Alpaca Trading MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Alpaca trading that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) like Anthropic Claude to interact with Alpaca's trading API. The instructions and…

Local serverstdio

What is the Alpaca Trading MCP Server?

Alpaca Trading MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the mardiantos/alpaca-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Alpaca trading that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) like Anthropic Claude to interact with Alpaca's trading API…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
place_market_ordersymbol, side, qty) - Place a market order
place_limit_ordersymbol, side, qty, limit_price) - Place a limit order
cancel_orderorder_id) - Cancel an existing order
get_portfolio_summary) - Get a summary of the current portfolio

How to install the Alpaca Trading MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpaca": {
      "command": "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/alpaca-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "alpaca_mcp_server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.