cdcx

A CLI, MCP server, and terminal dashboard for the Crypto.com Exchange API. Single binary, zero runtime dependencies.

86 REST endpoints across 10 API groups, dynamically generated from the Crypto.com Exchange OpenAPI spec. Real-time WebSocket streaming. Full-screen TUI dashboard. Paper trading. Works as a standalone CLI, an MCP tool server for AI agents, or an interactive terminal.

Caution: This software interacts with the live Crypto.com Exchange and can execute real financial transactions. Test with cdcx paper before using real funds.

Install

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crypto-com/cdcx-cli/main/install.sh | sh

From source:

cargo install --git https://github.com/crypto-com/cdcx-cli.git --bin cdcx

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Why cdcx?

For AI Agents

Every response is structured JSON. 86 MCP tools with typed parameters, enum validation, safety enforcement, and schema discovery — all generated from the OpenAPI spec at runtime. Your LLM can trade, analyze markets, and manage positions without custom tooling.

cdcx mcp config --enable trade,account

Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Codex, Github Copilot, Gemini CLI, and other MCP clients. Includes 13 agent skill files in skills/ for guided workflows.

Things you can ask your AI agent:

"What's the current BTC price and 24h volume?"

"Paper trade BTC for a few rounds and show me the P&L"

"Place an OTOCO bracket on BTC_USDT: entry at 70000, stop-loss at 65000, take-profit at 75000"

For the Command Line

Every endpoint is a command. --help on everything. --dry-run to preview. --output json for scripting. Tab completion. Profiles for multi-account.

cdcx market ticker BTC_USDT -o table
cdcx trade order BUY BTC_USDT 0.001 --dry-run
cdcx stream ticker BTC_USDT ETH_USDT
cdcx paper buy BTC_USDT --quantity 0.01

For the Dashboard

Full-screen terminal trading interface. 6 tabs, real-time streaming, candlestick charts, heatmap mode, split screen, order workflows. Zero flicker.

cdcx tui

Press p to toggle paper mode. Press O for OTOCO bracket orders. Press ? for all shortcuts.

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Quick Start

Public market data works without credentials:

cdcx market ticker BTC_USDT -o table
cdcx market book BTC_USDT --depth 10 -o table
cdcx market candlestick BTC_USDT --timeframe 1h -o table

Paper trading works without credentials:

cdcx paper init --balance 50000
cdcx paper buy BTC_USDT --quantity 0.01
cdcx paper positions
cdcx paper balance

For trading, set credentials:

export CDCX_API_KEY="your-key"
export CDCX_API_SECRET="your-secret"
cdcx account summary

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MCP Server

Expose the Exchange API as MCP tools for AI agents:

cdcx mcp                                    # Start server (reads config)
cdcx mcp config                             # Show current config
cdcx mcp config --enable trade,account      # Enable service groups
cdcx mcp config --allow-dangerous           # Allow withdrawals, cancel-all
cdcx mcp config --reset                     # Reset to defaults (market only)

Service groups: market, account, trade, advanced, margin, staking, funding, fiat, otc, stream

Configuration is stored in ~/.config/cdcx/mcp.toml and persists across updates.

Note: account also exposes historical endpoints (orders, trades, transactions). funding covers wallet deposit/withdrawal endpoints. Paper trading is a CLI-only feature and has no MCP tools.

Safety Model

Tier	Behavior	Examples
read	No confirmation	market ticker, market book
sensitive_read	No confirmation	account summary, trade open-orders
mutate	Requires acknowledged: true	trade order, trade cancel
dangerous	Requires --allow-dangerous	trade cancel-all, wallet withdraw

Plugin Installation

Install cdcx as a one-click plugin from your AI coding tool's marketplace.

Claude Code:

claude plugin marketplace add crypto-com/cdcx-cli
claude plugin install cdcx-cli@cdcx-cli

Codex CLI:

codex plugin marketplace add crypto-com/cdcx-cli

Other: Open Settings > MCP Servers, add:

{
  "cdcx": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@cryptocom/cdcx-cli@latest", "mcp"]
  }
}

Then configure services with cdcx mcp config --enable trade,account.

Switching Profiles for MCP

The MCP server reads CDCX_PROFILE from the environment to select which config profile to use. Set it in your MCP client's env config.

Claude Code (~/.claude/settings.json):

{
  "env": {
    "CDCX_PROFILE": "uat"
  }
}

Other MCP clients — add "env" to the server definition:

{
  "cdcx": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@cryptocom/cdcx-cli@latest", "mcp"],
    "env": {
      "CDCX_PROFILE": "prod"
    }
  }
}

This selects the matching [profiles.<name>] section from ~/.config/cdcx/config.toml.

Agent Skills

13 skill files in skills/ covering:

Skill	Purpose
cdcx-market-intel	Market analysis and price discovery
cdcx-portfolio-intel	Portfolio analysis and risk assessment
cdcx-execution	Order placement with safety checks
cdcx-advanced	OCO, OTO, OTOCO contingency orders
cdcx-paper-strategy	Paper trading strategy testing
cdcx-wallet-ops	Deposits, withdrawals, network management
cdcx-auth-setup	Credential configuration
cdcx-autonomy-levels	Safety tier configuration
cdcx-check-balance	Balance and credential verification
cdcx-place-limit-order	Limit order workflow with preflight checks
cdcx-isolated-margin	Isolated margin trading (equity/RWA perpetuals)
recipe-morning-brief	Daily market briefing workflow
recipe-emergency-flatten	Emergency position flattening

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CLI Reference

Market Data (public)

cdcx market ticker                     # All tickers
cdcx market ticker BTC_USDT            # Single instrument
cdcx market book BTC_USDT --depth 20   # Order book
cdcx market trades BTC_USDT            # Recent trades
cdcx market candlestick BTC_USDT --timeframe 1h
cdcx market instruments                # All instruments

Trading (requires auth)

cdcx trade order BUY BTC_USDT 0.001 --type LIMIT --price 50000
cdcx trade open-orders
cdcx trade cancel --order-id ORDER_ID
cdcx trade cancel-all

Advanced Orders

cdcx advanced create-oto --instrument-name BTC_USDT ...
cdcx advanced create-otoco --instrument-name BTC_USDT ...
cdcx advanced open-orders

Paper Trading

Local paper trading engine with live market prices. No auth required.

cdcx paper init --balance 50000        # Create account
cdcx paper buy BTC_USDT --quantity 0.01   # Market buy
cdcx paper sell BTC_USDT --quantity 0.01  # Market sell
cdcx paper buy BTC_USDT --quantity 0.01 --price 65000  # Limit buy
cdcx paper positions                   # Portfolio + P&L
cdcx paper history                     # Trade history
cdcx paper balance                     # Account balance
cdcx paper reset --balance 100000      # Reset account

Streaming (WebSocket)

cdcx stream ticker BTC_USDT ETH_USDT  # Real-time tickers
cdcx stream book BTC_USDT             # Order book updates
cdcx stream trades BTC_USDT           # Trade executions
cdcx stream orders                    # Your order updates (auth)
cdcx stream positions                 # Position changes (auth)

Account

cdcx account summary                   # Balances
cdcx account positions                 # Open positions
cdcx trade fee-rate                    # Fee rates

History / Wallet / Staking / Fiat / Margin

cdcx history orders                    cdcx wallet deposit-address --currency BTC
cdcx history trades                    cdcx wallet deposit-history
cdcx history transactions              cdcx wallet withdrawal-history
cdcx staking instruments               cdcx fiat accounts
cdcx staking positions                 cdcx margin transfer --dry-run

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Interactive Dashboard

cdcx tui                               # Launch
cdcx tui --theme amber                 # With theme
cdcx tui --setup                       # Setup wizard

Features

• 6 tabs: Market, Portfolio, Orders, History, Watchlist, Positions
• Real-time streaming: WebSocket ticker, order book, candlestick, trade channels
• Sparklines: 24h Braille-dot price charts inline per instrument
• Heatmap mode: rows glow red/green by 24h performance
• Candlestick charts: volume bars, 9 timeframes, streaming updates, time axis
• Multi-chart compare: up to 4 instruments side by side
• Split screen: table + chart, auto-updates on selection
• Order book detail: cumulative depth bars, buy/sell pressure bar
• Order workflows: place order, OCO, OTOCO, cancel
• Live portfolio P&L: session P&L in status bar, cash vs position breakdown in Portfolio tab
• Paper mode: toggle p to trade against local paper engine with unrealized/realized P&L
• Instrument picker: search-as-you-type overlay
• Price alerts: set thresholds with terminal bell notification
• Ticker tape: scrolling top movers banner
• 6 themes: terminal-pro, cyber-midnight, monochrome, neon, micky-d, amber + custom TOML
• Mouse support: click to select, scroll, double-click to detail
• Export: y copies table as CSV to clipboard

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
1-6 / Tab	Switch tabs
Enter	Instrument detail (book + trades)
k	Candlestick chart
m	Compare charts (up to 4)
h	Toggle heatmap
i	Instrument spotlight
\	Split screen (table + chart)
[ / ]	Cycle chart timeframe
s / S	Sort / reverse sort
/	Search instruments
t	Place order
o	OCO order (stop-loss + take-profit)
O	OTOCO order (entry + SL + TP)
c	Cancel orders
p	Toggle LIVE / PAPER mode
!	Set price alert
y	Copy to clipboard (CSV)
,	Settings (theme, MCP services)
?	Help overlay
q	Quit

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Configuration

Credentials

Resolved in order: flags > CDCX_API_KEY/CDCX_API_SECRET env > CDC_API_KEY/CDC_API_SECRET env > ~/.config/cdcx/config.toml profile.

Empty or whitespace-only env vars are treated as unset and fall through to the config file.

cdcx setup                             # Interactive credential setup
cdcx --profile uat account summary     # Use named profile
cdcx auth list                         # Show all profiles with auth status

MCP Config

~/.config/cdcx/mcp.toml (managed via cdcx mcp config or TUI settings):

services = ["market", "trade", "account"]
allow_dangerous = false

TUI Config

~/.config/cdcx/tui.toml:

theme = "terminal-pro"
tick_rate_ms = 250
watchlist = ["BTC_USDT", "ETH_USDT", "SOL_USDT", "CRO_USDT"]

[themes.my-theme]
bg = "#1a1a2e"
accent = "#00d4ff"
positive = "#00ff88"
negative = "#ff4444"

Global Flags

Flag	Description
-o, --output	Output format: json (default), table, ndjson
--dry-run	Preview request without executing
--env	Environment: production (default), uat
--profile	Config profile name
--yes	Skip confirmation prompts
-v, --verbose	Verbose output

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Architecture

crates/cdcx-core/       # API client, auth, signing, schema, OpenAPI parser, paper engine
crates/cdcx-cli/        # CLI binary, dispatch, MCP server, setup
crates/cdcx-tui/        # Terminal dashboard (ratatui + crossterm)
schemas/                # CLI overlay files (command aliases, positional args, defaults)
skills/                 # Agent skill files for guided workflows
site/                   # Marketing site (single HTML file)

• OpenAPI sole source: All API commands and MCP tools are generated from the exchange's OpenAPI spec at runtime (24h cache). Thin TOML overlay files in schemas/ add CLI-only metadata (positional args, defaults, command aliases). No hand-maintained endpoint definitions.
• Single binary: ~11MB, no runtime dependencies
• Zero flicker: ratatui double-buffer character-level diffing

Development

cargo test                             # Run all tests
cargo build --release                  # Build release binary
cargo run -- market ticker BTC_USDT    # Run from source
cargo run -- tui                       # TUI from source

Git hooks

Install once per clone to catch CI failures locally:

./hooks/install.sh

• pre-commit runs cargo fmt --check + cargo clippy -- -D warnings
• pre-push runs the full test suite (skipped for doc-only pushes)

The toolchain is pinned to stable via rust-toolchain.toml; run rustup update stable if your local clippy is older than CI's.

License

Dual-licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0.