MCP server starters · Rank #53
alpaca-mcp-server
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
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
Why this verdict
How we check →- 13 commits by 5 contributors in the last 90 days (2 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v2.4.0, 6 days ago. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 2a973a0 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:42 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
What's in the stack
- AI
- MCP SDK
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AdminToolset filtering
Comma-separated list of toolsets to enable
- APIReal-time market data
Real-time quotes, trades, and price bars for stocks, crypto, and options.
- APIHistorical data
Historical data with flexible timeframes.
- APIOption Greeks and IV
Option Greeks and implied volatility.
- ContentNews articles
News articles filterable by ticker and date range.
- OtherAccount management
View balances, buying power, account status, and portfolio history.
- OtherOrder management
Place market, limit, stop, stop-limit, and trailing-stop orders for stocks, crypto, and options.
- OtherBulk order cancellation
Cancel orders individually or in bulk.
- OtherPosition management
View, close, or liquidate positions. Exercise option contracts.
- OtherMarket status
Market open/close times, calendar, corporate actions.
- OtherWatchlists
Create, update, and manage watchlists.
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 3 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch alpaca-mcp-server
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 13 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 12 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 13 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- pyproject.toml ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 2a973a0)
- requirements.txt ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 2a973a0)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit