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Alpaca MCP
Expose Alpaca market-data, private-account and order-management operations to an MCP client; includes paper and live trading configurations.
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Product and entrypoint
Alpaca MCP · Local broker MCP · Maintainer: Alpaca
Evidence for this entrypoint: pinned project source; dependencies and hosted services can change.
Before you use it
Setup
Python >=3.10; pinned package version 2.3.2. Local stdio MCP (uvx or documented container setup).
Sources (2)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- pyproject.toml · Last checked 2026-09-21
Access
Alpaca account/API keys. Source defaults ALPACA_PAPER_TRADE to true and enables all toolsets unless restricted; live mode uses different configuration and credentials.
Sources (3)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/server.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/toolsets.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
Pricing
README describes a free paper account, but data entitlements and total usage/live trading costs are not established.
Not enough information yet.Sources (1)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
Permissions
Default toolsets include private-account reads, account configuration changes, watchlist writes and order placement/cancel/position operations. Paper is default; live credentials and configuration can enable real trades. Not a read-only server.
Sources (2)
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/server.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/toolsets.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
All documented facts
- What it does
Expose Alpaca market-data, private-account and order-management operations to an MCP client; includes paper and live trading configurations.
From the project’s documentationSources (1)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- Inputs
Alpaca API key/secret, paper/live selection, enabled toolsets, symbols and order parameters.
From the project’s documentationSources (1)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- Outputs
Market/account data and order actions/results; available assets and data feeds depend on account entitlement.
From the project’s documentationSources (1)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- Setup requirements
Python >=3.10; pinned package version 2.3.2. Local stdio MCP (uvx or documented container setup).
From the project’s documentationSources (2)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- pyproject.toml · Last checked 2026-09-21
- How to use it
Alpaca account/API keys. Source defaults ALPACA_PAPER_TRADE to true and enables all toolsets unless restricted; live mode uses different configuration and credentials.
From the project’s documentationSources (3)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/server.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/toolsets.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
- Pricing
README describes a free paper account, but data entitlements and total usage/live trading costs are not established.
Not enough information yet.Sources (1)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- Access and permissions
Default toolsets include private-account reads, account configuration changes, watchlist writes and order placement/cancel/position operations. Paper is default; live credentials and configuration can enable real trades. Not a read-only server.
From the project’s documentationSources (2)
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/server.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/toolsets.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
- License
MIT for this MCP code. Broker, market-data and regional account terms are separate.
From the project’s documentationSources (1)
- LICENSE · Last checked 2026-09-21
- Limitations
Actual active tools, account eligibility, regions, assets, feeds, charges and simulation fidelity need checking. No funded or paper account was connected.
Our assessment; see the supporting documentation.Sources (2)
- README.md · Last checked 2026-09-21
- src/alpaca_mcp_server/server.py · Last checked 2026-09-21
What still needs checking
- Regions, asset eligibility, actual account permissions and costs are unknown.
- AuraMatrix has not installed, connected or run this third-party resource.
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- README.md · 2026-09-21 · Source revision:
9b0c72beda5579de088413ce9c3720456cde8f5f - src/alpaca_mcp_server/server.py · 2026-09-21 · Source revision:
9b0c72beda5579de088413ce9c3720456cde8f5f - src/alpaca_mcp_server/toolsets.py · 2026-09-21 · Source revision:
9b0c72beda5579de088413ce9c3720456cde8f5f - pyproject.toml · 2026-09-21 · Source revision:
9b0c72beda5579de088413ce9c3720456cde8f5f - LICENSE · 2026-09-21 · Source revision:
9b0c72beda5579de088413ce9c3720456cde8f5f