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Bybit MCP Server

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Bybit MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides read-only access to Bybit's cryptocurrency exchange API.

THIS IS ALPHA QUALITY SOFTWARE - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Only ever use a read-only API key with this server. I wouldn't trust my code with your "money" and neither should you!

Features

This MCP server provides the following tools for interacting with Bybit's API:

  • get_ticker: Get real-time ticker information for a trading pair
  • get_orderbook: Get orderbook (market depth) data for a trading pair
  • get_kline: Get kline/candlestick data for a trading pair
  • get_market_info: Get detailed market information for trading pairs
  • get_trades: Get recent trades for a trading pair
  • get_instrument_info: Get detailed instrument information for a specific trading pair
  • get_wallet_balance: Get wallet balance information for the authenticated user
  • get_positions: Get current positions information for the authenticated user
  • get_order_history: Get order history for the authenticated user
  • get_ml_rsi: Get machine learning-based RSI (Relative Strength Index) for a trading pair
  • get_market_structure: Get market structure information for a trading pair
  • get_order_blocks: Detect institutional order accumulation zones
  • get_order_history: Get order history for the authenticated user
  • get_orderbook: Get orderbook (market depth) data for a trading pair
  • get_ticker: Get real-time ticker information for a trading pair

There is also a highly experimental WebUI, see WebUI README for details.

WebUI Screenshot

All code is subject to breaking changes and feature additions / removals as I continue to develop this project.

Requirements & Installation

  1. Node.js (v22+)
  2. pnpm (npm i -g pnpm)
  3. If you want to run the Ollama client as shown in the quick start below, you'll need Ollama installed and running, as well as your model of choice.
pnpm i

Quick Start

To install packages build everything and start the interactive client:

pnpm i

Copy the .env.example file to .env and fill in your details.

cp .env.example .env code .env

MCP-Server (Only)

Stdio Transport (Default)
pnpm serve
HTTP/SSE Transport
pnpm start:http

The HTTP server runs on port 8080 by default and provides both modern Streamable HTTP and legacy SSE transports, making it compatible with web applications and various MCP clients. See HTTP Server Documentation for detailed information.

MCP-Server and Ollama client

Install required client packages:

(cd client && pnpm i)

Copy the client .env.example file to .env and fill in your details.

cp client/.env.example client/.env code client/.env

Then to start the client and server in one command:

pnpm start

Configuration

Environment Variables

The server requires Bybit API credentials to be set as environment variables:

  • BYBIT_API_KEY: Your Bybit API key (required)
  • BYBIT_API_SECRET: Your Bybit API secret (required) - IMPORTANT - Only ever create a read-only API key!
  • BYBIT_USE_TESTNET: Set to "true" to use testnet instead of mainnet (optional, defaults to false)
  • DEBUG: Set to "true" to enable debug logging (optional, defaults to false)

Client environment variables (./client/.env):

  • OLLAMA_HOST: The host of the Ollama server (defaults to http://localhost:11434)
  • DEFAULT_MODEL: The default model to use for chat (defaults to qwen3-30b-a3b-ud-nothink-128k:q4_k_xl)

MCP Settings Configuration

To use this server with MCP clients, you need to add it to your MCP settings configuration file. The file location depends on your client:

MCP Example - Claude Desktop

Location: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "bybit": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/bybit-mcp/build/index.js"], "env": { "BYBIT_API_KEY": "your-api-key", "BYBIT_API_SECRET": "your-api-secret", "BYBIT_USE_TESTNET": "false" } } } }
MCP Example - gomcp

Location: ~/.config/gomcp/config.yaml

mcp_servers: - name: "bybit" command: "cd /path/to/bybit-mcp && pnpm run serve" arguments: [] env: BYBIT_API_KEY: "" # Add your Bybit API **READ ONLY** key here BYBIT_API_SECRET: "" # Add your Bybit API **READ ONLY** secret here BYBIT_USE_TESTNET: "true" # Set to false for production DEBUG: "false" # Optional: Set to true for debug logging

Client Integration

This package includes a TypeScript client that provides a command-line interface for interacting with both Ollama LLMs and the bybit-mcp server. The client supports:

  • Interactive chat with Ollama models
  • Direct access to all bybit-mcp trading tools
  • Automatic server management
  • Environment-based configuration
  • Debug logging

For detailed client documentation, see the client README.

Running the Server

Production

  1. Build the server:
pnpm build
  1. Run the server:
node build/index.js

Development

For development with automatic TypeScript recompilation:

pnpm watch

To inspect the MCP server during development:

pnpm inspector

Tool Documentation

Get Ticker Information

{ "name": "get_ticker", "arguments": { "symbol": "BTCUSDT", "category": "spot" // optional, defaults to "spot" } }

Get Orderbook Data

{ "name": "get_orderbook", "arguments": { "symbol": "BTCUSDT", "category": "spot", // optional, defaults to "spot" "limit": 25 // optional, defaults to 25 (available: 1, 25, 50, 100, 200) } }

Get Kline/Candlestick Data

{ "name": "get_kline", "arguments": { "symbol": "BTCUSDT", "category": "spot", // optional, defaults to "spot" "interval": "1", // optional, defaults to "1" (available: "1", "3", "5", "15", "30", "60", "120", "240", "360", "720", "D", "M", "W") "limit": 200 // optional, defaults to 200 (max 1000) } }

Get Market Information

{ "name": "get_market_info", "arguments": { "category": "spot", // optional, defaults to "spot" "symbol": "BTCUSDT", // optional, if not provided returns info for all symbols in the category "limit": 200 // optional, defaults to 200 (max 1000) } }

Get Recent Trades

{ "name": "get_trades", "arguments": { "symbol": "BTCUSDT", "category": "spot", // optional, defaults to "spot" "limit": 200 // optional, defaults to 200 (max 1000) } }

Get Instrument Information

{ "name": "get_instrument_info", "arguments": { "symbol": "BTCUSDT", // required "category": "spot" // optional, defaults to "spot" } }

Returns detailed information about a trading instrument including:

  • Base and quote currencies
  • Trading status
  • Lot size filters (min/max order quantities)
  • Price filters (tick size)
  • Leverage settings (for futures)
  • Contract details (for futures)

Get Wallet Balance

{ "name": "get_wallet_balance", "arguments": { "accountType": "UNIFIED", // required (available: "UNIFIED", "CONTRACT", "SPOT") "coin": "BTC" // optional, if not provided returns all coins } }

Get Positions

{ "name": "get_positions", "arguments": { "category": "linear", // required (available: "linear", "inverse") "symbol": "BTCUSDT", // optional "baseCoin": "BTC", // optional "settleCoin": "USDT", // optional "limit": 200 // optional, defaults to 200 } }

Get Order History

{ "name": "get_order_history", "arguments": { "category": "spot", // required (available: "spot", "linear", "inverse") "symbol": "BTCUSDT", // optional "baseCoin": "BTC", // optional "orderId": "1234567890", // optional "orderLinkId": "myCustomId", // optional "orderStatus": "Filled", // optional (available: "Created", "New", "Rejected", "PartiallyFilled", "PartiallyFilledCanceled", "Filled", "Cancelled", "Untriggered", "Triggered", "Deactivated") "orderFilter": "Order", // optional (available: "Order", "StopOrder") "limit": 200 // optional, defaults to 200 } }

Supported Categories

  • spot: Spot trading
  • linear: Linear perpetual contracts
  • inverse: Inverse perpetual contracts

License

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A Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to Bybit's cryptocurrency exchange API, allowing users to query real-time cryptocurrency data using natural language.

  1. Features
    1. Requirements & Installation
      1. Quick Start
        1. MCP-Server (Only)
        2. MCP-Server and Ollama client
      2. Configuration
        1. Environment Variables
        2. MCP Settings Configuration
      3. Client Integration
        1. Running the Server
          1. Production
          2. Development
        2. Tool Documentation
          1. Get Ticker Information
          2. Get Orderbook Data
          3. Get Kline/Candlestick Data
          4. Get Market Information
          5. Get Recent Trades
          6. Get Instrument Information
          7. Get Wallet Balance
          8. Get Positions
          9. Get Order History
        3. Supported Categories
          1. License

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