Alpaca Trading MCP Server with 14 Tools for Claude, Cursor, and AI Agents
GDPR Free for SubscribersTrade stocks and crypto, access real-time market data, and manage your Alpaca brokerage account directly through any AI agent. Vinkius routes your AI agents directly to Alpaca Trading through a governed connection. 14 tools ready to use with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI agent — no hosting, no setup, connect in 30 seconds.
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What is the Alpaca MCP Server?
The Alpaca MCP Server routes AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor directly to Alpaca via 14 tools. Trade stocks and crypto, access real-time market data, and manage your Alpaca brokerage account directly through any AI agent. Powered by Vinkius — your credentials stay on your side of the connection, every request is auditable. Connect in under 2 minutes.
Built-in capabilities (14)
Tools for your AI Agents to operate Alpaca
Ask your AI agent "Buy 10 shares of AAPL at market price." and get the answer without opening a single dashboard. With 14 tools connected to real Alpaca data, your agents reason over live information, cross-reference it with other MCP servers, and deliver insights you would spend hours assembling manually.
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Powered by Vinkius — your credentials never touch the AI model, every request is auditable. Connect in under two minutes.
Why teams choose Vinkius
One subscription gives you the infrastructure to connect your AI agents to thousands of MCP servers — and deploy your own to the Vinkius Edge. Your credentials stay yours. Your data flows directly between your agent and the API. DLP blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade routing and governance, zero maintenance.
Build your own MCP Server with our secure development framework →The Alpaca Trading App Connector works with every AI agent you already use
…and any MCP-compatible client
Use all 14 Alpaca Trading tools with your AI agents right now
Vinkius routes your AI agents to Alpaca Trading through a governed proxy. Beyond a simple connection, you get full visibility into every action your agents perform, with enterprise-grade security and up to 60% savings on AI costs.
Create broker account on Alpaca Trading
Requires contact, identity, disclosures, and agreements objects. Create a new broker account
Create order on Alpaca Trading
Create a new trading order
Delete all orders on Alpaca Trading
Returns a 207 Multi-Status. Delete all open orders
Get assets on Alpaca Trading
List all tradable assets
Get broker account on Alpaca Trading
Get broker account by ID
Get crypto bars on Alpaca Trading
Get historical bars for crypto
Get latest stocks quotes on Alpaca Trading
Get latest quotes for stocks
Get latest stocks trades on Alpaca Trading
Get latest trades for stocks
Get orders on Alpaca Trading
Get all orders
Get stocks bars on Alpaca Trading
Get historical bars for stocks
Get stocks quotes on Alpaca Trading
Get historical quotes for stocks
Get stocks trades on Alpaca Trading
Get historical trades for stocks
Issue token on Alpaca Trading
Issue OAuth2 tokens for machine-to-machine authentication
Update account configs on Alpaca Trading
Update account configurations
What the Alpaca Trading MCP Server unlocks
Connect your Alpaca Markets account to your AI agent to automate trading strategies and monitor market movements through natural language.
What you can do
- Order Execution — Place market, limit, or stop orders for stocks and crypto assets using
create_orderand manage them withdelete_all_orders. - Market Intelligence — Retrieve historical bars, latest quotes, and trade data for stocks and crypto using tools like
get_stocks_barsandget_latest_stocks_quotes. - Order Tracking — Query your order history with advanced filters like status, symbols, and timeframes via
get_orders. - Account Management — Check your broker account details and update configurations such as fractional trading or shorting permissions with
update_account_configs. - Asset Discovery — List available assets and their trading status directly from the Alpaca exchange.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Alpaca API Key ID and Secret Key
3. Start trading and analyzing markets from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Your AI acts as a sophisticated trading terminal, capable of executing complex orders and fetching deep market analytics without you ever leaving your workflow.
Who is this for?
- Quant Traders — automate the execution of strategies and fetch historical data for backtesting analysis.
- Retail Investors — check portfolio status and place quick trades using simple conversational commands.
- Developers — integrate financial market data and trading capabilities directly into coding environments.
Frequently asked questions about the Alpaca Trading MCP Server
Can I place a trade for a specific dollar amount instead of shares?
Yes, you can use the notional parameter in the create_order tool to specify the dollar amount you wish to trade for fractional-enabled assets.
How do I see only my open orders for a specific stock?
Use the get_orders tool and set the status to 'open' and provide the ticker in the symbols parameter.
Can I cancel all my pending orders at once if the market moves against me?
Absolutely. Use the delete_all_orders tool to instantly cancel all open orders in your account.
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We built the connector to Alpaca Trading. Now put your agents to work. Fully governed.
Vinkius is the AI Gateway with managed hosting. Stop building connectors. Every connection runs inside eight layers of security.
Hosted, sandboxed, and live on AWS. You don't provision anything. You don't maintain anything. You connect.
Every tool call, every token, every response. Logged and auditable. Data flows direct from Alpaca Trading to your agent. Nothing is stored on our side. Ever.
Eight governance layers on every request. Sensitive data redacted before it reaches the model. Kill switch if anything goes sideways. Always on.