Python Server MCP - Cryptocurrency Price Service
About
Provides real-time cryptocurrency price information using the CoinMarketCap API.
Details
- License
- GPL-3.0
Explore
- Real-time cryptocurrency price retrieval
- Environment-based configuration (development, production, staging, local)
- CoinMarketCap API integration
- Docker container deployment
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Python Server MCP - Cryptocurrency Price ServiceCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
- Python 3.12+
- uv (package and virtual environment manager)
- Docker (optional, for container execution)
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv sync
To add a new tool to the MCP server, follow these steps:
1. Define the function in the src/__init__.py file
2. Register the tool in the main() function
3. Document the tool with docstrings
Example:
```python
@server.add_tool
def my_new_tool(parameter1: str, parameter2: int) -> str:
"""
Description of what the tool does.
Args:
parameter1: Description of parameter 1
parameter2: Description of parameter 2
Returns:
Description of what is returned
"""
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"python server mcp - cryptocurrency price service": {
"PythonServerMcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"venv"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"PythonServerMcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"venv"
]
}
}This project implements an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides cryptocurrency price information. The server is built using Python and the MCP framework to create an API that can be consumed by different clients.
Docker
Docker build:
docker build -t mcp/python-server-mcp -f Dockerfile .
Add the following to your mcp.json file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"python-server-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-p",
"8000:8000",
"-e",
"ENVIRONMENT",
"-e",
"COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY",
"mcp/python-server-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ENVIRONMENT": "PRODUCTION",
"COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
}
}
}
}
Features
- Real-time cryptocurrency price retrieval
- Environment-based configuration (development, production, staging, local)
- CoinMarketCap API integration
- Docker container deployment
Requirements
- Python 3.12+
- uv (package and virtual environment manager)
- Docker (optional, for container execution)
Installation
Using uv (recommended)
```bash
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