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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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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Connect CoinMarketCap How integrations work

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

GETget_cryptocurrency_airdrop
Gets full details for a single airdrop by ID.
GETget_cryptocurrency_airdrops
Lists cryptocurrency airdrops (past, ongoing, upcoming) with eligibility and prize details.

Category, 2 operations

GETget_cryptocurrency_categories
Lists cryptocurrency categories (DeFi, Layer-1, Memes, AI, ...) with aggregated market metrics.
GETget_cryptocurrency_category
Returns details and constituent coins for a single cryptocurrency category.

Cryptocurrency listing, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_listings_latest
Lists active cryptocurrencies with the latest price, volume and market cap.

Cryptocurrency listing historical, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_listings_historical
Returns a historical snapshot of cryptocurrency listings on a specific date.

Cryptocurrency map, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_map
Lists all active cryptocurrencies and their CoinMarketCap IDs.

Cryptocurrency metadata, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_info
Gets static metadata (logo, description, links, tags) for one or more cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency quote, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_quotes_latest
Gets the latest price quote for one or more cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency quote historical, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_quotes_historical
Returns historical price quotes for one or more cryptocurrencies at custom intervals.

Exchange assets, 1 operation

GETget_exchange_assets
Returns proof-of-reserve wallet holdings for a centralized exchange.

Exchange listing, 1 operation

GETget_exchange_listings_latest
Lists active cryptocurrency exchanges ranked by 24h volume and other metrics.

Exchange map, 1 operation

GETget_exchange_map
Lists all active cryptocurrency exchanges with their CoinMarketCap IDs.

Exchange metadata, 1 operation

GETget_exchange_info
Gets static metadata for one or more cryptocurrency exchanges.

Exchange quote, 1 operation

GETget_exchange_quotes_latest
Returns the latest aggregated market data (volume, scores) for one or more exchanges.

Fiat map, 1 operation

GETget_fiat_map
Lists supported fiat currencies and precious metals with their CoinMarketCap IDs.

Gainers losers, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_trending_gainers_losers
Returns the top gainers and losers by percent change over a chosen time window.

Global metrics, 1 operation

GETget_global_metrics_quotes_latest
Returns latest global crypto market metrics (market cap, BTC dominance, volumes).

Global metrics historical, 1 operation

GETget_global_metrics_quotes_historical
Returns historical global crypto market metrics at custom intervals.

Key info, 1 operation

GETget_key_info
Returns API key plan limits and current usage.

Market pair, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_market_pairs_latest
Lists all market pairs for a cryptocurrency across tracked exchanges with prices and volumes.

Ohlcv historical, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_ohlcv_historical
Returns historical OHLCV (open, high, low, close, volume) candles for cryptocurrencies.

Ohlcv latest, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_ohlcv_latest
Returns the current-day OHLCV values for cryptocurrencies.

Price conversion, 1 operation

GETget_tools_price_conversion
Converts an amount between cryptocurrencies and/or fiat currencies at market rate.

Price performance, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_price_performance_stats_latest
Returns price performance stats (high, low, % change) over multiple time windows.

Trending latest, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_trending_latest
Returns currently trending cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap.

Trending most visited, 1 operation

GETget_cryptocurrency_trending_most_visited
Returns 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

Create your workspace
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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.
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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.