Crypto Sentiment MCP Server

An MCP server that delivers cryptocurrency sentiment analysis to AI agents.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Crypto Sentiment MCP server?

Crypto Sentiment MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Crypto Sentiment directly instead of describing what you should do. An MCP server that delivers cryptocurrency sentiment analysis to AI agents.

What you get

An MCP server that delivers cryptocurrency sentiment analysis to AI agents, leveraging Santiment's aggregated social media and news data to track market mood and detect emerging trends.

  • Sentiment Analysis — Retrieve sentiment balance (positive vs. negative) for specific cryptocurrencies
  • Social Volume Tracking — Monitor total social media mentions and detect significant shifts (spikes or drops)
  • Social Dominance — Measure the share of discussions an asset occupies in crypto media
  • Trending Words — Identify the most popular terms trending in cryptocurrency discussions

What the assistant can call

Once Crypto Sentiment is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • get_sentiment_balance — Get the average sentiment balance for an asset over a specified period
  • get_social_volume — Fetch the total number of social media mentions for an asset
  • alert_social_shift — Detect significant spikes or drops in social volume compared to the previous average
  • get_trending_words — Retrieve the top trending words in crypto discussions, ranked by score over a period
  • get_social_dominance — Measure the percentage of crypto media discussions dominated by an asset

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: SANTIMENT_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Python: 3.10 or higher - Santiment API Key: Obtain a free or paid key from Santiment.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Crypto Sentiment's toolset — get_sentiment_balance, get_social_volume, alert_social_shift and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kukapay; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Crypto Sentiment's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the crypto sentiment mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_sentiment_balanceGet the average sentiment balance for an asset over a specified period.
get_social_volumeFetch the total number of social media mentions for an asset.
alert_social_shiftDetect significant spikes or drops in social volume compared to the previous average.
get_trending_wordsRetrieve the top trending words in crypto discussions, ranked by score over a period.
get_social_dominanceMeasure the percentage of crypto media discussions dominated by an asset.

How to install the Crypto Sentiment MCP server

2. **Configure Client**:
    ```
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "crypto-sentiment-mcp": {
          "command": "uv",
          "args": ["--directory", "path/to/crypto-sentiment-mcp", "run", "main.py"],
          "env": {
            "SANTIMENT_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
          }
        }
      }
    }

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Python: 3.10 or higher - Santiment API Key: Obtain a free or paid key from Santiment.
VariableDescriptionRequired
SANTIMENT_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Crypto Sentiment to get sentiment balance.
  • Use Crypto Sentiment to get social volume.
  • Use Crypto Sentiment to alert social shift.

Frequently asked questions

The server requires a Santiment API key. You can obtain a free or paid key from the Santiment platform at app.santiment.net.