Alpaca API MCP Server

MCPOpen Source24.8

by wlu03 • Finance & Markets

An MCP server that exposes Alpaca trading API functionality (orders, positions, market data, watchlists, options, and account info) for use by agents and clients.

Example Use Cases

1
Place, replace, cancel, and query Alpaca stock and option orders programmatically.
2
Read account details, portfolio history, positions, and account activities to make or evaluate trading decisions.
3
Fetch market data (quotes, trades, snapshots, movers, most active) and manage watchlists from Alpaca for market analysis and monitoring.

Description

This MCP server provides a toolkit of functions to interact programmatically with the Alpaca trading API, enabling placing and managing orders, retrieving positions and portfolio history, accessing market data and news, and managing watchlists and options. It is packaged as a Node.js MCP server with installation and build instructions and can be integrated with Claude Desktop as a client. The README lists many specific "tools" (endpoints) the server exposes so agents can automate trading workflows and access account and market information.

Capabilities(4 total)

Tools (4)

get-assets

assetClass:string

get-stock-bars

symbols:array*start:string*end:string*timeframe:string*

get-market-days

start:string*end:string*

get-news

start:string*end:string*symbols:array*

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Security

Scanned 2 month(s) ago

Risk Level

MINIMAL

Read-only data retrieval, no side effects

Trust Score

C53/100

5/17 checks passed

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Quick Stats

Service TypeMCP

Pricing ModelUnknown

Capabilities4 Tools / 0 Prompts / 0 Resources

Ownerwlu03

CategoryFinance & Markets

DependenciesStandalone

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