alpaca-mcp
alpaca-mcp is an MCP server, listed under finance & payments. It reaches alpaca. It needs ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY and ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET to authenticate. Its repository has 35 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Connects to the Alpaca trading API to manage stock and crypto portfolios, place trades, and access market data.
Install
Read from alpaca-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npx -y @smithery/cli install @laukikk/alpaca-mcp --client claude
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
MCP for the Alpaca trading API to manage stock and crypto portfolios, place trades, and access market data
What alpaca-mcp can do
8 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
get_account_info_tool- Get current account information
place_market_order- Place a market order to buy or sell a stock
place_limit_order- Place a limit order to buy or sell a stock at a specified price
place_stop_order- Place a stop order to buy or sell a stock when it reaches a specified price
place_stop_limit_order- Place a stop-limit order combining stop and limit order features
cancel_order- Cancel an open order by its ID
close_position- Close an open position for a specific symbol
get_portfolio_summary- Get a comprehensive summary of the portfolio
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
alpaca-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alpaca-mcp (this page) | alpaca | ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY, ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET | 35 | 2025-07-14 | MIT |
| cryptocurrency.cv | — | None listed | 324 | 2026-10-26 | NOASSERTION |
| mcp-dev-latam | asaas, stripe | ASAAS_API_KEY, STRIPE_API_KEY | 274 | 2026-09-27 | MIT |
| dexpaprika-mcp | dexpaprika | DEXPAPRIKA_API_KEY | 105 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| universal-crypto-mcp | binance, coingecko, coinstats, cryptopanic, lunarcrush | BINANCE_API_KEY, BINANCE_API_SECRET, BINANCE_US_API_KEY, BINANCE_US_API_SECRET, COINGECKO_API_KEY, COINSTATS_API_KEY, CRYPTOPANIC_API_KEY, LUNARCRUSH_API_KEY | 43 | 2026-10-21 | NOASSERTION |
| YFinance-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop | — | None listed | 37 | 2025-08-11 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with alpaca-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about alpaca-mcp
- What does alpaca-mcp do?
- Connects to the Alpaca trading API to manage stock and crypto portfolios, place trades, and access market data.
- How do I install alpaca-mcp?
- Its own README gives this command: npx -y @smithery/cli install @laukikk/alpaca-mcp --client claude. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does alpaca-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches alpaca. The credentials we found in its source are ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY and ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET.
- Is alpaca-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 35 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-07-14.
- What licence does alpaca-mcp use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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