mt5-remote-reader-mcp

Read-only MCP server to monitor MetaTrader 5 accounts on remote Windows VPS via SSH.
Never executes trading operations — pure monitoring only.

What it does

mt5-remote-reader-mcp lets any MCP-compatible AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) connect to a Windows VPS running MetaTrader 5 and answer questions about your trading accounts — all via SSH, with no permanent connection and no risk of accidental trades.

Example prompt:

"Use mt5-remote-reader-mcp, connect to VPS 107.x.x.x with password XXXX and tell me what positions are currently open"

The AI will:

1. Connect to your VPS via SSH

2. Query MetaTrader 5

3. Return the data in natural language

Related MCP server: MCP SSH SRE

Installation

pip install mt5-remote-reader-mcp

Quick Start

1. Set up your VPS (one time only)

On your Mac/Linux, run:

python setup_vps.py YOUR_VPS_IP YOUR_VPS_PASSWORD

This installs Python, required libraries, and mt5_tool.py on the VPS automatically.

2. Configure your MCP client

Add to your MCP client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mt5-remote-reader": {
      "command": "mt5-remote-reader-mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Talk to your AI

"Connect to my VPS at 1.2.3.4 with password XXXX and show me open positions"
"What trades did mt5_5 close in the last 7 days?"
"Is the expert advisor on axi_mt5_5_terminal logging any errors?"

Available Tools

Recommended flow

Always start with list_terminals to discover what terminals are available, then use the short terminal name (e.g. mt5_5) for all subsequent calls.

Environment Variables (optional)

Example with custom path:

MT5_TOOL_PATH="C:\trade_monitor\mt5_tool.py" mt5-remote-reader-mcp

VPS Requirements

• Windows Server 2012 R2 or later

• MetaTrader 5 installed and logged in

• Python 3.8+ installed and in PATH

• OpenSSH Server active with password authentication

• mt5_tool.py deployed on the VPS (handled by setup_vps.py)

Architecture

AI Agent
    ↓
mt5-remote-reader-mcp  (MCP stdio, runs on your local machine)
    ↓
SSH + password  (paramiko, no pre-configured keys needed)
    ↓
Windows VPS
    ↓
mt5_tool.py + MetaTrader5 Python library
    ↓
JSON  →  natural language response

Why stdio?
No background process needed. The MCP server launches on demand, completes the request, and exits. SSH is fast and stateless — there's nothing to keep alive between calls.

Why paramiko?
Pure Python SSH library — works on any Mac, Linux, or Windows without system-level SSH dependencies.

Security

• Read-only by design — no trading operations are ever executed

• Credentials are passed per-call and never stored to disk

• SSH connection opens and closes for each request

• Works over standard SSH port 22 — no custom firewall rules needed

Troubleshooting

"Authentication failed"
→ Check the IP and password. Make sure OpenSSH is running on the VPS (net start sshd).

"No output from VPS"
→ Make sure mt5_tool.py is at the expected path. Run setup_vps.py again to redeploy it.

"MT5 terminal not found"
→ Make sure MetaTrader 5 is open and logged in on the VPS before querying.

"Module MetaTrader5 not found"
→ Run setup_vps.py again — it will reinstall the required Python libraries.

License

MIT — see LICENSE

Related Projects

• mt5_tool.py — the core VPS-side script

• setup_vps.py — automated VPS setup from your local machine