Coinmarketcap AI Gateway

Give your AI assistant real-time crypto market intelligence in seconds.

Stop copying prices into ChatGPT. Stop building complex API integrations. This Actor instantly connects any AI assistant to live CoinMarketCap data through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

🚀 From Setup to "What's Bitcoin's price?" in 3 Minutes

1. Add your CoinMarketCap API key → Get one free
2. Deploy this Actor → Click "Run"
3. Connect your AI → Copy the SSE URL to your AI's MCP settings
4. Ask anything → "Show me the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap"

That's it. Your AI now has access to:

• 📈 Real-time prices for 10,000+ cryptocurrencies
• 💹 Market caps, volumes, and 24h changes
• 🔥 Trending coins and new listings
• 📊 Historical data (with paid CMC plans)
• 🌍 Global market metrics

💬 What You Can Ask Your AI

Once connected, just chat naturally:

"What's the current price of Ethereum?"
"Show me the biggest gainers today"
"Compare Bitcoin and Ethereum market caps"
"What's the total crypto market cap?"
"Find all meme coins in the top 100"
"Show me Solana's price history this week" (Hobbyist+ plan)

🎯 Who This Is For

✅ Perfect For:

• AI App Developers building crypto chatbots or assistants
• Traders who want conversational market updates
• Analysts using AI for research and reporting
• Content Creators getting AI to write with real data

❌ Not For:

• Building traditional dashboards (use regular scrapers)
• Bulk data exports (use the CMC API directly)
• Non-AI applications (this speaks MCP, not REST)

🔧 Quick Configuration

Required Input:

{
  "COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}

Optional:

{
  "SUBSCRIPTION_LEVEL": "Basic"  // or Hobbyist, Startup, etc.
}

📊 What Each CMC Tier Unlocks

Feature	Basic (Free)	Hobbyist ($29)	Professional
Current Prices	✅	✅	✅
Market Caps	✅	✅	✅
Trending Coins	❌	✅	✅
Historical Data	❌	✅	✅
Airdrops	❌	✅	✅
Exchange Data	❌	❌	✅

🔌 Connecting Your AI Assistant

For Claude Desktop:

1. Get your Actor's SSE URL after deployment
2. Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinmarketcap": {
      "url": "https://YOUR-ACTOR-URL/sse"
    }
  }
}

For Other MCP Clients:

Use your Actor's standby URL (found in Actor settings) as the MCP endpoint.

💡 Example Use Cases

Trading Assistant

You: "Alert me when any coin in my watchlist moves more than 5%"
AI: "I'll monitor BTC, ETH, and SOL. Current prices: BTC $43,250..."

Market Reporter

You: "Write a market summary for today"
AI: "Here's today's crypto market summary: Total market cap reached $1.7T, up 3.2%..."

Research Helper

You: "Which layer-1 blockchains have gained the most this month?"
AI: "Analyzing L1 performance... Solana leads with +47%, followed by..."

💰 Pricing

• Apify charges: Only for actual usage (standby mode = pay per query)
• CoinMarketCap API: Based on your CMC subscription
• No hidden costs: Transparent per-event pricing

🛠️ Troubleshooting

AI can't connect?

• Ensure standby mode is enabled in Actor settings
• Check your SSE URL is correct
• Verify your API key is valid

Getting rate limited?

• Upgrade your CoinMarketCap plan
• Reduce query frequency

Data seems outdated?

• This Actor fetches fresh data on every query
• Check CMC API status

📚 Resources

• CoinMarketCap API Docs
• Model Context Protocol
• MCP Client Setup Guide

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Ready to give your AI crypto superpowers? Deploy now and start chatting about markets in real-time! 🚀