npm package: @messari/cli
Description: Messari Crypto CLI (mcrypto) is a tool for getting cryptocurrency market data, news, and more!
Author: Messari Engineering
Latest version: 1.0.16

# Messari CLI (mcrypto) 🔌

##### mcrypto is an advanced crypto market data provider via the command line. Once initialized, mcrypto has a set of cli arguments that will be available for use allowing end-users to fetch specific data about a cryptocurrency.

> All Data is sourced from Messari.io and will require a user-generated Messari API Key

### How to Install

You need to install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) first, then install the tool globally using npm via this command:

```zsh
$ npm install -g mcrypto
```

This will install `mcrypto` globally, so it will be added automatically to your PATH.

### How to Initialize

In order to enable the market data cli commands, `mcrypto` must be initialized using a Messari API Key. Run the following:

```zsh
$ mcrypto --init <api_key>
```

![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/init.png)

### Create Messari API Key

It takes 1 minute to create a Messari API key by doing the following:

1. Navigate to [messari.io](https://messari.io/)
2. Login (or sign up if you don't have an account - we will only be using it to generate an API Key)
3. Navigate to `Account` via the avatar on the top right of the navigation bar
4. Select `Manage API Key` at the bottom of the `Account Overview` page
   ![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/account_manage_api_key.png)
5. Select `Create New API Key` on the API Key section which will generate and display a new API Key
   ![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/account_create_new_api_key.png)
6. Copy the API Key and use it in `How To Initialize`

> The API key being displayed above is invalid and will not work for you :)

### Available Commands

You can also try the help command yourself to see the available commands

```
Usage: mcrypto [options]

Cryptocurrency market data at your fingertips.

Options:
  -a --asset <ticker>               Get asset profile
  -md --market_data <ticker...>     Get asset(s) market data
  -ath --all_time_high <ticker...>  Get asset(s) all time high data
  -lend --lending <ticker>          Get lender/borrower rates and general defi data
  -chain --blockchain <ticker>      Get information about the blockchain
  -roi --roi <ticker>               Get ROI numbers
  -dev --developers <ticker>        Get GitHub repository data
  -news --news [ticker]             Get current Messari news (ticker optional)
  -sat --satoshi                    Get satoshi's net worth
  -i, --init <api_key>              Enter Messari API Key
  -h, --help                        Display help for more commands
```

Try them for yourself.

### Examples

Get asset profile `-a --asset`
![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/asset_profile.png)

Get current Messari news for asset `-news --news`
![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/news.png)

Get asset market data `-md --market_data`
![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/market_data.png)

Get all time high data `-ath --all_time_high`
![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/all_time_high.png)

Get lender/borrower rates and general lending data `-lend --lending`
![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/lending.png)

Get information about the blockchain `-chain --blockchain`
![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/blockchain.png)

Get satoshi's net worth `-sat --satoshi`
![](https://messari-cli.s3.amazonaws.com/satoshi.png)

### What's Next?

- [ ] Add up and down arrows to +/- columns to indicate movement direction
- [ ] `--lending` Display lending/borrowing tables next to each other
- [ ] Consolidate config access to a single file
- [ ] Add color on a per column basis (limitation on current table lib)