Alpha Vantage MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 13 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Alpha Vantage through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.
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Vinkius supports streamable HTTP and SSE.
import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
) as mcp_server:
agent = Agent(
name="Alpha Vantage Assistant",
instructions=(
"You help users interact with Alpha Vantage. "
"You have access to 13 tools."
),
mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
)
result = await Runner.run(
agent, "List all available tools from Alpha Vantage"
)
print(result.final_output)
asyncio.run(main())
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About Alpha Vantage MCP Server
Connect to Alpha Vantage APIs through any AI agent and explore global financial markets through natural conversation.
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 13 tools from Alpha Vantage through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Alpha Vantage, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
What you can do
- Real-Time Quotes — Get current stock prices, volume, high/low, open and previous close
- Time Series — Access daily, weekly, monthly and intraday OHLCV data with 20+ years of history
- Technical Indicators — Calculate RSI, SMA, EMA, MACD, Bollinger Bands and 50+ other indicators
- Company Fundamentals — Retrieve company overview, market cap, PE ratio, EPS and earnings history
- Sector Performance — Monitor real-time performance of all 11 market sectors
- News Sentiment — Fetch news articles with sentiment scores for stock tickers
- Crypto & Forex — Get daily cryptocurrency and foreign exchange rate data
The Alpha Vantage MCP Server exposes 13 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Alpha Vantage to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Alpha Vantage MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
Install the SDK
Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com
Run the script
Save the code above and run it: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent will automatically discover 13 tools from Alpha Vantage
Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Alpha Vantage MCP Server
OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Alpha Vantage through the Model Context Protocol.
Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety
Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure
Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate
First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output
Alpha Vantage + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Alpha Vantage MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated workflows: build agents that query Alpha Vantage, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously
Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Alpha Vantage, another analyzes results, a third generates reports
Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Alpha Vantage tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop
Customer support bots: agents query Alpha Vantage to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention
Alpha Vantage MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (13)
These 13 tools become available when you connect Alpha Vantage to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:
get_company_overview
Useful for fundamental analysis and stock screening. Get company overview and fundamentals
get_crypto_daily
Requires the crypto symbol (e.g. "BTC") and the market currency (e.g. "USD"). Returns daily price data with dates. Get daily cryptocurrency prices
get_daily_time_series
Optionally set outputsize to "compact" (last 100 data points, default) or "full" (20+ years of data). Returns daily price data with dates. Get daily stock time series
get_earnings
Useful for earnings analysis and identifying beats/misses. Get earnings history for a stock
get_forex_daily
Requires the from symbol (e.g. "EUR") and to symbol (e.g. "USD"). Returns daily OHLCV forex data with dates. Get daily foreign exchange rates
get_intraday_time_series
Optionally set interval (1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 60min) and outputsize. Returns price data at the specified interval. Useful for day trading analysis. Get intraday stock time series
get_monthly_time_series
Each data point represents a month of trading. Useful for long-term trend analysis and portfolio review. Get monthly stock time series
get_news_sentiment
Each article includes title, summary, source, sentiment scores (bullish/bearish score) and relevance score. Optionally filter by topics and limit the number of results. Get news sentiment for stock tickers
get_quote
Returns current trading data including change and change percent. Useful for quick price checks. Get real-time stock quote
get_rsi
RSI measures momentum on a 0-100 scale; above 70 indicates overbought, below 30 indicates oversold. Optionally set interval, time period and series type (close, open, high, low). Get Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator
get_sector_performance
Returns change percentages for each sector. Get real-time sector performance
get_weekly_time_series
Each data point represents a week of trading. Useful for medium-term trend analysis. Get weekly stock time series
search_symbol
Returns best matches with symbol, name, type and region. Useful for discovering the correct symbol before querying price data. Search for stock symbols by keywords
Example Prompts for Alpha Vantage in OpenAI Agents SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Alpha Vantage immediately.
"Show me the current quote for Apple stock."
"Show me the RSI for Tesla over the last 14 days."
"What are the top performing sectors today?"
Troubleshooting Alpha Vantage MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK
Common issues when connecting Alpha Vantage to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCPServerStreamableHttp not found
pip install --upgrade openai-agentsAgent not calling tools
Alpha Vantage + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating Alpha Vantage MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?
MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.Does the SDK support streaming responses?
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Connect Alpha Vantage to OpenAI Agents SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 13 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.