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Alpaca Trading MCP Server

Finance teams that follow a trading portfolio and want to check positions and market prices through an agent.

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  • MITlicence
  • 15 months agolast update
claude mcp add alpaca -- uv --directory /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/alpaca-mcp-server run src/server.py
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What it does

An MCP server that connects an agent to the Alpaca trading API. It can show account balances and positions, place market, limit, stop and stop-limit orders, close positions, and return real-time quotes and historical prices for stocks and crypto. It is configured with your Alpaca API credentials in a local .env file.

Use cases

  1. 01Review account balances and open positions
  2. 02Check the performance of current positions
  3. 03Pull historical prices for a portfolio review

Questions about
Alpaca Trading MCP Server.

What is Alpaca Trading MCP Server used for?

Finance teams that follow a trading portfolio and want to check positions and market prices through an agent. An MCP server that connects an agent to the Alpaca trading API. It can show account balances and positions, place market, limit, stop and stop-limit orders, close positions, and return real-time quotes and historical prices for stocks and crypto. It is configured with your Alpaca API credentials in a local .env file.

How do I install Alpaca Trading MCP Server?

Run this in your terminal: claude mcp add alpaca -- uv --directory /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/alpaca-mcp-server run src/server.py

Is Alpaca Trading MCP Server open source?

Yes. The code is on GitHub (laukikk/alpaca-mcp) under the MIT licence.

Is Alpaca Trading MCP Server safe to use?

It passed our automatic scan for credential theft, hidden instructions and risky install commands. Third party open source software. Sabemos AI does not maintain it. Check the code and permissions before you connect it to company data.