Cotrader MCP Server

Screen 11,000+ US stocks using natural language and detect technical chart patterns — all from your AI assistant.

Local serverstdio

What is the Cotrader MCP MCP server?

If you already use Cotrader MCP, the cotrader mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Screen 11,000+ US stocks using natural language and detect technical chart patterns — all from your AI assistant.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • screen_stocks — Screen stocks using natural language (e.g., "RSI under 30 with price above 200 EMA")
  • detect_patterns — Detect chart patterns for a specific stock (support/resistance, trendlines, channels, etc.)
  • scan_patterns — Scan the entire universe for a specific pattern type
  • search_symbols — Search for ticker symbols by name or prefix
  • get_stock_bars — Get historical daily OHLCV price data

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: YOUR_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Cotrader MCP's toolset — screen_stocks, detect_patterns, scan_patterns and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by get-cotrader; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
screen_stocksScreen stocks using natural language (e.g., "RSI under 30 with price above 200 EMA")
detect_patternsDetect chart patterns for a specific stock (support/resistance, trendlines, channels, etc.)
scan_patternsScan the entire universe for a specific pattern type
search_symbolsSearch for ticker symbols by name or prefix
get_stock_barsGet historical daily OHLCV price data

How to install the Cotrader MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotrader": {
      "url": "https://api.getcotrader.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
YOUR_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Cotrader MCP to screen stocks.
  • Use Cotrader MCP to detect patterns.
  • Use Cotrader MCP to scan patterns.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Cotrader MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (screen_stocks, detect_patterns, scan_patterns, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Cotrader MCP directly.