Integration

CoinMarketCap integration

Industry-leading cryptocurrency data API providing real-time prices, historical OHLCV, market cap rankings, and exchange data for thousands of cryptocurrencies. Access live quotes, trending coins, gainers/losers, airdrops, market pairs, exchange listings, and global market metrics. Used by major trading platforms, portfolio trackers, and analytics dashboards. Authentication via X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY header.

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Say what should happen.
The workflow builds itself.

When this happens, do that in CoinMarketCap.Built from the 27 CoinMarketCap tools below, on the connection you add once.

Common CoinMarketCap use cases

  • macro chart
  • movers board
  • macro dashboard
  • airdrop calendar
  • hot coins widget
  • monitor API quota
  • render price chart
  • render sector page
  • airdrop detail page
  • attention dashboard

What you can do with CoinMarketCap

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Airdrop, 2 operations

  • get_cryptocurrency_airdropGet cryptocurrency airdropGETGets full details for a single airdrop by ID.
  • get_cryptocurrency_airdropsGet cryptocurrency airdropsGETLists cryptocurrency airdrops (past, ongoing, upcoming) with eligibility and prize details.

Category, 2 operations

  • get_cryptocurrency_categoriesGet cryptocurrency categoriesGETLists cryptocurrency categories (DeFi, Layer-1, Memes, AI, ...) with aggregated market metrics.
  • get_cryptocurrency_categoryGet cryptocurrency categoryGETReturns details and constituent coins for a single cryptocurrency category.

Cryptocurrency listing, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_listings_latestGet cryptocurrency listings latestGETLists active cryptocurrencies with the latest price, volume and market cap.

Cryptocurrency listing historical, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_listings_historicalGet cryptocurrency listings historicalGETReturns a historical snapshot of cryptocurrency listings on a specific date.

Cryptocurrency map, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_mapGet cryptocurrency mapGETLists all active cryptocurrencies and their CoinMarketCap IDs.

Cryptocurrency metadata, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_infoGet cryptocurrency infoGETGets static metadata (logo, description, links, tags) for one or more cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency quote, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_quotes_latestGet cryptocurrency quotes latestGETGets the latest price quote for one or more cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency quote historical, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_quotes_historicalGet cryptocurrency quotes historicalGETReturns historical price quotes for one or more cryptocurrencies at custom intervals.

Exchange assets, 1 operation

  • get_exchange_assetsGet exchange assetsGETReturns proof-of-reserve wallet holdings for a centralized exchange.

Exchange listing, 1 operation

  • get_exchange_listings_latestGet exchange listings latestGETLists active cryptocurrency exchanges ranked by 24h volume and other metrics.

Exchange map, 1 operation

  • get_exchange_mapGet exchange mapGETLists all active cryptocurrency exchanges with their CoinMarketCap IDs.

Exchange metadata, 1 operation

  • get_exchange_infoGet exchange infoGETGets static metadata for one or more cryptocurrency exchanges.

Exchange quote, 1 operation

  • get_exchange_quotes_latestGet exchange quotes latestGETReturns the latest aggregated market data (volume, scores) for one or more exchanges.

Fiat map, 1 operation

  • get_fiat_mapGet fiat mapGETLists supported fiat currencies and precious metals with their CoinMarketCap IDs.

Gainers losers, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_trending_gainers_losersGet cryptocurrency trending gainers losersGETReturns the top gainers and losers by percent change over a chosen time window.

Global metrics, 1 operation

  • get_global_metrics_quotes_latestGet global metrics quotes latestGETReturns latest global crypto market metrics (market cap, BTC dominance, volumes).

Global metrics historical, 1 operation

  • get_global_metrics_quotes_historicalGet global metrics quotes historicalGETReturns historical global crypto market metrics at custom intervals.

Key info, 1 operation

  • get_key_infoGet key infoGETReturns API key plan limits and current usage.

Market pair, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_market_pairs_latestGet cryptocurrency market pairs latestGETLists all market pairs for a cryptocurrency across tracked exchanges with prices and volumes.

Ohlcv historical, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_ohlcv_historicalGet cryptocurrency ohlcv historicalGETReturns historical OHLCV (open, high, low, close, volume) candles for cryptocurrencies.

Ohlcv latest, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_ohlcv_latestGet cryptocurrency ohlcv latestGETReturns the current-day OHLCV values for cryptocurrencies.

Price conversion, 1 operation

  • get_tools_price_conversionGet tools price conversionGETConverts an amount between cryptocurrencies and/or fiat currencies at market rate.

Price performance, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_price_performance_stats_latestGet cryptocurrency price performance stats latestGETReturns price performance stats (high, low, % change) over multiple time windows.

Trending latest, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_trending_latestGet cryptocurrency trending latestGETReturns currently trending cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap.

Trending most visited, 1 operation

  • get_cryptocurrency_trending_most_visitedGet cryptocurrency trending most visitedGETReturns the most visited cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap.

Use CoinMarketCap from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect CoinMarketCap in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its CoinMarketCap operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)
[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"
Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up the MCP server step by step

How to connect CoinMarketCap

  1. Create your workspace

    Sign up free. Nothing to install.

  2. Connect CoinMarketCap once

    Add your CoinMarketCap connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.

  3. Describe the job in chat

    The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

CoinMarketCap integration FAQ

What can you do with the CoinMarketCap integration?

LiveContext exposes 27 operations on CoinMarketCap, covering airdrop, category, cryptocurrency listing and cryptocurrency listing historical. Common uses include macro chart, movers board and macro dashboard.

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