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.
Already have an account? Find your API key here.
Don't have an account? Contact data@coindesk.com
Quick Setup
Claude Code
claude mcp add coindesk --transport http https://mcp.coindesk.com/mcp
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"coindesk": {
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://mcp.coindesk.com/mcp"
}
}
}
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
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