Alpaca Trading MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides an interface to the Alpaca trading API, allowing you to manage your stock and crypto portfolio, place trades, and access market data.
Features
- Account Management: View account details, balances, and portfolio status
- Trading: Place market, limit, stop, and stop-limit orders
- Portfolio Management: View positions, calculate performance, and close positions
- Market Data: Access real-time quotes and historical price data
- Asset Information: Get details about tradable assets
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Alpaca Trading MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @laukikk/alpaca-mcp --client claudeManual Installation
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies:
pip install -e .Or using uv:
uv pip install -e .Configuration
- Copy the
.env.examplefile to.env:
cp .env.example .env- Add your Alpaca Paper Trading API credentials to the
.envfile:
ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY = "your-api-key"
ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET = "your-api-secret"
