Python Server MCP - Cryptocurrency Price Service
About
Provides real-time cryptocurrency price information using the CoinMarketCap API.
Details
- Author
- stevearagonsite
- Downloads
- 130
- Categories
- Other, Cloud Service, Finance
Jump to
- Real-time cryptocurrency price retrieval via CoinMarketCap
- Environment‑based configuration (LOCAL, DEV, STAGING, PROD)
- Docker container deployment for easy distribution
- Built with Python 3.12+ and the uv package manager
- Extensible tool‑registration system for adding new endpoints
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
Install dependencies with uv sync, configure a .env file with your COINMARKETCAP_API_KEY and ENVIRONMENT setting, then run python main.py locally or build and run a Docker container. The server communicates via stdio (MCP transport) and can be added to an MCP client’s mcp.json file.
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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"
]
}
}Python Server MCP - Cryptocurrency Price Service
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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