What is crypto-news-mcp?
crypto-news-mcp is a MCP server by kukapay that real-time cryptocurrency news from NewsData. It is listed under Finance & commerce and has 15 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | kukapay |
| Repository | kukapay/crypto-news-mcp |
| Popularity | 15 GitHub stars |
| Category | Finance & commerce |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,473 of 4,418 MCP servers; #99 in Finance & commerce |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2025-12-10 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is crypto-news-mcp safe to install?
crypto-news-mcp scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install crypto-news-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/kukapay/crypto-news-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add crypto-news-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http crypto-news-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs crypto-news-mcp for you:
Add the "crypto-news-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/kukapay/crypto-news-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.