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Alpaca

by @alpacahq

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Alpaca’s official MCP Server lets you trade stocks, ETFs, crypto, and options, run data analysis, and build strategies in plain English directly from your favorite LLM tools and IDEs

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792 stars Python MIT Updated: 2026-06-04

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Install the Alpaca MCP server for me.

Server: Alpaca
Description: Alpaca’s official MCP Server lets you trade stocks, ETFs, crypto, and options, run data analysis, and build strategies in plain English directly from your favorite LLM tools and IDEs
Install command: docker run alpacahq/alpaca-mcp-server

GitHub: https://github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-mcp-server

Please install this MCP server and confirm when ready.

Paste into any AI agent with MCP support — works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, and more.

Quick Install

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

  1. Open Claude Desktop app
  2. Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config
  3. Paste the config below into the file
  4. Restart Claude Desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpaca": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "alpacahq/alpaca-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to your ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Installation Methods

docker Run with Docker
docker run alpacahq/alpaca-mcp-server

Tools (1)

execute

Execute alpaca operations

Compatibility

Claude Desktop
Cursor
Cline
VS Code
Devin (formerly Windsurf)

About

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Overview

Alpaca’s official MCP Server lets you trade stocks, ETFs, crypto, and options, run data analysis, and build strategies in plain English directly from your favorite LLM tools and IDEs

Installation

DOCKER

docker run alpacahq/alpaca-mcp-server

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