tradingview-mcp-chefy

Token-efficient TradingView MCP for traders who actually backtest.

This is a fork built specifically for strategy testing. The existing TradingView MCPs work well for chart reading and morning workflows, but they burn tokens hard when you're iterating on Pine strategies — every backtest read dumps the full trade list, equity curve, and console output into your context. This fork rewrites those reads to aggregate inside TradingView's runtime before the data crosses the wire, returning summaries by default and detail on demand.

Credits

This project stands on two pieces of prior work:

• tradesdontlie/tradingview-mcp — the original CDP bridge and tool surface. The hard scraping work is theirs.

• LewisWJackson/tradingview-mcp-jackson — fork that added the morning-brief workflow, rules config, and a v2.14+ launch fix. This fork forks his.

If those repos help you, go star them.

What's Different in This Fork

Net effect: a typical backtest read goes from ~50KB to ~200 bytes. On a heavy iteration session (20+ runs), this is the difference between burning $20 of tokens and burning $1.

Status

Pre-release. The fork is set up. The new aggregation tools are being written now. Until v0.2 ships, this repo behaves identically to LewisWJackson/tradingview-mcp-jackson — use that one if you need stability today.

Roadmap:

• Fork repo, set up structure

• backtest_summary with in-browser aggregation

• backtest_trades_paged cursor pagination

• backtest_equity_summary downsampling

• pine_console_errors filtered tool

• Token-cost benchmark vs upstream

• PR uncontroversial fixes back to LewisWJackson upstream

• v0.2 release

Quick Start

Same setup as upstream for now. When the new tools land in v0.2, the install path stays identical — only the mcpServers config name might change.

Prerequisites

• TradingView Desktop app (paid subscription required for real-time / strategy data)

• Node.js 18+

• Claude Code (or any MCP client)

• macOS, Windows, or Linux

Install

git clone https://github.com/Chefy3x/tradingview-mcp-chefy.git ~/tradingview-mcp-chefy
cd ~/tradingview-mcp-chefy
npm install

Launch TradingView with debug port

Mac:

./scripts/launch_tv_debug_mac.sh

Windows:

scripts\launch_tv_debug.bat

Linux:

./scripts/launch_tv_debug_linux.sh

Add to Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/.mcp.json (merge with existing servers):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradingview": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/tradingview-mcp-chefy/src/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_USERNAME with your actual username (echo $USER on Mac/Linux).

Verify

Restart Claude Code and ask: "Use tv_health_check to verify TradingView is connected."

Architecture

Claude Code  ←→  MCP stdio  ←→  src/server.js  ←→  CDP :9222  ←→  TradingView Desktop (Electron)

• Connection: Chrome DevTools Protocol on localhost:9222

• Aggregation: for backtest reads, the JS expression sent over CDP performs the reduction inside TradingView's runtime before returning. Same network hop, ~200x less data crossing the boundary.

• No external network calls — everything runs locally

• Zero added dependencies beyond what upstream uses

Contributing

Two-way street with upstream:

• Token efficiency improvements to existing tools → I'll PR these back to LewisWJackson upstream so everyone benefits

• New backtest_* family of tools → stays in this fork (changes the mental model of how the MCP is used)

If you spot a bug in shared code paths, open an issue here and I'll route it.

Disclaimer

This project is provided for personal, educational, and research purposes only.

This tool uses the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP), a standard debugging interface built into all Chromium-based applications. It does not reverse engineer any proprietary TradingView protocol, connect to TradingView's servers, or bypass any access controls. The debug port must be explicitly enabled by the user via a standard Chromium command-line flag.

By using this software you agree that:

1. You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with TradingView's Terms of Use and all applicable laws.

2. This tool accesses undocumented internal TradingView APIs that may change at any time.

3. This tool must not be used to redistribute, resell, or commercially exploit TradingView's market data.

4. The authors are not responsible for any account bans, suspensions, or other consequences.

Use at your own risk.

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Inherited from upstream. Applies to source code only, not to TradingView's software, data, or trademarks.