Alpaca Trading MCP Server
@laukikk
MCP for the Alpaca trading API to manage stock and crypto portfolios, place trades, and access market data
Overview
What is Alpaca Trading MCP Server?
The Alpaca Trading MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides an interface to the Alpaca trading API. It allows users to manage their stock and crypto portfolio, place trades, and access market data via MCP-compatible clients.
How to use Alpaca Trading MCP Server?
Install the server via Smithery using npx -y @smithery/cli install @laukikk/alpaca-mcp --client claude or manually by cloning the repository and installing dependencies with pip install -e . or uv pip install -e .. Configure your Alpaca Paper Trading API key and secret in a .env file, then run python src/server.py to start the server. For Claude Desktop, add the server configuration to claude_desktop_config.json.
Key features of Alpaca Trading MCP Server
- Account Management: view account details, balances, and portfolio status.
- Trading: place market, limit, stop, and stop-limit orders.
- Portfolio Management: view positions, calculate performance, close positions.
- Market Data: access real-time quotes and historical price data.
- Asset Information:
