Coingecko MCP Server

The official MCP Server for the Coingecko API

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What is the Coingecko MCP Server?

The official MCP Server for the Coingecko API

The short version

This library provides convenient access to the Coingecko REST API from server-side TypeScript or JavaScript.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:

  • Retries — Certain errors will be automatically retried 2 times by default, with a short exponential backoff. Connection errors (for example, due to a network
  • Timeouts — Requests time out after 1 minute by default. You can configure this with a timeout option:
  • Logging — The Logging tool exposed by this server

What it needs from you

TypeScript >= 4.9 is supported. The following runtimes are supported: - Web browsers (Up-to-date Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and more) - Node.js 20 LTS or later (non-EOL) versions. - Deno v1.28.0 or higher. - Bun 1.0 or later. - Cloudflare Workers. - Vercel Edge Runtime. - Jest 28 or greater with the "node" environment ("jsdom" is not supported at this

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Coingecko MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coingecko-1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@coingecko/coingecko-typescript"],
      "env": {
        "COINGECKO_PRO_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "COINGECKO_DEMO_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

TypeScript >= 4.9 is supported. The following runtimes are supported: - Web browsers (Up-to-date Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and more) - Node.js 20 LTS or later (non-EOL) versions. - Deno v1.28.0 or higher. - Bun 1.0 or later. - Cloudflare Workers. - Vercel Edge Runtime. - Jest 28 or greater with the "node" environment ("jsdom" is not supported at this

VariableDescriptionRequired
COINGECKO_PRO_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
COINGECKO_DEMO_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Coingecko to Retries.”
  • “Use Coingecko to Timeouts.”
  • “Use Coingecko to Logging.”

Frequently asked questions

The official MCP Server for the Coingecko API Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.