Usage Patterns

This skill defaults to fixed link command coinmarketcap-mcp-cli.

Setup

command -v coinmarketcap-mcp-cli
uxc link coinmarketcap-mcp-cli https://mcp.coinmarketcap.com/mcp
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli -h

Auth setup:

uxc auth credential set coinmarketcap-mcp --auth-type api_key --header "X-CMC-MCP-API-KEY={{secret}}" --secret-env COINMARKETCAP_MCP_API_KEY
uxc auth binding add --id coinmarketcap-mcp --host mcp.coinmarketcap.com --path-prefix /mcp --scheme https --credential coinmarketcap-mcp --priority 100

Optional secret manager source:

uxc auth credential set coinmarketcap-mcp --auth-type api_key --header "X-CMC-MCP-API-KEY={{secret}}" --secret-op op://Engineering/coinmarketcap/mcp-api-key

Help-First Discovery

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_quotes_latest -h
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_info -h
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_global_metrics_latest -h
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli trending_crypto_narratives -h
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_latest_news -h

Quotes And Metadata

Get the latest quote for BTC:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_quotes_latest id=1

Search for projects by keyword:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli search_cryptos query='liquid staking' limit=5

Fetch coin metadata with positional JSON:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_info '{"symbol":"ETH","aux":["urls","logo","description","tags"]}'

Technical Analysis And Metrics

Inspect technical analysis options first:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_technical_analysis -h
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_marketcap_technical_analysis -h

Inspect crypto metrics:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_metrics -h

Global Market And Narratives

Fetch global market metrics:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_global_metrics_latest

Inspect derivatives and narrative tools:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_global_crypto_derivatives_metrics -h
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli trending_crypto_narratives -h
coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_upcoming_macro_events -h

News And Semantic Search

Inspect latest news tool:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli get_crypto_latest_news -h

Search crypto concepts or documentation:

coinmarketcap-mcp-cli search_crypto_info query='restaking market map' limit=5

Practical Rules

• Start with quotes, metadata, or global metrics before using broader search tools.
• Keep keyword searches short and specific.
• Use positional JSON when the tool accepts arrays or nested filters.
• If a tool fails with an auth, quota, or plan error, verify the stored key and current CoinMarketCap tier.
• CoinMarketCap MCP is read-only and does not support trading.
• CoinMarketCap documents an x402 pay-per-call option, but this skill does not use it because uxc does not implement x402 payment handling today.

Fallback Equivalence

• coinmarketcap-mcp-cli <operation> ... is equivalent to uxc https://mcp.coinmarketcap.com/mcp <operation> ....