alpaca-guard
About
Alpaca trading API with hard daily USD cap guard. Paper trading default; live opt-in.
Use this server
Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
ALPACA_API_KEY ALPACA_SECRET_KEYClaude Code
claude mcp add --env ALPACA_API_KEY= --env ALPACA_SECRET_KEY= alpaca-guard -- npx alpaca-guard-mcp
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"alpaca-guard","command":"npx","args":["alpaca-guard-mcp"],"env":{"ALPACA_API_KEY":"","ALPACA_SECRET_KEY":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"alpaca-guard": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"alpaca-guard-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ALPACA_API_KEY": "",
"ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.