About Funding Rates MCP
Funding Rates MCP provides current crypto funding rates across supported exchanges for agents comparing markets. Its comparison tool returns a symbol-by-exchange table with the maximum rate difference for each symbol.
Key features
- 01Fetch current funding rates
- 02Compare Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Gate, and CoinEx
- 03Choose trading pairs and exchanges
- 04Show rates in a pivoted Markdown table
- 05Calculate maximum funding-rate divergence
Use cases
- 01Compare funding rates for selected trading pairs
- 02Review rate differences across supported exchanges
- 03Identify potential arbitrage opportunities
MCP support
The MCP server exposes a tool for comparing funding rates and a prompt for generating comparison queries. It is documented for use with Claude Desktop.
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 READMEFunding Rates MCP
An MCP server that provides real-time funding rate data across major crypto exchanges, enabling agents to detect arbitrage opportunities.
Features
- Real-Time Funding Rates: Fetches current funding across Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Gate and CoinEx.
- Pivoted Table Output: Displays symbols as rows, exchanges as columns, and includes a
Divergencecolumn for max funding rate difference. - Claude Desktop Integration: Runs as an MCP server for interactive queries.
Installation
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+
- uv for dependency management
- Claude Desktop (optional, for interactive queries)
- Git
Steps
-
Clone the Repository:
git clone https://github.com/kukapay/funding-rates-mcp.git cd funding-rates-mcp -
Set Up Dependencies with uv:
uv sync -
Configuring Claude Desktop:
To use with Claude Desktop:
- Edit the Claude configuration file:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- macOS:
- Add the MCP server:
{ "mcpServers": { "funding-rates-mcp": { "command": "uv", "args": ["--directory", "/absolute/path/to/funding-rates-mcp", "run", "funding-rates-mcp"] } } } - Restart Claude Desktop. Look for the hammer icon to confirm integration.
- Edit the Claude configuration file:
Usage
Tools
The server provides the following MCP tool for querying funding rates:
compare_funding_rates:- Description: Compares current funding rates for multiple symbols across specified exchanges, returning a pivoted Markdown table with a
Divergencecolumn showing the maximum funding rate difference for each symbol. - Parameters:
symbols(List[str]): List of trading pairs (e.g.,["BTC/USDT:USDT", "ETH/USDT:USDT"]). Required.exchanges(List[str], optional): List of exchanges to compare (e.g.,["binance", "okx"]). Defaults to all supported exchanges (binance,okx,bybit,bitget,gate,coinex).params(Dict, optional): Additional parameters for the API call. Defaults to{}.
- Returns: A Markdown table with symbols as rows, exchanges as columns, funding rates as values (formatted as percentages), and a
Divergencecolumn. - Example: See the Examples section below.
- Description: Compares current funding rates for multiple symbols across specified exchanges, returning a pivoted Markdown table with a
Prompts
The server includes the following MCP prompt for generating natural language queries:
compare_funding_rates_prompt:- Description: Generates a natural language prompt for comparing funding rates across all supported exchanges, suitable for Claude Desktop input.
- Parameters:
symbols(List[str]): List of trading pairs (e.g.,["BTC/USDT:USDT", "ETH/USDT:USDT"]). Required.
- Returns: A string prompt (e.g., "Compare the funding rates for BTC/USDT:USDT, ETH/USDT:USDT across binance, okx, bybit, bitget, gate, coinex.").
- Usage: Used internally by Claude Desktop to interpret user queries or for testing in MCP Inspector.
Examples
Compare Funding Rates
- Input (in Claude Desktop):
"Compare funding rates for BTC/USDT:USDT and ETH/USDT:USDT across all exchanges." - Output:
Current funding rates: | Symbol\Exchange | binance | okx | bybit | bitget | gate | coinex | Divergence | |-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| | BTC/USDT:USDT | 0.005161% | 0.007548% | 0.010000% | 0.002900% | -0.019200% | -0.035013% | 0.045013% | | ETH/USDT:USDT | 0.010000% | 0.005839% | 0.010000% | 0.010000% | -0.008200% | 0.000000% | 0.018200% |
Compare Specific Exchanges
- Input (in Claude Desktop):
"Compare funding rates for SOL/USDT:USDT on Binance, OKX, and Bybit." - Output:
Current funding rates: | Symbol\Exchange | binance | okx | bybit | Divergence | |-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| | SOL/USDT:USDT | -0.015312% | -0.003639% | -0.004467% | 0.011673% |
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
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