# Alpaca MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to integrate natural language processing with trading infrastructure, enabling large language models (LLMs) to interact with stock, options, and crypto markets. It solves problems related to automated trading, portfolio management, and market data analysis through a natural language interface. The Alpaca MCP Server takes in natural language inputs and outputs trading actions, portfolio updates, and market data, ideal for use cases requiring seamless interaction between LLMs and trading platforms.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/metachain-org-alpaca-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/metachain-org-alpaca-mcp-server

## Description

An MCP server implementation for Alpaca's Trading API that enables LLMs to interact with Alpaca's trading infrastructure using natural language, supporting stock, options, and crypto trading, portfolio management, watchlists, and market data.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/vwy6eysf97)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/metachain-org/alpaca-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "metachain-org-alpaca-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/metachain-org-alpaca-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/metachain-org-alpaca-mcp-server/pull`

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