categories
Pack: coinmarketcap · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coinmarketcap/mcp
List meta-categories (DeFi, L1, NFTs, Memes, …).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
start | number | no | |
limit | number | no | 1-5000 (default 100) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coinmarketcap/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"categories","arguments":{}}}'Response shape
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
data | array | Array of cryptocurrency categories |
status | object |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of cryptocurrency categories",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category ID"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category name"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category title"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category description"
},
"num_tokens": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of cryptocurrencies in category"
},
"avg_price_change": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Average price change percentage"
},
"market_cap": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total market cap of category"
},
"market_cap_change": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Market cap change percentage"
},
"volume_24h": {
"type": "number",
"description": "24-hour trading volume"
},
"last_updated": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Last update ISO timestamp"
}
}
}
},
"status": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"timestamp": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO timestamp"
},
"error_code": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Error code (0 for success)"
},
"error_message": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Error message if applicable"
},
"elapsed": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Elapsed milliseconds"
},
"credit_count": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "API credits consumed"
}
}
}
}
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"coinmarketcap": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/coinmarketcap/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.