npx mcpbar@latest install wlu03/ALPACA-MCP -c claude

npx mcpbar@latest edit -c claude

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Alpaca Trading Integration": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alpaca-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Alpaca API MCP Server

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This MCP server provides an interface to the Alpaca trading API allowing you to trade stock, place trades, and access market information. Here is a list of "tools" it uses:

get-alpaca-account: Fetches your Alpaca account details.

alpaca-createOrder: Places a new order on Alpaca (buy/sell).

alpaca-getOrder: Retrieves a single order by its ID.

alpaca-getOrders: Lists orders with optional filters (status, limit, direction).

alpaca-replaceOrder: Modifies an existing order’s quantity or limit price.

alpaca-cancelOrder: Cancels a specific order by ID.

alpaca-cancelOrders: Cancels all open orders at once.

alpaca-getPosition: Retrieves details for a specific position.

alpaca-getPositions: Lists all current positions in your account.

alpaca-closePosition: Closes a specific position by symbol or asset ID.

alpaca-closePositions: Closes all open positions.

alpaca-exerciseOption: Exercises a specified option contract.

alpaca-getWatchlist: Retrieves a single watchlist by ID.

alpaca-getWatchlists: Lists all your watchlists.

alpaca-createWatchlist: Creates a new watchlist with given symbols.

alpaca-updateWatchlist: Updates an existing watchlist’s name and symbols.

alpaca-deleteWatchlist: Deletes a watchlist by ID.

alpaca-getPortfolioHistory: Fetches historical portfolio performance data.

alpaca-getActivity: Retrieves a specific account activity record.

alpaca-getActivities: Lists all account activity records.

alpaca-getOptionsContract: Retrieves details for one options contract.

alpaca-getOptionsContracts: Lists options contracts with filters.

alpaca-getCorporateAction: Retrieves a specific corporate action event.

alpaca-getCorporateActions: Lists corporate actions within a date range.

alpaca-getStocksCorporateActions: Lists corporate actions for stocks.

alpaca-getNews: Fetches news articles for specified symbols.

alpaca-getStocksMostActives: Lists the most active stocks by volume or change.

alpaca-getStocksMarketMovers: Lists top market movers by volume or change.

alpaca-getStocksQuotes: Retrieves quotes for specified symbols.

alpaca-getStocksQuotesLatest: Retrieves the latest quotes for symbols.

alpaca-getStocksSnapshots: Fetches snapshot data for symbols.

alpaca-getStocksConditions: Retrieves tick condition codes for trades or quotes.

alpaca-getStocksExchangeCodes: Lists available stock exchange codes.

alpaca-getStocksTrades: Retrieves trade data for specified symbols.

alpaca-getStocksTradesLatest: Retrieves the latest trade data for symbols.

Installation

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1. Clone this repo
2. Install once using npm install
   • Reads the package.json and package-lock.json to install dependencies
3. For Development: npm run dev
4. To ship
   1. npm run build
      • will execute the build script in the package.json
   2. npm start
      • launches the development server on Node.js backend

Connecting to Claude Desktop App

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After running npm run build to build your server, you can test your MCP server using Claude as the client.

After installing Claude for Desktop, the App configuration sits in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. You can use the command code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json to open this file.

Now, you want to add the following to this json file for your MCP server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "alpaca": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/alpaca/build/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Save the file and restart Claude for Desktop. Once you launch you should see the hammer logo with your preloaded MCP toolkit/functions. Enjoy Trading!

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository, make your changes, and open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

For issues, questions, and suggestions, create an issue in the repository or contact the maintainers through GitHub.