About Bitfinex
Bitfinex MCP makes Bitfinex v2 public market endpoints available to agents and workflows that need market or derivatives data. The endpoints are keyless and cover tickers, historical data, order books, candles, and liquidations.
Key features
- 01Retrieve single or multi-symbol tickers
- 02Get historical tickers and recent trades
- 03Inspect order books and market statistics
- 04Read candles and derivatives status
- 05Query recent liquidations and platform status
Use cases
- 01Compare market data across symbols
- 02Inspect an order book for a market
- 03Analyze historical candles and trades
- 04Review perpetual contract status and liquidations
MCP support
Exposes Bitfinex v2 public market tools to MCP clients through the Pipeworx gateway or as a local stdio MCP server.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http pipeworx-io-bitfinex https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcp{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-bitfinex":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"pipeworx-io-bitfinex":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-bitfinex":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-bitfinex":{"serverUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
52| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | No | Alias for question. |
| ask | string | No | Alias for question. |
| text | string | No | Alias for question. |
| input | string | No | Alias for question. |
| packs | array | No | OPTIONAL. Restrict routing to these pack slugs (e.g. ["sec-form-d","sec-13f"]) — the router then picks only from tools in those packs. Omit for the default full-catalog routing. Slugs come from list_packs / search_packs / https://pipeworx.io/directory; unlisted or unknown slugs are ignored and named in _meta.pack_scope.ignored, and if none of them resolves the question is routed across the whole catalog with _meta.pack_scope.full_catalog:true (never an empty answer). |
| query | string | No | Alias for question. |
| prompt | string | No | Alias for question. |
| message | string | No | Alias for question. |
| question | string | Yes | Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases. |
Details
From the project README@pipeworx/bitfinex
Bitfinex MCP — keyless public market endpoints (v2 API).
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1875+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.
Tools
tickers(symbols)— multi-symbol tickers (comma-sep:tBTCUSD,tETHUSDorALL)ticker(symbol)— single ticker (e.g.tBTCUSD)ticker_history(symbols, limit?, start?, end?)— historical tickerstrades(symbol, limit?, start?, end?, sort?)— recent tradesbook(symbol, precision?, length?)— orderbook (precisionP0|P1|P2|P3|R0)stats(key, symbol, side?, section?, sort?, start?, end?, limit?)— statistics (e.g.pos.size:1m:tBTCUSD:long)candles(timeframe, symbol, section, limit?, start?, end?, sort?)— OHLC (timeframe1m|5m|15m|30m|1h|3h|6h|12h|1D|1W|14D|1M; sectionlast|hist)derivatives_status(keys?)— perpetual contract statusderivatives_status_history(key, limit?, start?, end?, sort?)— historical derivatives statusliquidations(start?, end?, limit?, sort?)— recent liquidationsplatform_status()— platform status
Data source
https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"bitfinex": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcp"
}
}
}
What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bitfinex/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1875+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
No MCP client? Call it over HTTP
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/bitfinex_tickers \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"symbols":"tBTCUSD,tETHUSD"}'
No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/bitfinex_tickers. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.
Standalone (no gateway account)
This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bitfinex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-bitfinex"]
}
}
}
Or run it directly to confirm it starts:
npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-bitfinex
It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call
for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway
connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Bitfinex data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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