Alpaca (uvx) MCP Server
CommunityContributed by Alpaca
Trade stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto, run market-data analysis, and manage your portfolio in plain English through Alpaca's official Trading API. Defaults to paper trading for safe testing.
About the Alpaca (uvx) MCP Server
The Alpaca (uvx) MCP server is a local (stdio) Model Context Protocol server available in the McpMux registry. Trade stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto, run market-data analysis, and manage your portfolio in plain English through Alpaca's official Trading API. Defaults to paper trading for safe testing. This is a community-contributed MCP server by Alpaca.
Install the Alpaca (uvx) MCP server with one click using McpMux. It works with Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, ChatGPT, Windsurf, JetBrains, and any MCP-compatible AI client. This server requires an API key — McpMux securely stores your credentials with AES-256-GCM encryption.
Transport Configuration
{
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"alpaca-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ALPACA_API_KEY": "${input:ALPACA_API_KEY}",
"ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": "${input:ALPACA_SECRET_KEY}",
"ALPACA_PAPER_TRADE": "${input:ALPACA_PAPER_TRADE}"
},
"metadata": {
"inputs": [
{
"id": "ALPACA_API_KEY",
"label": "Alpaca API Key",
"description": "Your Alpaca API key ID. Use your paper-trading key for testing or your live key for real trading.",
"type": "text",
"required": true,
"secret": true,
"placeholder": "PK************************",
"obtain": {
"url": "https://app.alpaca.markets/paper/dashboard/overview",
"instructions": "1. Sign in to the Alpaca dashboard\n2. Open the Paper Trading dashboard (or switch to Live for real trading)\n3. In the right sidebar, find 'API Keys' and click 'Generate New Key'\n4. Copy the API Key ID and the Secret Key (the secret is shown only once)",
"button_label": "Open Alpaca Dashboard"
}
},
{
"id": "ALPACA_SECRET_KEY",
"label": "Alpaca Secret Key",
"description": "Your Alpaca secret key, generated alongside your API key. Shown only once at creation time.",
"type": "text",
"required": true,
"secret": true,
"placeholder": "************************************",
"obtain": {
"url": "https://app.alpaca.markets/paper/dashboard/overview",
"instructions": "1. Sign in to the Alpaca dashboard\n2. Open the Paper Trading dashboard (or switch to Live for real trading)\n3. Under 'API Keys', click 'Generate New Key'\n4. Copy the Secret Key immediately (it cannot be retrieved later)",
"button_label": "Open Alpaca Dashboard"
}
},
{
"id": "ALPACA_PAPER_TRADE",
"label": "Paper Trading",
"description": "When enabled (default), trades run against Alpaca's paper-trading account with simulated money. Disable only with live API keys to trade with real capital.",
"type": "boolean",
"required": false,
"secret": false,
"default": "true"
}
]
}
}Categories
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The Alpaca (uvx) MCP server works with all MCP-compatible AI clients through McpMux:
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Install Alpaca (uvx) with McpMux
One-click install from the McpMux desktop app. Auto-configures for Cursor, Claude, VS Code, ChatGPT, Windsurf, JetBrains, and any MCP-compatible client.