Alpaca MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpaca-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "alpaca-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPACA_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --env ALPACA_API_KEY=your-value --env ALPACA_SECRET_KEY=your-value --transport stdio alpaca-mcp-server -- uvx alpaca-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpaca-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "alpaca-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPACA_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "alpaca_api_key",
      "description": "ALPACA_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "alpaca_secret_key",
      "description": "ALPACA_SECRET_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "alpaca-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "alpaca-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPACA_API_KEY": "${input:alpaca_api_key}",
        "ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": "${input:alpaca_secret_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

• get_account_info

  Balance, margin, and account status

• get_account_config

  Trading restrictions, margin settings, PDT checks

• update_account_config

  Update account configuration settings

• get_portfolio_history

  Equity and P/L over time

• get_account_activities

  Fills, dividends, transfers

• get_account_activities_by_type

  Activities filtered by type

• get_orders

  Retrieve orders with filters

• get_order_by_id

  Single order by ID

• get_order_by_client_id

  Single order by client order ID

• replace_order_by_id

  Replace an existing open order

• cancel_order_by_id

  Cancel a specific order

• cancel_all_orders

  Cancel all open orders

• place_stock_order

  Stocks/ETFs (market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing-stop, brackets)

• place_crypto_order

  Crypto (market, limit, stop-limit)

• place_option_order

  Options (single-leg or multi-leg)

• get_all_positions

  All current positions

• get_open_position

  Details for a specific position

• close_position

  Close a specific position

• close_all_positions

  Liquidate entire portfolio

• exercise_options_position

  Exercise a held option contract

• do_not_exercise_options_position

  Do-not-exercise instruction

• create_watchlist

  Create a new watchlist

• get_watchlists

  List all watchlists

• get_watchlist_by_id

  Get a specific watchlist

• update_watchlist_by_id

  Update a watchlist

• delete_watchlist_by_id

  Delete a watchlist

• add_asset_to_watchlist_by_id

  Add an asset to a watchlist

• remove_asset_from_watchlist_by_id

  Remove an asset from a watchlist

• get_all_assets

  List assets with optional filtering

• get_asset

  Detailed info for a specific asset

• get_option_contracts

  Option contracts for underlying symbol(s)

• get_option_contract

  Single option contract by symbol or ID

• get_calendar

  Market calendar for a date range

• get_clock

  Current market status and next open/close

• get_corporate_action_announcements

  Corporate action announcements

• get_corporate_action_announcement

  Single announcement by ID

• get_stock_bars

  Historical OHLCV bars

• get_stock_quotes

  Historical bid/ask quotes

• get_stock_trades

  Historical trades

• get_stock_latest_bar

  Latest minute bar

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.

• ai-trading
• algorithmic-trading
• mcp
• mcp-server
• options
• stocks
• trading
• trading-api
• crypto
• etfs