The Crypto MCP Server for Claude

Q: What is the CoinStats MCP server?

A hosted MCP server at https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp with 37 tools for market data, wallets on 120+ blockchains, DeFi positions, portfolios with P&L, exchange data, and crypto news. It runs on the same data that powers the CoinStats app.

Q: How do I add the CoinStats MCP to Claude?

Click Connect to Claude on coinstats.app/mcp, or open Claude Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, and paste https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp. Sign in to CoinStats in the window that opens and approve access.

Q: Can I use CoinStats MCP with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT, turn on Developer mode under Settings, Apps and Connectors, Advanced settings, create a connector named CoinStats with the server URL https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp and OAuth, then approve access on coinstats.app.

Q: Does it work with Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, and Codex?

Yes. Cursor and VS Code install it from a one-click link, Claude Code with claude mcp add --transport http coinstats https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp, and Codex with codex mcp add coinstats --url https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp followed by codex mcp login coinstats.

Give your AI live crypto data. Ask about prices, your portfolio, any wallet on 120+ chains, DeFi positions, and the news. One click, no API key.

Connect to Claude How It Works

Opens Claude with CoinStats pre-filled. Click Add, sign in to CoinStats, approve. Works on claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and mobile.

Open ChatGPT Settings

In Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode.
Click Create, name it CoinStats, paste the server URL below, and choose OAuth.
Sign in to CoinStats and approve. Then pick CoinStats from the + menu in any chat.

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http coinstats https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp

Then run /mcp inside Claude Code and pick coinstats to sign in. Check it with claude mcp list.

Add to Cursor

Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{ "mcpServers": { "coinstats": { "url": "https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp" } } }

Cursor opens a browser window to sign in the first time a CoinStats tool runs.

Install in VS Code

Or from the terminal

code --add-mcp "{\"name\":\"coinstats\",\"type\":\"http\",\"url\":\"https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp\"}"

Use it from GitHub Copilot Chat in agent mode. VS Code asks you to sign in to CoinStats on first use.

Run in your terminal

codex mcp add coinstats --url https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp
codex mcp login coinstats

The login step opens coinstats.app in your browser. codex mcp list should then show Auth: OAuth.

Windsurf, Cline, Gemini CLI, n8n, and any MCP client

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinstats": { "url": "https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp" }
  }
}

Any client that speaks Streamable HTTP with OAuth 2.1 works. Dynamic Client Registration is supported, so there is no client ID to set up.

https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp

Great 8,797 reviews on Trustpilot The same data powers the CoinStats app, 1M+ monthly active users

Live Demo

Ask in Plain English. Get Live Crypto Data.

Your agent picks the right CoinStats tool, calls it, and answers with current numbers instead of stale training data.

Claude · CoinStats connected 37 tools

How is my portfolio doing today? Show my biggest movers.

✓get-portfolio-coins212ms

Your portfolio is up +4.8% today. ETH and SOL did most of the work:

Total value$48,210.54

ETH$21,480.10+6.2%

SOL$9,912.44+8.9%

BTC$14,305.00+1.4%

LINK$2,513.00−2.1%

Demo conversation for illustration. Type your own question to ask it in Claude with CoinStats.

100,000+

Coins priced

120+

Blockchains

200+

Exchanges

10,000+

DeFi protocols

How It Works

Connected in Under a Minute

No SDK, no API key, no config to maintain. The hosted server handles auth, data, and updates.

1. Connect

Pick your AI client above. One click for Claude, Cursor, and VS Code. One command for Claude Code and Codex.

2. Approve

3. Ask

“What's BTC at?” “How's my portfolio?” “What does this wallet hold?” The agent calls the right tool on its own.

Prompt Library

Try a Prompt in One Click

Each prompt opens in Claude or ChatGPT, ready to send. Not connected yet? Claude asks you to connect CoinStats first.

Portfolio

Daily portfolio check-in

How is my CoinStats portfolio doing today? Show total value, 24h change, and my top gainers and losers.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

Portfolio

Profit & loss review

Which coins in my portfolio have the best and worst all-time profit and loss? Include realized and unrealized P&L.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

Market

Market overview

Give me a crypto market overview: total market cap, BTC dominance, and the top 10 coins by 24h performance.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

Market

Bitcoin price and trend

What's the Bitcoin price right now, and how has it moved over the last 7 and 30 days? Chart it.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

Wallets

Inspect any wallet

What tokens does the Ethereum wallet 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045 hold, and what are they worth in USD?

Try in Claude ChatGPT

DeFi

DeFi positions

List the DeFi positions for the wallet 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045 across all protocols, with USD values.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

Exchanges

Best price across exchanges

Compare the ETH/USDT price across the major exchanges and tell me where it's cheapest right now.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

News

Morning crypto briefing

Summarize today's most important crypto news in 5 bullet points, and flag anything that affects coins I hold.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

Research

Coin deep dive

Give me a deep dive on Solana: price, market cap, volume, 30-day chart, where it trades, and the latest news.

Try in Claude ChatGPT

Crypto MCP, Explained

What Is a Crypto MCP Server?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the open standard AI assistants use to call external tools. A crypto MCP server turns crypto data into tools: the model decides it needs a price, a wallet balance, or your P&L, calls the tool, and answers with live numbers.

Without one, an assistant guesses from training data that is months old, or you paste numbers in by hand. With the CoinStats MCP server, Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other agents read the same data as the CoinStats app: 100,000+ coins, 120+ blockchains, 200+ exchanges, and 10,000+ DeFi protocols.

It is built on the CoinStats Crypto API. Every MCP tool maps to an API endpoint, so developers get the same data over REST.

Wiring a crypto API yourself

Custom tool code per agent

Read docs, pick endpoints
Write and host tool wrappers
Store and rotate API keys
Repeat for every AI client

Time to first answer: days

CoinStats MCP

One URL for every agent

37 ready-made crypto tools
Hosted, always up to date
OAuth sign-in, no keys
Works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor…

Time to first answer: under a minute

Tool Catalog

37 Crypto Tools Your Agent Can Call

Market data, wallets, DeFi, portfolios, exchanges, and news. Your agent picks the tool; you just ask.

Market Data8 tools

Live and historical prices, charts, market caps, and global metrics for 100,000+ coins.

get-coinsget-coin-by-idget-coin-chart-by-idget-coin-avg-priceget-coin-exchange-priceget-market-capget-currenciesget-fiat-currencies

Portfolio10 tools

Your CoinStats portfolios: holdings, charts, P&L history, transactions, and syncing.

get-portfolio-listget-portfolio-coinsget-portfolio-chartget-portfolio-pl-historyget-portfolio-transactionsget-portfolio-sync-statussync-portfolioadd-portfolio-transactionconnect-portfolio-walletconnect-portfolio-exchange

Wallets & DeFi8 tools

Balances, transactions, P&L, and DeFi positions for any address on 120+ chains.

get-wallet-balanceget-wallet-balancesget-wallet-defiget-wallet-transactionsget-wallet-pl-historyget-wallet-sync-statustransactions-syncget-blockchains

Exchanges7 tools

Tickers and markets across 200+ exchanges, plus balances and history for connected accounts.

get-exchangesget-exchange-balanceget-exchange-transactionsget-exchange-pl-historyget-exchange-sync-statusget-ticker-exchangesget-ticker-markets

News4 tools

Latest, trending, and filtered crypto news from aggregated sources for briefings and research.

get-newsget-news-by-typeget-news-by-idget-news-sources

Full Tool Reference

120+ Blockchains

One MCP Server for Every Chain

The same tools read Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and 120+ other chains. No separate server per network.

Bitcoin MCP

Balances and history for Bitcoin addresses and HD wallets (xpub, ypub, zpub), priced in USD.

Ethereum & EVM MCP

Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB Chain, Polygon, and more: tokens, NFTs, and DeFi.

Solana MCP

SPL tokens, SOL, transactions, and Solana DeFi positions for any Solana address.

Tron & 100+ More

Tron, Cosmos, Dogecoin, Litecoin, XRP, and 100+ more networks through the same tools.

DeFi MCP

Staking, lending, and LP positions auto-detected across 10,000+ protocols.

Exchange MCP

Prices from 200+ exchanges and balances from your connected Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and more.

Secure by Design

OAuth Sign-In. No API Keys in Your Prompts.

Each person authorizes their own agent against their own CoinStats account. Nothing to paste, nothing to leak, and you can revoke access at any time.

OAuth 2.1 + PKCEPer-user tokensDynamic Client RegistrationRevocable

What your agent can and can't do

Reads live data. Prices, wallets, portfolios, DeFi, exchanges, and news.
Uses a scoped token. Issued after you approve on coinstats.app, never an API key.
Can't move funds. No signing, no trading, no withdrawals. Ever.
Asks before changes. Adding a wallet or a manual transaction to your portfolio happens only when you ask.

Read the Auth Details

Works Everywhere

Works With Every Major AI Client

Pick yours to jump to the setup.

Use Cases

What People Build With a Crypto MCP

Portfolio Copilot

Ask how your holdings did, what moved, and where your P&L comes from, across every wallet and exchange.

Market Research Analyst

Compare coins, pull charts, and read the news in one conversation, with sources you can check.

Wallet Due Diligence

Paste any address and get holdings, history, and DeFi exposure before you send, trade, or partner.

DeFi Yield Monitor

Track staking, lending, and LP positions across 10,000+ protocols without opening a dashboard.

Tax & P&L Prep

Pull realized and unrealized P&L and full transaction history into a spreadsheet-ready summary.

Custom Crypto Agents

Give your own agent 37 crypto tools in n8n, the Agent SDK, or any MCP-capable framework.

Best for: All-in-one crypto data API with wallet and portfolio intelligence

How It Compares

How CoinStats Compares to Other Crypto MCP Servers

Market-data MCP servers answer “what's the price?”. CoinStats also answers “what do I hold, and how am I doing?”

Feature	CoinStats MCP	CoinGecko MCP	CoinMarketCap MCP
Focus	Market + portfolio data	Market data	Market data
Live prices & charts
Wallet balances by address	120+ chains
DeFi position resolution	10,000+ protocols
Your portfolio + P&L
Exchange account balances	200+ exchanges
Crypto news tools			Varies

Comparison compiled September 2026 from public documentation; figures change, check each provider's current docs.

Built on the CoinStats API

The Same Data, Every Way You Build

Every MCP tool is backed by the CoinStats Crypto API. Use MCP for agents, REST for apps.

Crypto API60+ REST endpoints for market data, wallets, DeFi, and portfolios. Crypto Wallet APIBalances, transactions, and P&L for any address on 120+ chains. DeFi APIPositions resolved across 10,000+ protocols in one call.

Ethereum APIERC-20, NFTs, and DeFi on Ethereum and every EVM chain. Solana APISPL tokens, SOL, and Solana DeFi for any address. x402 for AgentsPay-per-request access with no API key for autonomous agents.

Give Your AI Live Crypto Data

Connect CoinStats to Claude in one click, or pick any other client. Free to connect with your CoinStats account.

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FAQ

Crypto MCP Server FAQ

What is a crypto MCP server?

A crypto MCP server exposes crypto data as tools an AI assistant can call through the Model Context Protocol. Instead of guessing from training data, Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor calls the server for live prices, wallet balances, portfolios, and news, then answers with current numbers.

What is the CoinStats MCP server?

A hosted MCP server at https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp with 37 tools for market data, wallets on 120+ blockchains, DeFi positions, portfolios with P&L, exchange data, and crypto news. It runs on the same data that powers the CoinStats app, used by over 1M people every month.

What is the best MCP server for crypto?

It depends on the job. Market-data MCP servers cover prices and charts. CoinStats MCP covers prices too, and adds wallet balances on 120+ chains, DeFi positions, exchange accounts, portfolio P&L, and news in one server, so a single connection answers both market questions and questions about your own holdings.

Is the CoinStats MCP server free?

You connect by signing in with your CoinStats account and approving access; there is no separate MCP subscription. Developers who run the local server with an API key use regular CoinStats API credits, which include a free tier.

How is MCP different from the CoinStats API?

Same data, different interface. The CoinStats API is REST for apps you build; MCP packages that data as tools an AI agent calls on its own. Every MCP tool maps to an API endpoint.

How do I add the CoinStats MCP to Claude?

Click Connect to Claude at the top of this page, or open Claude Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and paste https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp. Sign in to CoinStats in the window that opens and approve access.

Can I use CoinStats MCP with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT, turn on Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings, create a connector named CoinStats with the server URL and OAuth, then approve access on coinstats.app.

Does it work with Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, and Codex?

Yes. Cursor and VS Code install it from a one-click link. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http coinstats https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp. Codex: codex mcp add coinstats --url https://mcp.coinstats.app/mcp, then codex mcp login coinstats.

Can I run the crypto MCP server locally?

Yes. For headless or unattended agents, run npx @coinstats/coinstats-mcp with COINSTATS_API_KEY set. Get a key from the CoinStats API dashboard.

What data can my AI access?

Real-time and historical prices for 100,000+ coins, global market metrics, wallet balances and transactions on 120+ blockchains, DeFi positions across 10,000+ protocols, your CoinStats portfolios with P&L, exchange tickers and connected account balances from 200+ exchanges, and crypto news.

Which blockchains does the crypto MCP support?

120+ blockchains, including Bitcoin (addresses and xpubs), Ethereum and EVM chains like Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, and Polygon, Solana, Tron, and more. The same tools work as a Bitcoin MCP, Ethereum MCP, or Solana MCP.

Is the data real-time?

Yes. Tools read live data on every call, the same data the CoinStats app shows, so answers reflect current prices and balances rather than the model's training data.

Do I need an API key?

No. The hosted server uses OAuth 2.1 with PKCE. You sign in to CoinStats in your browser and the client receives a per-user token. There is no key to paste into prompts or config files.

Can the AI trade or move my crypto?

No. The CoinStats MCP server cannot sign transactions, place trades, or move funds. It reads market and portfolio data, and can add tracking connections or manual transactions to your CoinStats portfolio when you ask it to.

How do I disconnect?

Remove the CoinStats connector in your AI client's settings. The token can also be revoked on the CoinStats side, after which the client has to ask you to approve again.