Polymarket MCP Server

Match news headlines to the Polymarket prediction markets they move - live odds and deep links

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What is the Polymarket MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Polymarket MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Match news headlines to the Polymarket prediction markets they move - live odds and deep links.

The short version

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects real-world news to prediction markets. Plenty of MCP servers can look up Polymarket prices; this one answers a different question: "this just happened — where can the world's belief about it be read?" Matching is deterministic and explainable — every match reports the exact terms that fired and a confidence score, so your agent can judge the match itself.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:

  • Example — The Example tool exposed by this server

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: POLYMARKET_PRIVATE_KEY, POLYMARKET_FUNDER. 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.

Getting it running

polymarket-news-mcp on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

How it compares

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. Polymarket's toolset — Example — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mobymedia; 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.

Things to watch

  • 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
ExampleThe Example tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Polymarket MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "polymarket-news": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["polymarket-news-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
POLYMARKET_PRIVATE_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
POLYMARKET_FUNDERConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Polymarket to Example.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Polymarket to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Example) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Polymarket directly.