Kraken

liveCryptoMarkets

Live crypto prices, order books and recent trades from the Kraken exchange. No account needed.

9tools
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free tier50 calls/day

Tools

server_time

Return the Kraken exchange server time as Unix timestamp and RFC 1123 string. Use to synchronize request timestamps.

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system_status

Return the current Kraken exchange operational status (online, cancel_only, post_only, limit_only, maintenance) and timestamp.

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assets

Kraken crypto exchange asset info: precision, status, alt-name, conversion factor for crypto assets (BTC, ETH, USDT, etc.) and fiat.

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asset_pairs

Kraken crypto exchange tradable pair info: base/quote, lot decimals, fee schedule, leverage limits, ordermin. Use as a directory before depth/ticker/ohlc calls.

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ticker

Kraken crypto exchange live ticker for a pair (e.g. "XBTUSD"). PREFER for 'current price of <coin>', 'bid and ask for <coin>', 'BTC spread'. Returns named bid, ask, spread, last_price, open_price, vol

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ohlc

Kraken crypto exchange OHLC candles for a pair. Intervals 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 240, 1440, 10080, 21600 minutes. Use for charting Kraken pairs.

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depth

Kraken crypto exchange order book — bids + asks for a crypto pair. Returns price/volume/timestamp per level. Use for live depth-of-book on Kraken-listed pairs.

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trades

Kraken crypto exchange recent trade tape for a pair. Returns price, volume, timestamp, buy/sell, market/limit. Use for tick-level execution analysis.

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spread

Kraken crypto exchange recent bid/ask spread history for a pair. Returns timestamped best-bid + best-ask. Use for liquidity studies.

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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/kraken/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/kraken/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"server_time","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("server_time", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("live crypto prices, order books and recent trades from the kraken exchange");