CoinMarketCap

liveCryptoMarkets

Crypto prices, market cap, rankings, categories. Free Basic plan = 10k credits/month.

6tools
0msauth
free tier50 calls/day
🔑Authentication

Platform key handled by Pipeworx. Or BYO: ?_apiKey=<key>.

Config with credentials
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-coinmarketcap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coinmarketcap/mcp?_apiKey=your_key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Get an API key →

Tools

quotes

Latest market quotes by symbol or CMC id.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
symboloptstring—
idoptstring—
convertoptstring—
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listings_latest

Top-ranked coins by market cap.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
startoptnumber—
limitoptnumber1-5000
sortoptstring—
convertoptstring—
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metadata

Coin profile / logo / social.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
symboloptstring—
idoptstring—
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global_metrics

Total market cap, dominance, active cryptos.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
convertoptstring—
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categories

List meta-categories.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
startoptnumber—
limitoptnumber—
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categoryrequired: id

Coins in a category.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
idreqstring—
convertoptstring—
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coinmarketcap/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coinmarketcap/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"quotes","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("quotes", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("crypto prices, market cap, rankings, categories");