`search_coins`

Pack: coingecko · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coingecko/mcp

Search for cryptocurrencies by name or symbol. Returns matching coins with their IDs. Example: search_coins({ query: “bitcoin” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query — coin name or symbol, e.g. “bitcoin”, “ETH”, “sol”

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "bitcoin"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coingecko/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_coins","arguments":{"query":"bitcoin"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_coins', {
  "query": "bitcoin"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "ETH"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, coins

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of matching coins found
`coins`	array	List of matching coins (max 20)

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of matching coins found"
    },
    "coins": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of matching coins (max 20)",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "CoinGecko coin ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Coin name"
          },
          "symbol": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Coin symbol"
          },
          "market_cap_rank": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Rank by market cap or null if unranked"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "symbol",
          "market_cap_rank"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "coins"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coingecko": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coingecko/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_coins