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DimensionProphet TraderDeprecated AI-driven options trading MCP server (successor: OpenProphet)BioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS37 / 100 · D75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions3 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance4 / 2018 / 20
Documentation13 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience9 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Developers comfortable with Go and the Alpaca API who want to experiment with AI-driven options strategies in a paper trading sandbox
  • Engineers interested in an example architecture for wiring Claude Code to a custom trading backend via MCP
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Anyone wanting to trade real money in production — the author explicitly warns to use paper trading only
  • Users who need active maintenance or updates, since this repo is deprecated and development has moved to OpenProphet
  • Users without an Alpaca trading account and API keys, or unfamiliar with compiling and running a Go backend
  • Users needing to write to upstream databases (read-only)
  • Users requiring direct access to closed datasets (e.g., COSMIC is not directly integrated)
  • Users expecting all advanced features without API keys
Required permissions
  • Alpaca API keys (permission to place/cancel orders and read positions and account balance)
  • Optional Gemini API key for AI-based news cleaning and summarization
  • Local filesystem write access for the SQLite database and activity_logs/decisive_actions logs
  • Outbound network access to Alpaca, Google News, MarketWatch, and Gemini services
  • Requires internet access to query public biomedical APIs
  • Optional API keys (NCBI, Semantic Scholar, OpenFDA, etc.) to improve rate limits or unlock features
  • Local read/write access for skills, cache, and local study data (e.g., `~/.local/share/biomcp`)
Risks and side effects
  • Misconfiguring a live (non-paper) Alpaca endpoint can result in real financial losses; the author provides no warranty
  • The project is marked deprecated by its author and no longer receives updates or fixes — review the code yourself before relying on it
  • AI-generated trading decisions may be flawed and should be reviewed before execution
  • Alpaca and Gemini API keys are stored in plaintext in the .env file and must be protected from exposure
  • Upstream API rate limits may affect performance
  • Some data sources (e.g., KEGG) have licensing terms that restrict non-academic use
  • Features requiring API keys (e.g., OncoKB) may be incomplete without them
  • Local binary installations need regular updates for compatibility
Supported clientsClaude CodeClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Other MCP stdio clients
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