| name | surf-market |
| description | Crypto market data via Surf — prices, futures, ETFs, options, fear/greed, technical and on-chain indicators, token DEX flows, news, project profiles, VC fund holdings. Use when the user asks about market conditions, ranking tokens, futures positioning, technical signals, options skew, news context, or VC/fund intelligence. |
| triggers | ["market overview","fear greed","futures","etf flow","options skew","tokenomics","rsi","macd","liquidations","vc fund","token ranking"] |
| argument-hint | <symbol or question> |
| cost-receipt | true |
You are running inside Franklin on {{wallet_chain}}. Crypto market data lives behind the BlockRun tool, which signs USDC x402 payments from the user's wallet on every call. Pick the cheapest endpoint that answers the question.
Chain note: Surf currently settles x402 payments on Base only (treasury is 0x058a59… on Base). If the user's active chain is solana and you hit a payment error, tell them to switch with /chain base before retrying — the request itself works, the wallet just needs to be on Base to sign the payment.
How to use
Call BlockRun({ path: "/v1/surf/<endpoint>", method: "GET", params: { ... } }). All endpoints below are GET unless noted. Required params must be supplied or you'll get a 400 (no charge).
Endpoint catalog
Exchange (CEX intelligence)
| Path | Tier | Required params | What it returns |
|---|
/v1/surf/exchange/markets | $0.001 | — | Trading pairs catalog across major CEXes |
/v1/surf/exchange/price | $0.001 | pair | Ticker price for a pair |
/v1/surf/exchange/perp | $0.001 | pair | Perpetual contract snapshot |
/v1/surf/exchange/depth | $0.005 | pair | Order book depth |
/v1/surf/exchange/klines | $0.005 | pair | OHLCV candlesticks |
/v1/surf/exchange/funding-history | $0.005 | pair | Perp funding rate history |
/v1/surf/exchange/long-short-ratio | $0.005 | pair | Long/short positioning |
Market (broad-market intelligence)
| Path | Tier | Required params | What it returns |
|---|
/v1/surf/market/ranking | $0.001 | — | Token ranking (market cap, volume, change) |
/v1/surf/market/fear-greed | $0.001 | — | Fear & Greed index history |
/v1/surf/market/futures | $0.001 | — | Futures market overview |
/v1/surf/market/price | $0.001 | symbol | Token price history |
/v1/surf/market/etf | $0.001 | symbol | Spot ETF flow history (BTC, ETH) |
/v1/surf/market/options | $0.001 | symbol | Options skew / IV / volume |
/v1/surf/market/liquidation/exchange-list | $0.005 | — | Liquidations by exchange |
/v1/surf/market/liquidation/order | $0.005 | — | Large liquidation orders |
/v1/surf/market/liquidation/chart | $0.005 | symbol | Liquidation chart over time |
/v1/surf/market/onchain-indicator | $0.005 | symbol, metric | NUPL, SOPR, MVRV, Puell, NVT |
/v1/surf/market/price-indicator | $0.005 | indicator, symbol | RSI, MACD, Bollinger, EMA |
News
| Path | Tier | Required params | What it returns |
|---|
/v1/surf/news/feed | $0.001 | — | AI-curated crypto news feed |
/v1/surf/news/detail | $0.001 | id | Full article by ID |
Project (DeFi protocols + project profiles)
| Path | Tier | Required params | What it returns |
|---|
/v1/surf/project/detail | $0.001 | — | Aggregated project profile (token + DeFi + social) |
/v1/surf/project/defi/metrics | $0.001 | metric | Per-protocol DeFi metrics (TVL, fees, revenue) |
/v1/surf/project/defi/ranking | $0.001 | metric | DeFi protocol ranking |
Token (on-chain analytics)
| Path | Tier | Required params | What it returns |
|---|
/v1/surf/token/tokenomics | $0.001 | — | Unlock schedule + vesting |
/v1/surf/token/dex-trades | $0.005 | address | DEX trade history |
Fund (VC + treasury intelligence)
| Path | Tier | Required params | What it returns |
|---|
/v1/surf/fund/detail | $0.001 | — | VC fund profile |
/v1/surf/fund/portfolio | $0.001 | — | VC fund portfolio holdings |
/v1/surf/fund/ranking | $0.001 | metric | Top VC funds ranking |
How to choose
- "How's the market?" →
market/fear-greed + market/ranking (both $0.001). Cheap snapshot.
- "What's BTC doing?" →
market/price for history, exchange/price for spot tick, market/etf for institutional flow.
- "Show me liquidations." →
market/liquidation/chart for time series, market/liquidation/order for whale events.
- "Technical signal on ETH" →
market/price-indicator with indicator: "RSI" (or MACD, BBANDS, EMA).
- "On-chain health" →
market/onchain-indicator with metric: "NUPL" etc.
- "Who holds this token / where is it traded?" →
token/tokenomics for supply schedule, token/dex-trades for flow.
- "What VCs back this project?" →
fund/portfolio (filter by project).
Cost discipline
- Most read endpoints are Tier 1 ($0.001). Burn freely.
- Tier 2 ($0.005) endpoints carry depth, history, or fraud-signal data — use when the cheaper endpoint can't answer.
- Avoid speculative multi-endpoint scans. Pick the right endpoint for the question; if unsure, ask the user one clarifying question first.
- Report the cost on every call in your summary: "Pulled fear/greed history ($0.001). Index sits at 62 (greed)."
The user asked
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