Gate MCP Server

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A Gate MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to interact with the Gate cryptocurrency exchange for market data, trading, and account management.

Features

• 🔍 Public Market Data - Spot, futures, margin, options, delivery, earn, alpha tickers, order books, K-line, funding rate, liquidation history (no auth required)
• 💹 Trading - Create/cancel/amend spot, futures, options, delivery orders; price-triggered orders; trail orders
• 💼 Account & Wallet - Balances, transfers, deposits, withdrawals, sub-accounts, unified account
• 📊 Margin & Earn - Margin loans, earn products, multi-currency flash swap
• 🎯 Activity & Welfare - Activity center, coupons, launch pool, square, welfare
• 🌍 TradFi, CrossEx, P2P - Traditional finance, cross-exchange, P2P trading
• 🌐 DEX - On-chain wallet, swap (single-chain & cross-chain), token info, market data across 20+ chains
• 📰 Info - Coin discovery, market snapshots, technical/platform metrics, on-chain and macro data
• 📢 News - Crypto news, social insights, market events, prediction markets
• 📚 Docs - Research reports, papers, and documentation search
• 🔐 OAuth2 - Secure authorization for trading and private tools

MCP Endpoints

The service exposes the following MCP endpoints:

• Market data only → Use /mcp (no Gate account needed)
• CEX trading, balances, transfers → Use /mcp/exchange (Gate OAuth2 required)
• DEX wallet, swap, on-chain → Use /mcp/dex (Google / Gate OAuth required)
• Coin info, technical analysis → Use /mcp/info (no auth)
• ChatGPT / OpenAI Apps Gate Info listing → Use /mcp/open/info (7-tool allowlist; no auth)
• News, announcements → Use /mcp/news (no auth)
• Research docs & papers → Use /mcp/docs (no auth)

Transport: Streamable HTTP (with SSE fallback).

Authorization (OAuth2)

/mcp/exchange requires Gate OAuth2; /mcp/dex requires Google or Gate OAuth. The endpoints /mcp, /mcp/info, /mcp/open/info, /mcp/news, and /mcp/docs do not require any authentication.

Using mcporter

Prerequisites: Node.js >= 18, npm. See Quick Start - mcporter for full installation steps.

# Add Private MCP (trading, requires OAuth)
mcporter config add gate-mcp --url https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange --auth oauth

# Authorize (opens browser to log in)
mcporter auth gate-mcp

Scopes (for /mcp/exchange)

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Gate account (required only for /mcp/exchange)
• MCP-compatible client (Cursor, Claude CLI, Trae, OpenClaw, etc.)
• Node.js >= 18 (for mcporter, Trae, Qoder, and other npm-based clients)
• Python >= 3.9 (optional, for Claude Desktop proxy)

Cursor

Method 1: One-click Install (Recommended)

Just paste the following into the Cursor AI chat — the agent will auto-install all Gate MCP servers and Skills:

Help me auto install Gate Skills and MCPs: https://github.com/gate/gate-skills

See gate-skills for details.

Method 2: Manual Configuration

For full trading (OAuth on connect):

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Gate": {
      "url": "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream"
      }
    }
  }
}

For market data only (no auth):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Gate": {
      "url": "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream"
      }
    }
  }
}

For DEX (on-chain wallet, swap):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Gate-Dex": {
      "url": "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/dex",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "MCP_AK_8W2N7Q",
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${GATE_MCP_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Info & News (no auth):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Gate-Info": {
      "url": "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/info"
    },
    "Gate-News": {
      "url": "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/news"
    }
  }
}

See Cursor setup.

mcporter / OpenClaw

Method 1: One-click Install (Recommended)

Just paste the following into the OpenClaw AI chat — the agent will auto-install all Gate MCP servers and Skills:

Help me auto install Gate Skills and MCPs: https://github.com/gate/gate-skills

See gate-skills for details.

Method 2: Manual Configuration

Prerequisites (before installing mcporter)

• Node.js >= 18 (mcporter requires npm)
• npm (comes with Node.js) — verify with: node -v and npm -v
• Gate account (for OAuth login when using /mcp/exchange)

Install mcporter

# Global install
npm install -g mcporter

# Verify installation
mcporter --version

Alternatively, run without installing: npx mcporter <command> (uses current Node.js/npm).

Add MCP and authorize

# Add Private MCP (trading, OAuth)
mcporter config add gate-mcp --url https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange --auth oauth

# Authorize (opens browser to log in)
mcporter auth gate-mcp

# Add DEX MCP
mcporter config add gate-dex --url https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/dex

# Add Info MCP (no auth)
mcporter config add gate-info --url https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/info

# Add News MCP (no auth)
mcporter config add gate-news --url https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/news

See OpenClaw setup for detailed steps.

Claude CLI

Method 1: One-click Install (Recommended)

Just paste the following into Claude CLI — the agent will auto-install all Gate MCP servers and Skills:

Help me auto install Gate Skills and MCPs: https://github.com/gate/gate-skills

See gate-skills for details.

Method 2: Manual Configuration

brew install claude-code
# Full trading (OAuth)
claude mcp add --transport http Gate https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange
# Restart Claude CLI after authorization is complete

# Info (no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http Gate-Info https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/info

# News (no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http Gate-News https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/news

claude mcp list

Trae

Edit Trae settings. Uses mcp-remote to proxy HTTP MCP (OAuth prompt on first connect for /mcp/exchange):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange"
      ]
    },
    "gate-info": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/info"
      ]
    },
    "gate-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/news"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Qoder

Edit Qoder MCP settings (e.g. ~/.qoder/mcp.json or in Qoder settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange"
      ]
    },
    "gate-info": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/info"
      ]
    },
    "gate-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/news"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop requires a local stdio proxy.

1. Download the Python proxy file
2. Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Gate": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/path/to/gate-mcp-proxy.py"]
    }
  }
}

See Claude Desktop setup for detailed instructions.

Alternative: gate-local-mcp (local stdio with API keys)

For local development without OAuth, use gate-local-mcp (npm: gate-mcp) — a stdio MCP server that uses GATE_API_KEY / GATE_API_SECRET (optional for public market data only). Configure it as a command-based MCP server (e.g. "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "gate-mcp"]). By default it registers 384 tools across 22 modules (spot, futures, delivery, margin, wallet, account, options, earn, flash_swap, unified, sub_account, multi_collateral_loan, p2p, tradfi, crossex, alpha, rebate, activity, coupon, launch, square, welfare). Reduce the set with GATE_MODULES or --modules=spot,futures, or enable read-only mode with GATE_READONLY=true / --readonly.

Important: Wire-level tool names use abbreviations (futures→fx, delivery→dc, sub_account→sa, etc.); they differ from the remote api.gatemcp.ai naming. Always use the names returned by tools/list.

Full tool list: gate-local-mcp-tools.md.

LobeHub (desktop)

On the LobeHub MCP marketplace this server appears as identifier gate-gate-mcp. The npm package name is gate-mcp — run npx -y gate-mcp, not gate-gate-mcp.

Per LobeHub custom MCP, stdio servers work on the desktop app only; inject environment variables for Gate API authentication. Use Import JSON when adding a custom skill.

Public endpoints only:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gate-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gate-mcp"],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

With API key authentication:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gate-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gate-mcp"],
      "type": "stdio",
      "env": {
        "GATE_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "GATE_API_SECRET": "your-api-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

You can add GATE_MODULES, GATE_READONLY, or GATE_BASE_URL inside env as needed. Click Test connection before saving.

Other Clients

Basic Usage

Query Price

What's the current price of BTC/USDT?

Get Order Book

Show me the order book for ETH/USDT

K-line Data

Get the daily K-line data for BTC over the last 7 days

Available Tools

All tools use the cex_ prefix. Tools are split between Public MCP (no auth) and Private MCP (OAuth2).

Public MCP (/mcp — no auth, 58 tools)

Private MCP (/mcp/exchange — OAuth2, 400+ tools)

Note: The private endpoint does not include public market data tools. Use /mcp for market data queries.

For full tool parameters, see Gate API Docs or gate-exchange-mcp.

DEX — Authentication

DEX — Wallet

DEX — Chain & Transactions

DEX — Market Data & Token Info

DEX — Agentic & RPC

For full DEX tool parameters, see gate-dex-mcp. For the Agentic Wallet subset (auth, wallet, market data, resources), see gate-agentic-wallet-mcp.

Info (/mcp/info — 32 tools, no auth)

Public, read-only market research. Categories (full parameter tables: gate-info-mcp):

Open Info (/mcp/open/info — 7 tools, no auth)

ChatGPT / OpenAI Apps submission allowlist only. Full parameter tables: gate-open-info-mcp.

News (/mcp/news — 18 tools, no auth)

Public, read-only news and social research. Categories (full parameter tables: gate-news-mcp):

MCP Resources

The /mcp and /mcp/exchange endpoints also expose MCP Resources for static reference data:

FAQ

Q: Do I need a Gate account?

A: Only for CEX trading and DEX wallet. /mcp, /mcp/info, /mcp/open/info, /mcp/news, and /mcp/docs are fully public — no account needed. /mcp/exchange (CEX trading, balances, transfers) requires Gate OAuth2. /mcp/dex (on-chain wallet, swap) requires Google or Gate OAuth.

Q: Does it support trading?

A: Yes. Connect to https://api.gatemcp.ai/mcp/exchange with OAuth2. The server supports spot and futures trading, account management, wallet transfers, and sub-accounts. Each tool requires the appropriate scope (e.g. trade, wallet).

Q: How often is the data updated?

A: Data is queried in real-time from Gate's API.

Privacy & Security

• OAuth2 authorization via Gate account (no API keys stored in config)
• All API calls use HTTPS
• See Gate Privacy Policy

Support & Feedback

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

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

MIT © gate.com