alpaca-mcp-2

# Alpaca MCP MCP wrapper over the Alpaca API, enabling Claude to interact with Alpaca's trading and market data APIs through simple tool calls. ## Features The MCP currently provides the following functionality: - `get_latest_quotes`: Get the latest quotes for stock symbols - `get_stock_bars`: Get historical stock bars (candles) - `get_account`: Get account details from your Alpaca account - `get_all_positions`: Get all open positions - `get_open_position`: Get details for a specific position - `get_orders`: Get orders with various filters - `cancel_orders`: Cancel all open orders - `cancel_order_by_id`: Cancel a specific order by ID - `place_limit_order`: Place a limit order - `close_position`: Close a position by symbol - `get_asset`: Get details for a specific asset - `get_clock`: Get current market clock information - `get_calendar`: Get market calendar for a date range ## Installation ### Prerequisites Make sure you have uv installed: ```bash curl -fsSL https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | bash # or brew install uv ``` ### Manual Installation Clone this repository and install locally: ```bash gh repo clone vlad-ds/alpaca-mcp-2 cd alpaca-mcp-2 pip install -e . ``` ## Setup 1. Create an [Alpaca](https://app.alpaca.markets/signup) paper trading account 2. Generate and save your API key and secret ## Usage Add the following to your `claude_desktop_config.json`: ```json "alpaca": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "run", "--directory", "/Users/{USERNAME}/alpaca-mcp-2", # add your username and path to the repository "mcp", "run", "server.py" ], "env": { "ALPACA_API_KEY": "{YOUR_ALPACA_API_KEY}", "ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": "{YOUR_ALPACA_SECRET_KEY}" } } ```