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How to connect CoinGecko to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to CoinGecko MCP. Get current price of bitcoin usd, list top ten coins by market cap, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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CoinGecko is a cryptocurrency data platform that provides prices, market metrics, exchange, NFT, and onchain data. Use it for comprehensive, up-to-date crypto market insights and metadata.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your CoinGecko account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to get current price of bitcoin usd, list top ten coins by market cap, fetch ethereum historical prices last month, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting CoinGecko to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your CoinGecko account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to CoinGecko or give it any CoinGecko-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Get current price of bitcoin usd"
  • "List top ten coins by market cap"
  • "Fetch ethereum historical prices last month"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your CoinGecko account is ready to use.

What is the CoinGecko Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The CoinGecko MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your CoinGecko account. It provides structured and secure access to cryptocurrency prices, market data, exchange data, NFTs, and onchain data, so your agent can compare prices, analyze market trends, research exchanges, inspect NFTs, and evaluate onchain assets on your behalf.

  • Cryptocurrency prices and market trends: Have your agent fetch current coin prices, ranked market data, historical charts, exchange rates, and price candles.
  • Coin research and discovery: Let the agent retrieve coin details, search trending assets, explore market categories, and review historical market snapshots.
  • Exchange and derivatives analysis: Direct your agent to examine spot or derivative exchanges, trading volume, open interest, tickers, and exchange status updates.
  • Onchain token and pool insights: Instruct your agent to fetch token prices, metadata, liquidity data, pool details, and historical trading candles by network and contract.
  • NFT, treasury, and real-world asset research: Have your agent review NFT collection statistics, public entity crypto holdings, historical treasury values, and real-world asset issuer data.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for CoinGecko?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each CoinGecko conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to CoinGecko again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before CoinGecko connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for CoinGecko.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect CoinGecko.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the CoinGecko authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your CoinGecko account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the CoinGecko connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh CoinGecko authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the CoinGecko sign-in.

4. Why do CoinGecko actions fail after they worked before?

The CoinGecko connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the CoinGecko connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the CoinGecko account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in CoinGecko.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in CoinGecko itself.

5. How do I switch to a different CoinGecko account?

Claude can manage the CoinGecko connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current CoinGecko account.
  • Ask Claude to connect CoinGecko again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for CoinGecko.
  • Sign in with the other CoinGecko account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the CoinGecko task.

6. Why is my CoinGecko connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your CoinGecko connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If CoinGecko tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect CoinGecko.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every CoinGecko action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get Coin by Contract

Get CoinGecko coin metadata for a token contract on an asset platform.

Get Coin Details

Get metadata and optionally selected market, ticker, community, and developer sections for one CoinGecko coin ID.

Get Coin History

Get a CoinGecko coin metadata and market snapshot for one calendar date.

Get Coin Market Chart

Get price, market-cap, and volume time series for a coin over either a relative day window or an exact Unix time range.

Get Coin OHLC

Get open, high, low, and close price candles for a CoinGecko coin over a supported day window.

Get Coin Prices

Get current prices for one or more CoinGecko coin IDs in one or more currencies, with optional market metrics.

Get Coin Tickers

Get one page of exchange tickers for a CoinGecko coin ID.

Get Derivative Exchange

Get open interest, volume, metadata, and optional tickers for one derivative exchange.

Get Exchange

Get metadata, volume, top tickers, and status updates for one exchange.

Get Exchange Rates

Get BTC exchange rates for supported crypto, fiat, and commodity units.

Get Exchange Volume Chart

Get historical BTC trading-volume points for a spot or derivative exchange.

Get Global Market Data

Get an aggregate snapshot for either the overall crypto market or the decentralized-finance market.

Get NFT by Contract

Get collection metadata and market statistics by platform and contract address.

Get NFT by ID

Get collection metadata and market statistics by CoinGecko NFT ID.

Get Onchain Pool

Get market and liquidity data for one pool contract on a network.

Get Onchain Pool Info

Get metadata for the tokens in a pool, optionally including pool metadata.

Get Onchain Pool OHLCV

Get bounded open, high, low, close, and volume candles for a DEX pool, with timeframe, aggregation, currency, and cutoff controls.

Get Onchain Pools by Address

Get data for one or more pool contract addresses on the same CoinGecko onchain network in a single call.

Get Onchain Token

Get market data for one token contract on an onchain network.

Get Onchain Token Info

Get metadata, links, trust data, and holder data for one token contract.

Get Onchain Token Prices

Get current USD prices for one or more token contracts on a CoinGecko onchain network, with optional market metrics.

Get Onchain Tokens by Address

Get market data for one or more token contract addresses on the same CoinGecko onchain network in a single call.

Get Public Treasury Entity

Get cryptocurrency treasury holdings and valuation data for one public company or government.

Get Public Treasury Holding Chart

Get historical cryptocurrency holding amounts and USD values for one entity and coin.

Get RWA

Get metadata, optional token data, and optional market data for one real-world asset.

Get RWA Issuer

Get market data and tokens for one real-world-asset issuer.

Get Token List

Get CoinGecko's token list for one asset platform.

Get Token Market Chart

Get price, market-cap, and volume history for a token contract.

Get Token Market Chart Range

Get token price, market-cap, and volume history for an exact Unix range.

Get Token Prices

Get token prices by contract address on one CoinGecko asset platform.

Get Trending Assets

Get CoinGecko's currently trending coins, NFT collections, and categories from search activity.

List Asset Platforms

List CoinGecko asset platforms and their chain identifiers.

List Coin Categories

List CoinGecko coin categories with aggregate market data.

List Coin Category IDs

List CoinGecko coin category IDs for use in category filters.

List Coin Markets

Return one ranked page of CoinGecko market data, optionally filtered by coin IDs, symbols, or category.

List Coins

List CoinGecko coin IDs, symbols, names, and optional platform contracts.

List Derivative Exchange IDs

List CoinGecko derivative exchange IDs and names.

List Derivative Exchanges

List derivative exchanges with open interest and trading data.

List Derivative Tickers

List all derivative tickers tracked by CoinGecko.

List Entities

List one page of public companies and governments tracked for crypto treasury holdings.

List Exchange IDs

List CoinGecko exchange IDs and names, filtered by active or inactive status.

List Exchanges

List active exchanges with metadata, trust scores, and volume.

List Exchange Tickers

List tickers for one exchange with optional filters, depth, and ordering.

List New Onchain Pools

Return one page of newly created DEX pools across all networks or within one network.

List NFTs

Return one page of NFT collections supported by CoinGecko.

List Onchain DEXes

Return one page of decentralized exchanges supported on a network.

List Onchain Networks

Return one page of supported onchain network IDs and their CoinGecko asset-platform mappings.

List Onchain Pools

Return one ranked page of pools for a network, optionally restricted to one DEX or one token contract.

List Onchain Pool Trades

List up to 300 of a CoinGecko onchain pool's trades from the past 24 hours, optionally filtered by minimum USD volume or token side.

List Public Treasury Holders

List one page of companies or governments holding a specified cryptocurrency.

List Public Treasury Transactions

List one page of cryptocurrency treasury transactions for a public company or government.

List Recently Updated Onchain Tokens

Return the 100 token metadata records most recently updated by GeckoTerminal.

List RWA Issuers

List real-world-asset issuers supported by CoinGecko.

List RWA Markets

List one page of tokenized real-world assets with aggregated market data.

List RWAs

List tokenized real-world assets supported by CoinGecko.

List Supported Currencies

List currencies accepted as quote currencies by CoinGecko price endpoints.

List Trending Onchain Pools

Return one page of currently trending DEX pools across all networks or within one network and duration window.

Ping CoinGecko Server

Check whether the CoinGecko Demo API server is responding.

Search Assets

Search CoinGecko for matching coins, exchanges, categories, and NFT collections.

Search Onchain Pools

Search decentralized-exchange pools and tokens by name, symbol, or contract address, optionally within one network.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone CoinGecko MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of CoinGecko tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from CoinGecko and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right CoinGecko tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which CoinGecko scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your CoinGecko data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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