# alpaca-mcp-server

> Use this tool when you need to manage investments using natural language commands, enabling seamless trading operations for stocks, options, crypto, and portfolio management through Alpaca's Trading API. It solves problems of complex trading interfaces and limited accessibility, providing a user-friendly interface for AI assistants to execute trades. Ideal for use cases where voice or text-based investment management is required, with inputs including natural language commands and outputs including trade executions and portfolio updates.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/mfoster5303-1-alpaca-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mfoster5303-1-alpaca-mcp-server

## Description

Enables natural language trading operations for stocks, options, crypto, and portfolio management via Alpaca's Trading API through AI assistants.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/hr6a76jr11)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mfoster5303-1/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": "mfoster5303-1-alpaca-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mfoster5303-1-alpaca-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mfoster5303-1-alpaca-mcp-server/pull`

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