by alpacahq
Alpaca’s official MCP Server lets you trade stocks, ETFs, crypto, and options, run data analysis, and build strategies in plain English directly from your favorite LLM tools and IDEs
# Add to your Claude Code skills
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</div> <p align="center"> A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Alpaca's Trading API. Enable natural language trading operations through AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code. Supports stocks, options, crypto, portfolio management, and real-time market data. </p>No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
You need the following prerequisites to configure and run the Alpaca MCP Server.
python3 --version in Terminal)uv can be installed either through a package manager (like Homebrew) or directly using curl | sh.Note: Using an MCP server requires installation and configuration of both the MCP server and MCP client.
Note: These steps assume all Prerequisites have been installed.