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AltFINS MCP Server Documentation

1. What is the AltFINS MCP Server?​

The AltFINS MCP Server provides a secure, structured, and AI-friendly interface to powerful crypto analytics, market data, news, and portfolio information.

By combining MCP with AltFINS data, you can build advanced AI-driven trading tools, dashboards, and automation workflows with minimal integration effort4]. It is designed to be consumed by MCP-compatible clients (for example AI agents, automation platforms like n8n, or custom integrations).

2. How to Connect to the MCP Server​

2.1 MCP Server Endpoint​

The MCP server is available at:

https://mcp.altfins.com/mcp

9] This endpoint supports streamable HTTP MCP communication.

2.2 Authentication​

All requests to the MCP Server require API key authentication.

Authentication Header

X-Api-Key: afns_sk_1...zleWExlZx11bvS00IBB6i-WShV1oIxWb
  • The API key must be sent with every MCP request.
  • Requests without a valid API key will be rejected.
  • The API key identifies the AltFINS user and defines access scope.

3. Example Business Use Cases​

Here are some business use cases demonstrating how AI agents, automations (n8n), and chat clients can leverage through the MCP server.

3.1 AI Crypto Market Analyst Assistant​

  • Business Goal: Enable an AI assistant to answer professional-grade crypto market questions using real AltFINS analytics instead of hallucinations.
  • Example User Request: “What is the current technical outlook for BTC?”

3.2 Automated Crypto Trading Signal Screening​

  • Business Goal: Automatically screen the market for assets matching predefined technical or fundamental conditions.
  • Example User Request: “Find coins with bullish momentum and strong trend on the daily timeframe.”

3.3 Portfolio-Aware AI Investment Assistant​

  • Business Goal: Allow AI to provide personalized insights based on the user’s actual crypto portfolio.
  • Example User Request: “Analyze my portfolio and tell me which assets look technically weak.”

3.4 AI-Driven Crypto News & Event Intelligence​

  • Business Goal: Automatically monitor news and calendar events and explain their market relevance.
  • Example User Request: “Are there any important events or news for SOL this week?”

3.5 Historical Indicator Backtesting & Research​

  • Business Goal: Support quantitative analysis and strategy validation using historical indicator data.
  • Example User Request: “Show me the SMA10 behavior for BTC during the last 30 days.”

3.6 AI-Powered Market Monitoring & Alerts (n8n Automation)​

  • Business Goal: Automatically notify users when market conditions change.
  • Example User Request: “Notify me when RSI crosses above 70 for BTC on 1h.”

3.7 AI-Enhanced Crypto Screener UI​

  • Business Goal: Let users describe screener filters in natural language.
  • Example User Request: “Show me mid-cap coins with strong momentum and bullish MACD.”

MCP example Real chat examples (MCP)