Gate MCP

A Gate MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to interact with the Gate cryptocurrency exchange for real-time market data.

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Introduction to Gate MCP Capabilities

In February 2025, Gate MCP will be launched, providing developers with tools for spot and derivatives markets based on centralized exchanges, offering real and reliable market data.

MCP Overview

Open-source standard protocol by Anthropic, connecting AI with external services

MCP Core Concept

Functions callable by AI to perform queries, API calls, and more

Spot Market Data

Query spot tickers, order books, trades, and K-line data

Futures Market Data

Access futures contracts, funding rates, premium index, and liquidation history

Real-time Prices

Get live cryptocurrency prices across 1,700+ trading pairs

Technical Analysis

Retrieve K-line/candlestick data for multiple timeframes

Spot market tools

Tools	Description	Parameters	Return result explanation
`list_currencies`	Get all supported currencies with details	—	List of currencies with name, precision, deposit/withdrawal status
`get_currency`	Get single currency information	currency (string, required): Currency name, e.g., BTC, ETH	Currency details including precision, chain info, deposit/withdrawal limits
`list_currency_pairs`	Get all supported trading pairs	—	List of trading pairs with trading rules and precision
`get_currency_pair`	Get single trading pair details	currency_pair (string, required): Trading pair name, e.g., BTC_USDT	Trading pair details including min order size, price precision
`get_spot_tickers`	Get spot market ticker data (price, volume, change)	currency_pair (string, optional): Trading pair name. Returns all pairs if not specified timezone (string, optional): Timezone for statistics, e.g., Asia/Shanghai	Ticker data including last price, 24h high/low, volume, change percentage
`get_spot_order_book`	Get order book depth for a trading pair	currency_pair (string, required): Trading pair name interval (string, optional): Price precision merge level, 0 for no merge limit (number, optional): Number of levels to return, default 10, max 100 with_id (boolean, optional): Whether to return depth update ID	Bid and ask levels with price and quantity
`get_spot_trades`	Get recent trade history	currency_pair (string, required): Trading pair name limit (number, optional): Number of records, default 100 last_id (string, optional): Pagination cursor reverse (boolean, optional): Reverse order from (number, optional): Start timestamp (seconds) to (number, optional): End timestamp (seconds) page (number, optional): Page number	Trade records with price, amount, timestamp, side
`get_spot_candlesticks`	Get K-line/candlestick data	currency_pair (string, required): Trading pair name interval (string, optional): K-line period: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 8h, 1d, 7d, 30d limit (number, optional): Number of data points (mutually exclusive with from/to) from (number, optional): Start timestamp (seconds) to (number, optional): End timestamp (seconds)	OHLCV data (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume)

Futures market tools

Tools	Description	Parameters	Return result explanation
`list_futures_contracts`	Get all perpetual futures	settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, usdt or btc limit (number, optional): Maximum number to return offset (number, optional): Offset for pagination	Contract list with specifications and margin requirements
`get_futures_contract`	Get single contract details	contract (string, required): Contract identifier, e.g., BTC_USDT settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt	Contract details including leverage, maintenance margin rate
`get_futures_tickers`	Get futures market ticker data	settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt contract (string, optional): Contract identifier. Returns all if not specified	Ticker data including last price, mark price, open interest
`get_futures_order_book`	Get futures order book depth	contract (string, required): Contract identifier settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt interval (string, optional): Price precision merge level limit (number, optional): Number of levels with_id (boolean, optional): Whether to return depth update ID	Bid and ask levels with price and quantity
`get_futures_trades`	Get futures trade history	contract (string, required): Contract identifier settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt limit (number, optional): Number of records offset (number, optional): Offset for pagination last_id (string, optional): Pagination cursor from (number, optional): Start timestamp (seconds) to (number, optional): End timestamp (seconds)	Trade records with price, size, timestamp
`get_futures_candlesticks`	Get futures K-line data	contract (string, required): Contract identifier settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt interval (string, optional): K-line period limit (number, optional): Number of data points from (number, optional): Start timestamp (seconds) to (number, optional): End timestamp (seconds) timezone (string, optional): Timezone: all, utc0, utc8	OHLCV data for futures
`get_futures_funding_rate`	Get funding rate history	contract (string, required): Contract identifier settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt limit (number, optional): Number of records from (number, optional): Start timestamp to (number, optional): End timestamp	Funding rate history with timestamps
`get_futures_premium_index`	Get premium index K-line	contract (string, required): Contract identifier settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt interval (string, optional): Data point interval limit (number, optional): Number of data points from (number, optional): Start timestamp (seconds) to (number, optional): End timestamp (seconds)	Premium index K-line data
`list_futures_liq_orders`	Get liquidation order history	settle (string, optional): Settlement currency, default usdt contract (string, optional): Contract identifier. Returns all if not specified limit (number, optional): Number of records from (number, optional): Start timestamp to (number, optional): End timestamp	Liquidation order records

Product Integration

The use of MCP mainly falls into two scenarios: Claude Desktop (desktop client) and Claude AI (web platform).

Use in Claude Desktop

Add Claude Connectors

Web version of claude.ai

Go to Settings -> Connectors, and directly add the official Gate MCP integration (the steps for adding are similar to the screenshots above).

Application Example

Once enabled, you can interact with Gate market data through natural language:

Check BTC price

What is the current price of BTC/USDT?

The current price of BTC/USDT is $83,742.9, with a 24-hour increase of +1.17%.

Get market depth

View the order book for ETH/USDT.

[Display the top 10 bid and ask prices and quantities]

Analyze K-line data

Get the daily candlestick data for BTC for the last 7 days.

[Return K-line data and provide trend analysis]

OpenAI has integrated MCP support into the ChatGPT web interface.

Privacy and Security

This service only queries publicly available market data
No personal information is collected
All API calls are transmitted via HTTPS encryption
For more details, see Gate Privacy Policy

Support and Feedback

API Documentation: Gate API Docs
Issue Reporting: Please contact Gate support
Business Inquiries: Contact Gate official channels