Alpha Vantage Stock MCP Server

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides stock market data from Alpha Vantage API. It allows Claude and other MCP clients to access real-time and historical stock data.

Features

• Get intraday stock data with customizable intervals

• Get daily stock data

• Generate stock alerts based on price movements

• Access stock data as resources

Related MCP server: @qubaomingg/stock-mcp

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16 or higher

• An Alpha Vantage API key (get one for free at Alpha Vantage)

Installation

1. Clone this repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your Alpha Vantage API key:

   ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Building and Running

Build the TypeScript code:

npm run build

Run the server:

npm start

For development with auto-reloading:

npm run dev

Test the API client:

npm test

Using with Claude for Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude for Desktop:

1. Open Claude for Desktop

2. Go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config

3. Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpha-vantage": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      } 
    }
  }
}

Replace /absolute/path/to/dist/index.js with the absolute path to the built index.js file.

4. Restart Claude for Desktop

Available Tools

get-stock-data

Gets intraday stock data for a specific symbol.

Parameters:

• symbol (required): Stock symbol (e.g., IBM, AAPL)

• interval (optional): Time interval between data points (1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 60min). Default: 5min

• outputsize (optional): Amount of data to return (compact: latest 100 data points, full: up to 20 years of data). Default: compact

get-daily-stock-data

Gets daily stock data for a specific symbol.

Parameters:

• symbol (required): Stock symbol (e.g., IBM, AAPL)

• outputsize (optional): Amount of data to return (compact: latest 100 data points, full: up to 20 years of data). Default: compact

get-stock-alerts

Analyzes stock data to generate alerts based on price movements.

Parameters:

• symbol (required): Stock symbol (e.g., IBM, AAPL)

• threshold (optional): Percentage threshold for price movement alerts. Default: 5

Available Resources

stock-data

Access stock data directly as a resource.

URI Template: stock://{symbol}/{interval}

Parameters:

• symbol: Stock symbol (e.g., IBM, AAPL)

• interval: Time interval (daily, 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 60min). Default: daily

Example usage in Claude:

• "Can you analyze this stock data: stock://AAPL/daily"

• "What do you think about this data: stock://MSFT/5min"

License

MIT