diff --git a/packages/plugin-nft-collections/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-nft-collections/src/index.ts
index b6de994e37..5d7ba3144e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-nft-collections/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-nft-collections/src/index.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 import {
     Plugin,
     Action,
-    Provider,
     IAgentRuntime,
     Memory,
     State,
     ServiceType,
     Evaluator,
 } from "@ai16z/eliza";
-import axios from "axios";
-
-interface NFTCollection {
-    name: string;
-    totalSupply: number;
-    floorPrice: number;
-    volume24h: number;
-}
+import { nftCollectionProvider } from "./providers/nft-collections";
 
 interface NFTKnowledge {
     mentionsCollection: boolean;
@@ -96,25 +88,6 @@ function extractNFTDetails(text: string): {
     };
 }
 
-const fetchNFTCollections = async (): Promise<NFTCollection[]> => {
-    const API_KEY = process.env.RESERVOIR_API_KEY;
-    const response = await axios.get(
-        "https://api.reservoir.tools/collections/v6",
-        {
-            headers: {
-                accept: "application/json",
-                "x-api-key": API_KEY,
-            },
-        }
-    );
-    return response.data.collections.map((collection: any) => ({
-        name: collection.name,
-        totalSupply: collection.totalSupply,
-        floorPrice: collection.floorAsk.price.amount.native,
-        volume24h: collection.volume["1day"],
-    }));
-};
-
 const sweepFloorNFTAction: Action = {
     name: "SWEEP_FLOOR_NFT",
     similes: ["BUY_FLOOR_NFT", "PURCHASE_FLOOR_NFT"],
@@ -192,13 +165,7 @@ const nftCollectionAction: Action = {
     },
     handler: async (runtime: IAgentRuntime, message: Memory) => {
         try {
-            const collections = await fetchNFTCollections();
-            const response = collections
-                .map(
-                    (c) =>
-                        `${c.name}: Supply: ${c.totalSupply}, Floor: ${c.floorPrice.toFixed(2)} ETH, 24h Volume: ${c.volume24h.toFixed(2)} ETH`
-                )
-                .join("\n");
+            const response = await nftCollectionProvider.get(runtime, message);
             await runtime.sendMessage(message.roomId, response);
             return true;
         } catch (error) {
@@ -229,23 +196,6 @@ const nftCollectionAction: Action = {
     ],
 };
 
-const nftCollectionProvider: Provider = {
-    get: async (runtime: IAgentRuntime, message: Memory, state?: State) => {
-        try {
-            const collections = await fetchNFTCollections();
-            return `Current top NFT collections on Ethereum:\n${collections
-                .map(
-                    (c) =>
-                        `${c.name}: Supply: ${c.totalSupply}, Floor: ${c.floorPrice.toFixed(2)} ETH, 24h Volume: ${c.volume24h.toFixed(2)} ETH`
-                )
-                .join("\n")}`;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error("Error in NFT collection provider:", error);
-            return "Unable to fetch NFT collection data at the moment.";
-        }
-    },
-};
-
 const nftCollectionPlugin: Plugin = {
     name: "nft-collection-plugin",
     description:
diff --git a/packages/plugin-nft-collections/src/providers/nft-collections.ts b/packages/plugin-nft-collections/src/providers/nft-collections.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f71a33fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-nft-collections/src/providers/nft-collections.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { Provider, IAgentRuntime, Memory, State } from "@ai16z/eliza";
+import axios from "axios";
+
+interface NFTCollection {
+    name: string;
+    totalSupply: number;
+    floorPrice: number;
+    volume24h: number;
+}
+
+const CACHE_TTL = 3600000; // 1 hour
+let cachedCollections: NFTCollection[] | null = null;
+let lastFetchTime = 0;
+
+async function fetchWithRetry(
+    url: string,
+    options: any,
+    retries = 3
+): Promise<any> {
+    try {
+        return await axios.get(url, options);
+    } catch (error) {
+        if (retries > 0) {
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+            return fetchWithRetry(url, options, retries - 1);
+        }
+        throw error;
+    }
+}
+
+function sanitizeCollection(collection: any): NFTCollection {
+    return {
+        name: String(collection.name).slice(0, 100),
+        totalSupply: Math.max(0, parseInt(collection.totalSupply) || 0),
+        floorPrice: Math.max(
+            0,
+            parseFloat(collection.floorAsk?.price?.amount?.native) || 0
+        ),
+        volume24h: Math.max(0, parseFloat(collection.volume?.["1day"]) || 0),
+    };
+}
+
+async function fetchCollectionsWithCache(): Promise<NFTCollection[]> {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    if (!cachedCollections || now - lastFetchTime > CACHE_TTL) {
+        const response = await fetchWithRetry(
+            "https://api.reservoir.tools/collections/v6",
+            {
+                headers: {
+                    accept: "application/json",
+                    "x-api-key": process.env.RESERVOIR_API_KEY,
+                },
+            }
+        );
+
+        cachedCollections = response.data.collections.map(sanitizeCollection);
+        lastFetchTime = now;
+    }
+    return cachedCollections;
+}
+
+function processCollections(collections: NFTCollection[]): string {
+    return collections
+        .sort((a, b) => b.volume24h - a.volume24h)
+        .slice(0, 10)
+        .map(
+            (collection) =>
+                `${collection.name}: Supply: ${collection.totalSupply}, Floor: ${collection.floorPrice.toFixed(
+                    2
+                )} ETH, 24h Volume: ${collection.volume24h.toFixed(2)} ETH`
+        )
+        .join("\n");
+}
+
+export const nftCollectionProvider: Provider = {
+    get: async (runtime: IAgentRuntime, message: Memory, state?: State) => {
+        try {
+            const collections = await fetchCollectionsWithCache();
+            return `Current top NFT collections on Ethereum:\n${processCollections(collections)}`;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error("Error fetching NFT collections:", error);
+            return "Unable to fetch NFT collection data at the moment.";
+        }
+    },
+};