TradingAgentStack MCP server

A small, read-only MCP server that lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients search the TradingAgentStack directory: broker MCP servers, broker and market-data APIs, agent frameworks, backtesters and security tools. Each entry includes paper vs live trading, order approval and safety controls, pricing, rate limits, an official source and a last-checked date.

It can't place trades or connect to any broker. It only reads the open dataset in ../data/tools.json (CC BY 4.0).

Tools

Tool	What it does
search_tools(query, category?, limit?)	Keyword search, with an optional category filter
get_tool(slug)	Full record for one tool, e.g. alpaca-mcp-server
compare_brokers(a, b)	Side-by-side comparison of two tools
list_categories()	Categories with counts

Example prompts: "Which broker MCP servers support paper trading?", "Compare Alpaca MCP and Tradier MCP on safety controls."

Install

Needs Node.js 18 or later.

Claude Desktop

Add this to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradingagentstack": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "tradingagentstack-mcp"] }
  }
}

Cursor

Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradingagentstack": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "tradingagentstack-mcp"] }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add tradingagentstack -- npx -y tradingagentstack-mcp

From source

git clone https://github.com/intoApex/ai-trading-tools && cd ai-trading-tools/mcp-server
npm install && npm test        # copies ../data/tools.json and runs a stdio smoke test
node src/index.js              # or point your client's "command" at this file

The server uses the dataset bundled with the package. To use the latest data from GitHub instead, set TRADINGAGENTSTACK_LIVE=1; it falls back to the bundled copy if the fetch fails.

License

The code is MIT. The data is CC BY 4.0 and should be credited to TradingAgentStack (tradingagentstack.com). Not financial advice.