Alpaca MCP Server

Name: Alpaca MCP Server
Author: tedlikeskix

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About Alpaca MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Alpaca trading API

#alpaca #trading #api #mcp #server

Basic information

Config

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "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 (MCP) server that enables 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 information.

How to use Alpaca MCP Server?

Install Python 3.10+, Alpaca API keys, and an MCP client. Clone the repository, install required packages (mcp, alpaca-py, python-dotenv), create a .env file with your API credentials, and run python alpaca_mcp_server.py. Configure Claude for Desktop by adding the server to claude_desktop_config.json with the API keys.

Key features of Alpaca MCP Server

Real‑time stock quotes and historical price bars
Account balances, buying power, and status checks
View current portfolio positions and performance
Place market and limit orders via natural language
List, track, and cancel open orders

Use cases of Alpaca MCP Server

Check your current account balance and buying power
View all open positions in your portfolio
Get the latest stock quote or historical price data
Place a market or limit order through conversation
Cancel all open orders or close all positions

FAQ from Alpaca MCP Server

What API credentials are required?

You need an Alpaca API key ID and secret key, which can be set in a .env file or directly in the claude_desktop_config.json environment variables.

Can I use real money trading?

The server uses Alpaca's paper trading by default. To switch to real money trading, change paper=True to paper=False inside the TradingClient initialization.