Bitcompare MCP·18 tools

Crypto data for Claude.
One API key, eighteen tools.

The official Bitcompare Model Context Protocol server. Rates, coin metadata, prices, market stats, stablecoin stability, and symbol resolution — plumbed straight into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Claude.ai.

Add to ClaudeGet an API key

Pro plan required ($1,499/mo). Free trial available.

Three steps, under two minutes

  1. 1

    Get your Pro API key

    Sign up on pro.bitcompare.net, subscribe to Pro, and generate a ck_live_* key from the dashboard.

  2. 2

    Copy the config

    Paste the JSON block below into your Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Claude.ai client. Restart the client.

  3. 3

    Ask Claude

    "What’s the best yield on BTC right now?" Claude picks up the tool, hits our API, and answers from live data.

18 tools, one API key

All tools are read-only, structured JSON, and streamed through the same plan limits you already use for REST.

Rates

get_rates

Get current rates

List current rates across providers, optionally filtered by symbol, category, or provider. Use this to answer "what is the best yield on BTC right now?" style questions.

GET /api/v1/rates
Rates

get_rate_by_symbol

Get rates for a single symbol

Fetch all provider rates for a specific coin symbol. Optionally filter by category.

GET /api/v1/rates/eth
Rates

get_rate_history

Historical rates

Historical rate timeseries for a symbol. Pro plans get up to 5 years; lower plans are clamped server-side.

GET /api/v1/rates/btc/history
Rates

list_providers

List rate providers

All rate providers, optionally filtered by product category.

GET /api/v1/providers
Coins

get_coin

Get coin metadata

Full metadata for a coin: description, links, categories, market data, developer stats.

GET /api/v1/coins/bitcoin
Coins

list_coins

List coins

Paginated list of coins with optional name/symbol search.

GET /api/v1/coins
Coins

top_coins

Top coins by market cap

Top N coins ordered by market capitalisation.

GET /api/v1/coins/top
Coins

similar_coins

Similar coins

Coins related to the given coin by category/sector similarity.

GET /api/v1/coins/bitcoin/similar
Coins

coin_markets

Markets trading a coin

Exchanges and trading pairs for a coin, with prices and volumes.

GET /api/v1/coins/ethereum/markets
Coins

coin_history

Historical coin price chart

Historical price timeseries for a coin symbol.

GET /api/v1/coins/history/btc
Prices

get_price

Aggregated exchange price

Current aggregated price for one or more symbols, computed from multiple exchange feeds.

GET /api/v1/prices
Market

market_summary

Global market summary

One-call summary of total market cap, 24h volume, BTC/ETH dominance, and recent trend.

GET /api/v1/global-stats/summary
Market

fear_greed_index

Fear & Greed index

Current Fear & Greed index value and historical trend.

GET /api/v1/global-stats/fear-greed
Market

top_movers

Top gainers/losers

Biggest 24h gainers and losers within a rank segment.

GET /api/v1/global-stats/movers
Stablecoins

stablecoin_index

Stablecoin stability leaderboard

Ranked stablecoin leaderboard with stability scores, peg deviation, and market cap.

GET /api/v1/stablecoins/index
Stablecoins

stablecoin_peg_stability

Stablecoin peg stability

Peg deviation history and stability stats for a stablecoin.

GET /api/v1/stablecoins/usdc/peg-stability
Symbols

resolve_symbol

Resolve symbol to canonical coin

Map an exchange-specific or ambiguous symbol to bitcompare's canonical coin id. Useful when an exchange uses a non-standard ticker.

GET /api/v1/symbols/resolve
Symbols

resolve_symbols_batch

Batch resolve symbols

Resolve up to 100 symbols in a single request. Requires a plan with bulk endpoints enabled.

POST /api/v1/symbols/resolve/batch

Setup

Drop the config into your Claude client. Replace ck_live_... with your API key.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitcompare": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bitcompare/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "BITCOMPARE_API_KEY": "ck_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Next steps

Developer docsSetup walkthrough, auth, rate limits, tool reference.Connect from your dashboardAlready have a Pro key? Wire up MCP in two clicks.Machine-readable catalogtools.json — JSON-Schema-typed tool list for registries.Anthropic MCP registryThe canonical list of community MCP servers.

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