
- Open a terminal
- Run:
gemini mcp add -t http coindesk https://mcp.coindesk.com/mcp - Run:
gemini - Inside Gemini, run
/mcp auth coindesk - In the browser window that opens, enter your API key to complete authentication
Example Prompts
"What's the current price of Bitcoin and Ethereum on Coinbase?"
fetch_spot_tick
"Show me the daily BTC-USD OHLCV chart data for the last 30 days."
fetch_spot_ohlcv
"What's the current funding rate for the BTC perpetual on Binance?"
fetch_futures_fr_tick
"Get me the latest crypto news from CoinDesk."
fetch_news
"Show me the top BTC trading pairs ranked by 24h volume."
fetch_spot_toplist
"Compare open interest across BTC options on Deribit."
fetch_options_oi_tick
"Show me Ethereum's circulating and staked supply over the last 30 days."
fetch_onchain_historical_supply
Available Tools
Spot & Index
- fetch_spot_instruments
- fetch_spot_instrument_details
- fetch_spot_tick
- fetch_spot_ohlcv
- fetch_spot_orderbook_metrics
- fetch_spot_orderbook_snapshot
- fetch_spot_trades
- fetch_spot_toplist
- fetch_index_tick
- fetch_index_ohlcv
Futures
- fetch_futures_instruments
- fetch_futures_instrument_details
- fetch_futures_tick
- fetch_futures_ohlcv
- fetch_futures_oi_tick
- fetch_futures_oi_ohlcv
- fetch_futures_fr_tick
- fetch_futures_fr_ohlcv
- fetch_futures_oi_by_hour
- fetch_futures_fr_by_hour
- fetch_futures_orderbook_metrics
- fetch_futures_orderbook_snapshot
- fetch_futures_trades
Options
- fetch_options_instruments
- fetch_options_instrument_details
- fetch_options_tick
- fetch_options_ohlcv
- fetch_options_oi_tick
- fetch_options_oi_ohlcv
- fetch_options_oi_by_hour
- fetch_options_orderbook_metrics
- fetch_options_orderbook_snapshot
- fetch_options_trades
News
- fetch_news
Onchain
- fetch_onchain_historical_supply