MCP server

Alpaca

io.github.pipeworx-io/alpaca

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Alpaca MCP — real-time US stock market data via the Alpaca Market Data API

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

45

Token cost

About 27,456 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http alpaca https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.alpaca]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"alpaca":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"alpaca":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"alpaca":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add alpaca https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"alpaca","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"alpaca","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp"}

Tools

• alpaca_bars ~489 tokens
  Historical US stock OHLCV bars with per-bar VWAP and trade count. Timeframes 1Min/5Min/15Min/1Hour/1Day; intraday bars include pre-market and after-hours sessions on the IEX feed. Each bar: {t, o, h, l, c, v, vwap, trades}. Use start/end ISO timestamps or a lookback shorthand like "2h", "5d". Multip
• alpaca_intraday_vwap ~335 tokens
  Current session VWAP for US stocks — is the price above or below VWAP right now? Fetches today's 1-minute bars from 04:00 ET (pre-market included), computes the cumulative volume-weighted average price, and compares it to the latest trade. Returns current_price, session_vwap, above_vwap, and session
• alpaca_snapshot ~329 tokens
  Real-time US stock snapshot with extended-hours coverage: latest trade price, bid/ask quote, today's OHLCV, previous close, change and change % vs previous close, plus the latest minute bar with its VWAP — during pre-market and after-hours the minute bar IS the live extended-hours price. Answers "pr

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