bitcoin-mcp-server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes LLM-callable capabilities to track Bitcoin prices by calling the CoinGecko API (api.coingecko.com/api/v3).

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (17d ago)

Repo ↗ Ai Ml mcp bitcoin price-tracking llm-integration java spring-ai-mcp coin-gecko

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Based on the README, there is no explicit auth, auth scopes, or secret management guidance for the MCP server. CoinGecko is used as an upstream dependency; the README does not describe how credentials (if any) are stored, logged, or protected. TLS/auth cannot be confirmed from provided content.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You want a lightweight MCP integration for Bitcoin price lookups and are comfortable depending on CoinGecko and an MCP wrapper service.

Avoid When

You need rigorous reliability/SLA documentation, explicit error-handling/retry/idempotency semantics, or you require authenticated/tenant-isolated access patterns as a baseline security model.

Use Cases

• Ask an LLM for current Bitcoin price/market info via MCP
• Build chat/agent applications that need up-to-date Bitcoin pricing without custom API integration
• Prototype price-aware assistant workflows using MCP tool calling

Not For

• High-frequency trading/real-time low-latency price feeds
• Use cases requiring strict data provenance/certified exchange pricing
• Production environments needing strong operational guarantees (SLA, documented rate-limit handling, explicit auth controls) based on this README alone

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

README does not describe any authentication/authorization for the MCP server itself. It appears to be started as a local/hosted process and bound into an environment (e.g., Cloud Foundry) without mention of auth controls.

Pricing

Free tier: No

Requires CC: No

No pricing information for the repository/package itself. It depends on CoinGecko API usage, which may have its own pricing/rate limits not described here.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

False

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ README does not describe the MCP tool set (names, inputs/outputs, schemas), so agents may need to inspect the server code/config to understand exact callable operations.
⚠ No documented guidance on rate limiting, retries, or failure modes from CoinGecko calls.
⚠ No mention of authentication/authorization for the MCP server, so multi-tenant deployments may require additional network/auth controls outside the MCP server.

Alternatives

Use CoinGecko directly from your app (REST) Use another dedicated price data provider with documented SLAs and authentication Build a simple MCP server tailored to your exact tool contracts

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.