MCP Paradex Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for the Paradex trading platform.

Overview

This project provides a bridge between AI assistants (like Claude) and the Paradex perpetual futures trading platform. Using the MCP standard, AI assistants can:

• Retrieve market data from Paradex
• Manage trading accounts and vaults
• Place and manage orders
• Monitor positions and balance

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install mcp-paradex-py for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

Using pip

1. Clone this repository:
   git clone https://github.com/sv/mcp-paradex-py.git cd mcp-paradex-py
2. Create a virtual environment:
   python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
3. Install dependencies:
   pip install -e .

Using uv (faster alternative)

1. Clone this repository:
   git clone https://github.com/sv/mcp-paradex-py.git cd mcp-paradex-py
2. Create a virtual environment:
   uv venv source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
3. Install dependencies:
   uv pip install -e .

Configuration

Set up your configuration:

Then edit the .env file with your Paradex credentials.

Running the Server

Docker (recommended)

In Cursor add MCP as command

Public only

Allow trading

Smithery.ai Integration

This MCP server is compatible with Smithery.ai, a platform for discovering and deploying MCP servers.

Claude Desktop Configuration

To use this server with Claude Desktop via Smithery.ai:

1. Open Claude Desktop and enable Developer Mode from the menu
2. Go to Settings > Developer and click "Edit Config"
3. Add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json:

4. Replace your_ethereum_private_key with your actual Paradex private key
5. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop

Smithery.ai Registry

The server includes a smithery.yaml file with metadata for the Smithery.ai registry. If you want to publish this server to Smithery.ai, you can use the Smithery CLI:

For more information about publishing to Smithery.ai, see the Smithery documentation.

Available Resources and Tools

Resources

System Resources

• system://status - Get the current status of the system and Paradex connection
• system://version - Get detailed version information about the server and dependencies
• system://health - Perform a basic health check of the server

Market Resources

• market://public/markets - Get a list of available markets from Paradex
• market://public/info - Get general market information and status

Vault Resources

• vaults://list - List all vaults associated with the account
• vaults://balance - Get the balance of a specific vault
• vaults://details - Get detailed information about a vault

Tools

System Tools

• check_public_api - Check the connection to Paradex public API without authentication
• check_paradex_connection - Verify connectivity with Paradex API using authentication

Market Tools

• get_market_data - Retrieve detailed market data for a specific market
• get_orderbook - Get the current orderbook for a market
• get_recent_trades - Retrieve recent trades for a market

Account Tools

• get_account_info - Get information about the connected account
• get_account_balance - Retrieve the account balance

Order Tools

• place_order - Place a new order on Paradex
• cancel_order - Cancel an existing order
• get_order_status - Check the status of an order

Vault Tools

• create_vault - Create a new vault
• deposit_to_vault - Deposit funds into a vault
• withdraw_from_vault - Withdraw funds from a vault

Development

Project Structure

• src/mcp_paradex/ - Main package
  • server/ - MCP server implementation
    • server.py - FastMCP server configuration
  • resources/ - Read-only data resources
    • system.py - System status resource
    • market.py - Market data resources
    • vaults.py - Vault management resources
  • tools/ - Action tools for operations
    • system.py - System management tools
    • market.py - Market data tools
    • account.py - Account management tools
    • orders.py - Order management tools
    • vaults.py - Vault management tools
  • utils/ - Utility functions and helpers
    • config.py - Configuration handling
    • paradex_client.py - Paradex API client

Development Progress

• Step 1: Create Basic Project Structure
  • Set up package configuration and dependencies
  • Create initial FastMCP server configuration
  • Implement basic system health checks
• Step 2: Implement Authentication Layer
  • Design secure API key management system
  • Create authentication flow for Paradex API
• Step 3: Deploy Basic Server with Health Check
  • Implement system status resource
  • Create connectivity verification tool
  • Add public API endpoints that don't require authentication
• Step 4: Market Data Integration
  • Implement market data resources
  • Create market data tools
  • Add orderbook and trade history functionality
• Step 5: Account and Order Management
  • Implement account information resources
  • Create order management tools
  • Add vault management capabilities
• Step 6: Add Smithery.ai Support
  • Create Smithery.ai configuration file
  • Add Claude Desktop configuration example
  • Document Smithery.ai integration

Code Quality Tools

This project uses several tools to maintain code quality:

• Black: Code formatter that enforces a consistent style
• Ruff: Fast Python linter that combines functionality from multiple linting tools
• Mypy: Static type checker for Python
• Pre-commit: Git hook scripts to automate checks before commits

Setup Development Environment

1. Install development dependencies:
   make install-dev
2. Format code:
   make format
3. Lint code:
   make lint
4. Type check:
   make typecheck
5. Run all checks:
   make check
6. Run pre-commit on all files:
   make pre-commit
7. Run tests:
   make test
8. Run tests with coverage report:
   make test-cov

Testing

This project uses pytest for testing. Tests are located in the tests directory.

To run tests:

To run tests with coverage report:

This will generate an HTML coverage report in the htmlcov directory.

Pre-commit Hooks

Pre-commit hooks are configured to run automatically on git commit. They include:

• Trailing whitespace removal
• End-of-file fixer
• YAML/TOML syntax checking
• Black formatting
• Ruff linting
• Mypy type checking

To manually run all pre-commit hooks on all files:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT License