About Crypto Orderbook MCP
Crypto Orderbook MCP is an MCP server for AI agents and trading systems to analyze order book depth and imbalance across major crypto exchanges. It calculates metrics for a pair or compares exchanges in a Markdown table.
Key features
- 01Calculate bid and ask depth and imbalance
- 02Compare order books across exchanges
- 03Supports six cryptocurrency exchanges
- 04Present comparisons in a Markdown table
Use cases
- 01Inspect bid and ask depth for a trading pair
- 02Compare market structure across exchanges
- 03Review order book imbalance for trading analysis
MCP support
It exposes the `calculate_orderbook` and `compare_orderbook` tools to MCP clients for exchange-specific metrics and cross-exchange comparisons.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMECrypto Orderbook MCP
An MCP server that analyzes order book depth and imbalance across major crypto exchanges, empowering AI agents and trading systems with real-time market structure insights.
Features
- Order Book Metrics: Calculate bid/ask depth and imbalance for a specified trading pair on a given exchange.
- Cross-Exchange Comparison: Compare order book depth and imbalance across multiple exchanges in a unified Markdown table.
- Supported Exchanges: Binance, Kraken, Coinbase, Bitfinex, Okx, Bybit
Installation
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or higher
- uv (Python package and project manager)
Setup
-
Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/kukapay/crypto-orderbook-mcp.git cd crypto-orderbook-mcp -
Install Dependencies
Use
uvto install the required packages:uv sync -
Configure the MCP Client(Claude Desktop)
"mcpServers": { "crypto-orderbook-mcp": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/absolute/path/to/crypto-orderbook-mcp", "run", "main.py" ] } }
Usage
The server provides two main tools:
calculate_orderbook: Computes bid depth, ask depth, and imbalance for a trading pair on a specified exchange.compare_orderbook: Compares bid depth, ask depth, and imbalance across multiple exchanges, returning a Markdown table.
Example: Calculate Order Book Metrics
Prompt: "Calculate the order book metrics for BTC/USDT on Binance with a 1% depth range."
Expected Output (JSON object):
{
"exchange": "binance",
"symbol": "BTC/USDT",
"bid_depth": 123.45,
"ask_depth": 234.56,
"imbalance": 0.1234,
"mid_price": 50000.0,
"timestamp": 1698765432000
}
Example: Compare Order Book Across Exchanges
Prompt: "Compare the order book metrics for BTC/USDT across Binance, Kraken, and OKX with a 1% depth range."
Expected Output (Markdown table):
| exchange | bid_depth | ask_depth | imbalance |
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| binance | 123.45 | 234.56 | 0.1234 |
| kraken | 89.12 | 178.34 | 0.0987 |
| okx | 145.67 | 256.78 | 0.1345 |
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
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