altFINS provides a remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets you use Claude Desktop as a powerful AI-powered crypto trading assistant — capable of screening coins, pulling technical indicators, reading news, and more, all through natural language.

What You’ll Need

• Claude Desktop (latest version) — download here
• A Claude Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plan (required for remote MCP connectors)
• You have a recent enough version of Node.js installed
• An altFINS account — sign up at altfins.com and create an API Key

Step 1 — Open Claude Desktop Settings

Launch Claude Desktop, then navigate to:

• Account – Settings 

Step 2 — Open Developer – Edit Config – claude_desktop_config.json

Step 3 — Add the code to claude_desktop_config.json File for Windows

{
“servers”: {
“altfins-mcp-server”: {
“type”: “http”,
“url”: “https://mcp.altfins.com/mcp”,
“headers”: {
“X-Api-Key”: “YOUR_ALTFINS_API_KEY”
}
}
}
}

For macOS / Linux, paste the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altfins-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.altfins.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "X-API-Key: ${API_KEY}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "YOUR_ALTFINS_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 4 — Restart Claude Desktop

Fully quit (right-click the Claude icon in the system tray (bottom-right of your taskbar, near the clock) and relaunch Claude Desktop to ensure the MCP server loads correctly. You should see the altFINS tools available via the tools/hammer icon in the chat interface.

What You Can Do

Once connected, you can ask Claude prompts like:

“Screen for AI coins on Binance with RSI below 30”

“What’s the technical analysis outlook for SOL?”

“Show me crypto coins that just crossed above their SMA200”
“Any upcoming events for BTC this week?”
“What’s the latest crypto news for ETH?”
“Show me coins near their 52-week high with bullish MACD”

Here are the 7 altFINS MCP Server use cases:

1. AI Market Analyst — Answer professional crypto market questions using real analytics
2. Trading Signal Screening — Screen assets by technical/fundamental conditions
3. Portfolio-Aware Assistant — Personalized insights based on your actual holdings
4. News & Event Intelligence — Monitor crypto news and calendar events
5. Historical Backtesting — Analyze historical indicator data for strategy research
6. Market Monitoring & Alerts — Automated notifications when market conditions change
7. Natural Language Screener — Describe screener filters in plain English instead of manual configuration

For more on altFINS features, visit the altFINS MCP documentation.