Do I need an API key for market data?

No! All public market data endpoints (tickers, klines, orderbook, trades, instruments, funding, open interest) are completely free and open. No authentication required.

What kline intervals are supported?

Intervals: 1, 3, 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 360, 720 (minutes), D (daily), W (weekly), M (monthly). Up to 1000 candles per request.

What is funding rate?

Funding rate is a periodic payment exchanged between long and short traders in perpetual futures. Positive rate means longs pay shorts. It keeps the perpetual price close to the spot price. Payments occur every 8 hours on Bybit.

Bybit MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Bybit
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Bybit through the Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails — no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="Bybit Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Bybit. "
                "You have access to 10 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from Bybit"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Bybit MCP Server

Connect to Bybit and access real-time cryptocurrency market data through natural conversation — no API key needed for public market data.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 10 tools from Bybit through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns — chain multiple agents where one queries Bybit, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through the Vinkius.

What you can do

Tickers — Get real-time prices, 24h change, high/low and volume for any trading pair
Klines — Fetch candlestick/OHLCV data for technical analysis across all timeframes
Orderbook — View current market depth (bids and asks) for any pair
Recent Trades — See the latest executed trades with price, size and side
Mark/Index Price — Get mark price and index price candlesticks for derivatives
Funding Rates — Check historical funding rates for perpetual contracts
Open Interest — Track open interest changes over time
Instruments — Browse all available trading pairs and contract specifications

The Bybit MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Bybit to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Bybit MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 10 tools from Bybit

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Bybit MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Bybit through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse` — pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

Bybit + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Bybit MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Bybit, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents — one queries Bybit, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Bybit tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Bybit to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Bybit MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Bybit to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

get_funding_history

Funding rates are paid every 8 hours between long and short positions. Positive rate means longs pay shorts. Categories: "linear", "inverse". Limit: 1-200 records. Get funding rate history for perpetual contracts

get_index_price_kline

Index price is the composite price from multiple exchanges. Categories: "linear", "inverse". Get index price candlestick data

get_instruments

Categories: "spot", "linear", "inverse", "option". Filter by symbol or base coin. Get trading instruments (pairs/contracts) info

get_kline

Intervals: 1,3,5,15,30,60,120,240,360,720 (minutes), D (daily), W (weekly), M (monthly). Use start and end timestamps (milliseconds) for historical data. Limit: 1-1000 candles. Categories: "spot", "linear", "inverse". Get candlestick (kline) data for technical analysis

get_mark_price_kline

Mark price is used for liquidation calculations. Intervals same as kline. Categories: "linear", "inverse". Get mark price candlestick data for derivatives

get_open_interest

Open interest shows total number of open positions. Intervals: 5min, 15min, 30min, 1h, 4h, 1d. Categories: "linear", "inverse". Get open interest history for a derivatives contract

get_orderbook

Returns price levels and quantities. Limit: 1-200 (spot), 1-500 (linear/inverse/option). Useful for analyzing market depth and liquidity. Get the current orderbook (bids and asks) for a symbol

get_recent_trades

Returns trade price, size, side (Buy/Sell), timestamp and trade ID. Useful for seeing current market activity and order flow. Limit: 1-1000 trades. Get recent executed trades for a symbol

get_server_time

Useful for synchronizing requests and verifying API connectivity. Get the current Bybit server time

get_tickers

Categories: "spot" (spot trading), "linear" (USDT/USDC perpetual & futures), "inverse" (inverse perpetual & futures), "option" (options). Filter by specific symbol (e.g. "BTCUSDT") or base coin (e.g. "BTC"). Get real-time market tickers (prices) for any category

Example Prompts for Bybit in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Bybit immediately.

"What's the current Bitcoin price on Bybit?"

"Show me the last 5 daily candles for ETHUSDT."

"What's the funding rate for BTCUSDT perpetual?"

Troubleshooting Bybit MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Bybit to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

Bybit + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Bybit MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.