MCP server
by iqaicom
Connect easily with Upbit for live Korean crypto market data, secure trading, order management, and advanced safety cont
Connects to Upbit cryptocurrency exchange to access real-time Korean crypto market data and execute trading operations. Supports both public market information and authenticated trading with safety controls.
Upbit is a community-built MCP server published by iqaicom that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Connect easily with Upbit for live Korean crypto market data, secure trading, order management, and advanced safety cont It is categorized under finance.
You can install Upbit in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
MIT
Upbit is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
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Useful MCP listing: Upbit is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
Strong directory entry: Upbit surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
We wired Upbit into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
Upbit reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
We wired Upbit into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
Upbit is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
Upbit is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
We evaluated Upbit against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
Upbit has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
According to our notes, Upbit benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
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Fast MCP server for interacting with Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange. This server provides comprehensive access to public market data and optional private trading tools including order management, deposits, and withdrawals.
By implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP), this server allows Large Language Models (LLMs) to access real-time ticker data, orderbooks, trade history, and execute trading operations directly through their context window.
<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@IQAIcom/mcp-upbit"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@IQAIcom/mcp-upbit/badge" alt="Upbit Server MCP server" /> </a>To use this server without installing it globally:
npx @iqai/mcp-upbit
git clone https://github.com/IQAIcom/mcp-upbit.git
cd mcp-upbit
pnpm install
pnpm run build
Add the following configuration to your MCP client settings (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json).
{
"mcpServers": {
"upbit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@iqai/mcp-upbit"],
"env": {
"UPBIT_SERVER_URL": "https://api.upbit.com"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"upbit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@iqai/mcp-upbit"],
"env": {
"UPBIT_SERVER_URL": "https://api.upbit.com",
"UPBIT_ACCESS_KEY": "your_access_key_here",
"UPBIT_SECRET_KEY": "your_secret_key_here",
"UPBIT_ENABLE_TRADING": "true"
}
}
}
}
| Variable | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
UPBIT_SERVER_URL | No | Upbit API server URL | https://api.upbit.com |
UPBIT_ACCESS_KEY | For trading | Your Upbit API access key | - |
UPBIT_SECRET_KEY | For trading | Your Upbit API secret key | - |
UPBIT_ENABLE_TRADING | For trading | Enable private trading tools | false |
UPBIT_SECRET_KEY private and IP-allowlist your server in Upbit.UPBIT_ENABLE_TRADING=true only when you intend to place/cancel orders or create withdrawals/deposit addresses.Documentation:
CANCEL_ORDERCancel an existing Upbit order (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
uuid | string | ✅ |
CANCEL_WITHDRAWALCancel a digital asset withdrawal by UUID (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
uuid | string | ✅ |
CREATE_DEPOSIT_ADDRESSRequest creation of a deposit address (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | ✅ | |
net_type | string | ✅ |
CREATE_ORDERCreate an Upbit order (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
market | string | ✅ | |
side | string | ✅ | |
ord_type | string | ✅ | |
volume | string | ||
price | string | ||
time_in_force | string | ||
smp_type | string | ||
identifier | string |
CREATE_WITHDRAWALRequest a digital asset withdrawal (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | ✅ | |
amount | string | ✅ | |
address | string | ✅ | |
net_type | string | ✅ | |
secondary_address | string | ||
transaction_type | string |
GET_ACCOUNTSGet Upbit account balances (requires private API enabled)
No parameters
GET_DEPOSITGet a single deposit by UUID (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
uuid | string | ✅ |
GET_DEPOSIT_ADDRESSGet a single deposit address for a currency and net_type (private)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | ✅ | |
net_type | string | ✅ |
GET_DEPOSIT_CHANCEGet deposit availability information for a currency (private)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | ✅ | |
net_type | string |
GET_ORDERGet a single Upbit order (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
uuid | string | ||
identifier | string |
GET_ORDERBOOKGet orderbook snapshot for a given market
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
market | string | ✅ | Upbit market code, e.g., KRW-BTC |
GET_ORDERSList Upbit orders (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
market | string | |||
state | string | "wait" | ||
page | integer | 1 | ||
limit | integer | 100 |
GET_TICKERGet the latest ticker data from Upbit for a single market
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
market | string | ✅ | Upbit market code, e.g., KRW-BTC |
GET_TRADESGet recent trades for a market
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
market | string | ✅ | Upbit market code, e.g., KRW-BTC |
GET_WITHDRAWALGet a single withdrawal by UUID (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
uuid | string | ✅ |
LIST_DEPOSIT_ADDRESSESList deposit addresses for all currencies (requires private API)
No parameters
LIST_DEPOSITSList deposits (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | |||
state | string | |||
page | integer | 1 | ||
limit | integer | 50 |
LIST_WITHDRAWAL_ADDRESSESList registered withdrawal-allowed addresses (requires private API)
No parameters
LIST_WITHDRAWALSList withdrawals (requires private API)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | |||
state | string | |||
page | integer | 1 | ||
limit | integer | 50 |
pnpm run build
pnpm run watch
pnpm run lint
pnpm run format
pnpm run build
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js
src/tools/: Individual tool definitionssrc/lib/: Configuration, HTTP client, and authentication utilitiessrc/index.ts: Server entry pointThis project interacts with the Upbit cryptocurrency
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
15-60 minutes depending on server complexity
Steps
Troubleshooting
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
Architecture
Model Context Protocol standardizes how AI hosts (Claude, Cursor) communicate with external tools and data sources through server implementations.
Protocols
Compatibility
✓ Use when
Use when you need Claude to access external data, execute actions, or integrate with tools. Best for extending AI capabilities beyond conversation.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid when native integrations exist (use official APIs directly), for real-time critical systems, or when security/compliance requires zero external dependencies.