Alpha Ventage MCP Server

A MCP server for alpha ventage

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What is the Alpha Ventage MCP MCP server?

Alpha Ventage MCP MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. A MCP server for alpha ventage.

What you get

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Alpha Vantage's financial data API, enabling real-time stock market data, cryptocurrency prices, forex rates, and technical indicators.

What the assistant can call

Once Alpha Ventage MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Real — time and historical data access
  • Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this server
  • Configuration — The Configuration tool exposed by this server
  • get_stock_price — The get_stock_price tool exposed by this server
  • get_daily_time_series — The get_daily_time_series tool exposed by this server
  • get_crypto_price — The get_crypto_price tool exposed by this server
  • get_forex_rate — The get_forex_rate tool exposed by this server
  • get_technical_indicator — The get_technical_indicator tool exposed by this server

Setting it up

@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Choosing this one

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Alpha Ventage MCP's toolset — Real, Installation, Configuration and 5 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by deepsuthar496; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the alpha ventage mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Realtime and historical data access
InstallationThe Installation tool exposed by this server.
ConfigurationThe Configuration tool exposed by this server.
get_stock_priceThe get_stock_price tool exposed by this server.
get_daily_time_seriesThe get_daily_time_series tool exposed by this server.
get_crypto_priceThe get_crypto_price tool exposed by this server.
get_forex_rateThe get_forex_rate tool exposed by this server.
get_technical_indicatorThe get_technical_indicator tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Alpha Ventage MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpha-ventage": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
      "env": {
        "ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Alpha Ventage MCP to Real.
  • Use Alpha Ventage MCP to Installation.
  • Use Alpha Ventage MCP to Configuration.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Alpha Ventage MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 8 tools (Real, Installation, Configuration, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Alpha Ventage MCP directly.