Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop
Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop is an MCP server, listed under finance & payments. Its repository has 21 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.
This tool provides cryptocurrency market data through the CoinGecko API, connecting to Claude Desktop using Model Context Protocol.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool that provides cryptocurrency market data using the CoinGecko API, specifically designed for Claude Desktop.
What Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop can do
6 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
get_crypto_price- Get real-time cryptocurrency price information
get_crypto_market_data- Get detailed market information for a cryptocurrency
get_crypto_historical_data- Get historical price data for a cryptocurrency
search_crypto- Search for cryptocurrencies
get_trending_crypto- Get trending cryptocurrencies
get_global_crypto_data- Get global cryptocurrency market data
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop (this page) | — | None listed | 21 | 2025-03-16 | MIT |
| cryptocurrency.cv | — | None listed | 324 | 2026-10-26 | NOASSERTION |
| mcp-dev-latam | asaas, stripe | ASAAS_API_KEY, STRIPE_API_KEY | 274 | 2026-09-27 | MIT |
| dexpaprika-mcp | dexpaprika | DEXPAPRIKA_API_KEY | 105 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| universal-crypto-mcp | binance, coingecko, coinstats, cryptopanic, lunarcrush | BINANCE_API_KEY, BINANCE_API_SECRET, BINANCE_US_API_KEY, BINANCE_US_API_SECRET, COINGECKO_API_KEY, COINSTATS_API_KEY, CRYPTOPANIC_API_KEY, LUNARCRUSH_API_KEY | 43 | 2026-10-21 | NOASSERTION |
| YFinance-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop | — | None listed | 37 | 2025-08-11 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop
- What does Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop do?
- This tool provides cryptocurrency market data through the CoinGecko API, connecting to Claude Desktop using Model Context Protocol.
- How do I install Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/saintdoresh/Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop
- Which AI clients can use Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop?
- Its own description mentions Claude Desktop. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Is Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 21 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-03-16.
- What licence does Crypto-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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