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DimensionAlpaca MCP ServerAlpaca's official MCP server for trading stocks, ETFs, crypto, and options via natural language.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS62 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2018 / 20
Documentation16 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers who want to automate trading
  • Users who want to use AI assistants for investment research and trade execution
  • Traders familiar with Alpaca brokerage services
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Users who need a hosted remote MCP server (Alpaca does not provide hosted service)
  • Users who want to trade mutual funds or futures (not supported)
  • Users who need to view Broker API docs (server excludes Broker API endpoints)
  • Projects outside the NPM ecosystem (e.g., pure Python/Go)
  • Environments without network access to deps.dev, OSV.dev, and the npm registry
  • Scenarios requiring maintenance by an official upstream vendor
Required permissions
  • Access Alpaca account information (balances, positions, orders)
  • Place orders on behalf of the user (buy, sell, cancel)
  • Read market data and news
  • Read Alpaca documentation
  • Network access to the NPM registry and external services (deps.dev, OSV.dev, OpenSSF, npms.io, GitHub)
  • Read access to workspace lockfiles (pnpm-lock.yaml, package-lock., yarn.lock) for cache invalidation
Risks and side effects
  • The server can execute real trades, potentially leading to financial loss
  • API keys are sensitive credentials and should be handled securely
  • Options and crypto trading carry high risk and are not suitable for all investors
  • Algorithmic outputs are based on historical data and may not predict future markets
  • Third-party READMEs and changelogs are untrusted external content; they are wrapped in tags with _meta flags but should still be handled cautiously
  • Depends on availability and accuracy of external services
  • Batch requests are capped at 25 packages to prevent registry enumeration; larger sets require batching
  • Third-party open source project, not officially maintained by NPM or Anthropic
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, PyCharm, Antigravity CLI, ChatGPT, Claude MobileClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
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