Alpaca Trading MCP

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Alpaca MCP Server is an official Model Context Protocol server that enables natural language trading operations through AI assistants. It provides comprehensive access to Alpaca's Trading API for stocks, options, crypto, portfolio management, and real-time market data. Built with FastMCP and OpenAPI, this is a complete v2 rewrite with spec-aligned tooling.

What It Does

• Market Data Access: Real-time and historical quotes, trades, bars for stocks, crypto, and options
• Trading Operations: Place market, limit, stop, trailing-stop orders for any supported asset
• Options Trading: Search contracts, place single/multi-leg strategies, get Greeks and IV
• Portfolio Management: View account info, positions, buying power, portfolio history
• Watchlist Management: Create, update, and manage custom watchlists
• News & Corporate Actions: Access market news and corporate action announcements

Installation

Prerequisites