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Alpaca MCP Server

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MIT license

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About Alpaca MCP Server

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#alpaca#mcp-server#trading-assistant

Alpaca MCP Server config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "miguelyad26_alpaca-mcp-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "alpaca_mcp_server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is Alpaca MCP Server?

Alpaca MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server for Alpaca, enabling LLMs like Claude to interact with the Alpaca trading API through natural language. It allows trading stocks, checking positions, fetching market data, and managing account details.

How to use Alpaca MCP Server?

Requires Python 3.10+, Alpaca API keys, and an MCP client such as Claude for Desktop. Clone the repository, install dependencies (mcp, alpaca-py, python-dotenv), create a .env file with credentials, and run python alpaca_mcp_server.py. Configure Claude for Desktop by adding the server to claude_desktop_config.json with the appropriate command, arguments, and environment variables. The server uses Alpaca’s paper trading by default; for live trading change paper=True to paper=False in the TradingClient initialization.

Key features of Alpaca MCP Server

  • Access Alpaca SDK documentation
  • Get real-time stock quotes and historical price data
  • Check account balances, buying power, and status
  • View current positions and their performance
  • Place market and limit orders via natural language
  • List, track, and cancel orders

Use cases of Alpaca MCP Server

  • Check account balance and buying power
  • View current positions and their performance
  • Get the latest stock quote for a symbol
  • Show historical price bars for a stock (e.g., last 10 days)
  • Buy or sell shares at market or with a limit price
  • Cancel all open orders or close all positions

Frequently asked questions

1

What are the prerequisites for using Alpaca MCP Server?

Python 3.10 or higher, valid Alpaca API keys, and an MCP client like Claude for Desktop.

2

How do I configure Claude for Desktop to use this server?

Add the server configuration to `claude_desktop_config.json` with the command (`python`), arguments (path to `alpaca_mcp_server.py`), and environment variables for `API_KEY_ID` and `API_SECRET_KEY`.

3

Does the server use paper trading or real money?

By default it uses Alpaca’s paper trading environment. To trade with real money, change `paper=True` to `paper=False` in the `TradingClient` initialization.

4

What trading tools are available?

The server exposes nine tools: `get_account_info`, `get_positions`, `get_stock_quote`, `get_stock_bars`, `get_orders`, `place_market_order`, `place_limit_order`, `cancel_all_orders`, and `close_all_positions`.

5

What security considerations should I be aware of?

The MCP server has access to your Alpaca account and can place real trades. Always review what Claude suggests before approving any trades.

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