unusual-whales-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| UW_API_KEY | Yes | Your Unusual Whales API key | |
| UW_MAX_RETRIES | No | Retry attempts for failed requests | 3 |
| UW_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE | No | Max requests per minute | 120 |
| UW_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD | No | Failures before pausing requests | 5 |
| UW_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_RESET_TIMEOUT | No | Milliseconds before retrying after failures | 30000 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| resources | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| uw_stockC | Access UnusualWhales stock data including options chains, greeks, IV, OHLC candles, open interest, and more. Available actions:
|
| uw_optionsA | Access UnusualWhales option contract data including flow, historic prices, intraday data, and volume profiles. Available actions:
The 'id' parameter is the option contract symbol (e.g., AAPL240119C00150000). |
| uw_marketD | Access UnusualWhales market-wide data including market tide, sector ETFs, economic calendar, FDA calendar, and more. Available actions:
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| uw_flowA | Access UnusualWhales options flow data including flow alerts, full tape, net flow, group flow, and lit exchange flow. Available actions:
Flow groups: airline, bank, basic materials, china, communication services, consumer cyclical, consumer defensive, crypto, cyber, energy, financial services, gas, gold, healthcare, industrials, mag7, oil, real estate, refiners, reit, semi, silver, technology, uranium, utilities Flow alerts filtering options include: ticker, premium range, volume range, OI range, DTE range, and more. Lit flow filtering options include: premium range, size range, volume range, and timestamp filters. |
| uw_darkpoolA | Access UnusualWhales darkpool trade data. Available actions:
Filtering options include premium range, size range, and volume range. |
| uw_congressB | Access UnusualWhales congress trading data including trades by congress members. Available actions:
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| uw_insiderB | Access UnusualWhales insider trading data including transactions and flow. Available actions:
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| uw_institutionsC | Access UnusualWhales institutional holdings and ownership data. Available actions:
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| uw_earningsC | Access UnusualWhales earnings data including premarket and afterhours earnings schedules. Available actions:
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| uw_etfB | Access UnusualWhales ETF data including holdings, exposure, inflows/outflows, and weights. Available actions:
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| uw_screenerB | Access UnusualWhales screeners for stocks, options, and analysts. Available actions:
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| uw_shortsA | Access UnusualWhales short selling data including short interest, FTDs, and volume. Available actions:
|
| uw_seasonalityC | Access UnusualWhales seasonality data showing historical performance patterns. Available actions:
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| uw_newsC | Access UnusualWhales news headlines. Available actions:
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| uw_alertsA | Access UnusualWhales user alerts and configurations. Available actions:
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| uw_politiciansA | Access UnusualWhales politician portfolio and trading data. Available actions:
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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| daily-summary | Generate a comprehensive daily market summary with unusual activity |
| ticker-analysis | Comprehensive analysis of a single ticker with stock info, options, dark pool, and insider activity |
| congress-tracker | Track recent congressional trading activity and identify notable patterns |
| morning-briefing | Morning market briefing with tide, sectors, dark pool, and earnings on deck |
| options-setup | Analyze options pricing, IV rank, and volatility structure for a ticker |
| pre-earnings | Pre-earnings analysis with historical moves, IV, and positioning |
| unusual-flow | Scan for unusual options activity with large premium and volume |
| dark-pool-scanner | Scan for significant dark pool activity across the market |
| insider-scanner | Scan for notable insider buying and selling activity |
| institutional-activity | Analyze recent institutional filings, holdings changes, and sector exposure |
| sector-flow | Compare options flow sentiment across sectors or a specific sector group |
| greek-exposure | Analyze gamma, delta, and vanna exposure for a ticker |
| iv-screener | Screen for stocks with high or low IV rank for options strategies |
| earnings-calendar | Earnings calendar with IV levels and options positioning |
| fda-calendar | FDA calendar with PDUFA dates and biotech options activity |
| short-interest | Analyze short interest, FTDs, and squeeze potential for a ticker |
| seasonality | Analyze historical seasonality patterns for a ticker or the market |
| etf-flow | Analyze ETF inflows, outflows, and sector exposure |
| bullish-confluence | Find stocks with multiple bullish signals across flow, dark pool, and insiders |
| bearish-confluence | Find stocks with multiple bearish signals across flow, dark pool, and insiders |
| politician-portfolio | Analyze a politician's portfolio holdings and recent trades |
| weekly-expiration | Analyze max pain, gamma, and positioning for weekly options expiration |
| economic-calendar | Economic calendar with FOMC, CPI, jobs data and market positioning |
| end-of-day-recap | End of day market recap with flow, dark pool, and sector summary |
| correlation-analysis | Analyze correlations between tickers over a time period |
| top-movers | Top tickers by net premium and options impact today |
| news-scanner | Market news headlines with related options and dark pool activity |
| option-contract | Deep dive analysis of a specific option contract |
| analyst-tracker | Recent analyst ratings changes with options flow correlation |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| API Reference | Complete reference documentation for all Unusual Whales API endpoints and tools |
| Tools Summary | Summary of available tools with their actions and parameters |
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