# CoinGecko

> Use this tool when you need to access real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data, such as price, market cap, and volume, for over 38 million tokens across 1500 exchanges. It solves problems related to cryptocurrency market research, tracking, and analysis, providing valuable insights for investors and enthusiasts. With free access and no required API key, it offers a straightforward interface for retrieving comprehensive cryptocurrency market information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/coingecko-api  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/coingecko-api

## Description

Real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data such as price, market cap, volume, and more for over 38 million tokens across 1500 exchanges.

Free to access and no key required.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/coingecko/api)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "coingecko-api"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/coingecko-api` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/coingecko-api/pull`

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