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Alpaca MCP Server
alpacahq/alpaca-mcp-server
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.
Install
uvx alpaca-mcp-serverClient configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"alpaca": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"alpaca-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ALPACA_API_KEY": "<ALPACA_API_KEY>",
"ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": "<ALPACA_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
ALPACA_API_KEYALPACA_SECRET_KEY- Author
- @alpacahq
- Category
- Finance, Developer Tools
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
About Alpaca MCP Server
Alpaca MCP Server v2 is here. This version is a complete rewrite built with FastMCP and OpenAPI. If you're upgrading from v1, please read the Upgrade Guide — tool names, parameters, and configuration have changed.
Features
Market Data — Real-time quotes, trades, and price bars for stocks, crypto, and options. Historical data with flexible timeframes. Option Greeks and implied volatility.
Account Management — View balances, buying power, account status, and portfolio history.
Order Management — Place market, limit, stop, stop-limit, and trailing-stop orders for stocks, crypto, and options. Cancel orders individually or in bulk.
Options Trading — Search contracts by expiration/strike/type. Place single-leg or multi-leg strategies. Get latest quotes, Greeks, and IV.
Crypto Trading — Market, limit, and stop-limit orders with GTC/IOC. Quantity or notional-based.
Position Management — View, close, or liquidate positions. Exercise option contracts.
News — News articles filterable by ticker and date range.
Market Status — Market open/close times, calendar, corporate actions.
Watchlists — Create, update, and manage watchlists.
Asset Search — Query details for stocks, ETFs, crypto, and options with filtering.
Tools (40)
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_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_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
get_stock_latest_quote
Latest quote
get_stock_latest_trade
Latest trade
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
Supported clients
Clients mentioned in this server's README:
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