Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides optional integration with Zerodha Kite API for faster data access, including full option chains, tick-level data, and order book depth.

indian-option-mcp by devag7

🆓 Free Alternative to Sensibull & Opstra

Feature	Sensibull (₹1500/mo)	Opstra (₹999/mo)	Indian Option MCP (Free)
Option Chain	✅	✅	✅ Live from NSE
Strategy Builder	✅ (20+)	✅ (15+)	✅ 34 strategies
Greeks Calculator	✅	✅	✅ Black-Scholes
Max Pain	✅	✅	✅
OI Analysis	✅	✅	✅
IV Smile/Skew	❌	✅	✅
Position Sizing	❌	❌	✅
Margin Estimation	❌	❌	✅
Probability of Profit	❌	❌	✅
AI-Powered Analysis	❌	❌	✅ Claude AI
Natural Language	❌	❌	✅ "Build me an Iron Condor"
API/Programmatic	❌	❌	✅ MCP Protocol
Price	₹1500/month	₹999/month	🆓 Forever Free

Related MCP server: trading-skills

✨ Why Indian Option MCP?

Pain Point	Old Way	With This MCP
Checking option chains	Open Sensibull/NSE website, scroll, compare	"Show me NIFTY option chain"
Building strategies	Manually pick strikes, calculate P&L	"Build an iron condor on BANKNIFTY"
Greeks analysis	Open Black-Scholes calculator, enter values	"What are the Greeks for NIFTY 24000 CE?"
Finding support/resistance from OI	Stare at OI columns, do mental math	"Where is the highest OI in NIFTY?"
Position sizing	Spreadsheet + guesswork	"Size a position for ₹5L capital, 2% risk"

🕐 24/7 Availability — Works Even After Market Hours

Most NSE tools and scrapers break after 3:30 PM IST because NSE takes down the option chain API. This MCP server uses a dual-endpoint fallback architecture:

Time	Data Source	What You Get
9:15 AM – 3:30 PM (Market Open)	Primary NSE API	Full chain with IV, Greeks, change-in-OI, bid/ask
After 3:30 PM (Market Closed)	Fallback derivatives API	Closing snapshot with OI, LTP, volume, strike prices

No configuration needed. The fallback is automatic. You always get data, any time of day.

🚀 Features

📊 Option Chain Tools

Tool	Description
`get_option_chain`	Full option chain with strikes, LTP, OI, IV, volume, bid/ask for calls & puts
`get_expiry_dates`	All available expiry dates for any F&O symbol
`get_spot_price`	Current spot/underlying price of any stock or index

🔢 Greeks & Pricing

Tool	Description
`calculate_greeks`	All Greeks — Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho — via Black-Scholes
`calculate_iv`	Implied Volatility from market price (Newton-Raphson method)
`calculate_option_price`	Theoretical option price using Black-Scholes model
`what_if_greeks`	Scenario analysis — how Greeks change under hypothetical conditions

🏗️ Strategy Builder — 34 Pre-Built Strategies

Tool	Description
`build_strategy`	Build any of 34 strategies with real market prices, payoff & breakevens
`custom_strategy`	Build custom multi-leg strategies with specific strikes
`suggest_strategy`	Get strategy suggestions based on outlook & risk preference
`list_strategies`	Browse all available strategies by category
`calculate_payoff`	Payoff/P&L table at expiry across price scenarios

📈 Open Interest Analysis

Tool	Description
`calculate_max_pain`	Max Pain strike — where option buyers lose the most
`get_pcr`	Put-Call Ratio (OI, Volume, and Change based) with interpretation
`highest_oi_strikes`	OI-based support & resistance levels
`oi_change_analysis`	Change in OI patterns — emerging support/resistance

📉 IV Analytics

Tool	Description
`iv_smile`	IV Smile curve + IV Skew across strikes
`expected_move`	Expected price range by expiry (1σ, 1.645σ, 1.96σ)

🌍 Market Data

Tool	Description
`market_overview`	NIFTY & BANKNIFTY snapshot — spot, ATM IV, PCR, lot size
`market_status`	Is the NSE market currently open or closed?
`lot_size`	Lot size for any F&O instrument
`next_expiry`	Next weekly/monthly expiry date

🛡️ Risk Management

Tool	Description
`estimate_margin`	SPAN + Exposure margin estimate for option strategies
`probability_of_profit`	POP calculation using log-normal distribution
`position_sizing`	Optimal lot count based on capital & risk tolerance

🔍 Scanners

Tool	Description
`scan_high_oi`	Find strikes with highest institutional OI buildup
`unusual_activity`	Detect abnormally high volume/OI ratio

💬 MCP Prompts

Prompt	Description
`strategy_advisor`	Full strategy recommendation workflow — chains, PCR, max pain, expected move, build & size
`market_analysis`	Comprehensive analysis — OI, PCR, IV smile, max pain, expected move synthesized

⚡ Quick Start

Option 1: npx (Recommended — Zero Install)

Add this to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indian-options": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "indian-option-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Done. 🎉

Option 2: Clone & Build

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/devag7/Indian-Option-MCP.git
cd Indian-Option-MCP

# Install dependencies & build
npm install
npm run build

Configure Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:

OS	Path
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
Windows	`%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
Linux	`~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indian-options": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/Indian-Option-MCP/dist/bundle.mjs"],
      "env": {
        "DATA_PROVIDER": "nse"
      }
    }
  }
}

That's it. Restart Claude Desktop and start asking about Indian options! 🎉

💬 Example Conversations

Once configured, just talk naturally to Claude:

You: Show me the NIFTY option chain for the nearest expiry

You: Build an iron condor on BANKNIFTY with 3 strikes OTM

You: What's the max pain for NIFTY? Where is OI-based support?

You: I'm bullish on RELIANCE. Suggest a strategy with low risk.

You: Calculate Greeks for NIFTY 24500 CE, 10 days to expiry, 14% IV

You: Show the expected move for NIFTY at 95% confidence

You: Size a short straddle on BANKNIFTY for ₹10L capital, max 2% risk

🏗️ Strategy Library

All 34 pre-built strategies, ready to deploy with live market prices:

📈 Bullish

Strategy	Legs
`long_call`	1
`bull_call_spread`	2
`bull_put_spread`	2
`put_credit_spread`	2
`synthetic_long`	2
`covered_call`	2
`collar`	3
`strap`	2
`jade_lizard`	3

📉 Bearish

Strategy	Legs
`long_put`	1
`bear_put_spread`	2
`bear_call_spread`	2
`put_debit_spread`	2
`call_credit_spread`	2
`synthetic_short`	2
`protective_put`	2
`strip`	2

⚖️ Neutral

Strategy	Legs
`short_straddle`	2
`short_strangle`	2
`iron_condor`	4
`iron_butterfly`	4
`butterfly`	3
`calendar_spread`	2
`double_diagonal`	4

🌊 Volatility

Strategy	Legs
`long_straddle`	2
`long_strangle`	2
`back_spread_call`	2
`back_spread_put`	2
`ratio_call_spread`	2
`ratio_put_spread`	2
`short_call`	1
`short_put`	1
`broken_wing_butterfly`	3
`christmas_tree`	3

💡 Tip: Use list_strategies to browse by category, or suggest_strategy to get recommendations based on your market view.

🔌 Data Providers

Provider	API Key	Features	Speed
NSE India (default)	❌ Not needed	Full option chains, OI, IV, volume, spot prices	⚡ Fast
Zerodha Kite (optional)	✅ Required	Full option chains, tick-level data, order book depth	⚡⚡ Faster

NSE (Default — Zero Config)

Works out of the box. The server fetches data directly from NSE India's public endpoints.

# No configuration needed — just build and run
DATA_PROVIDER=nse  # this is the default

Zerodha Kite (Optional)

For traders with a Zerodha account who want faster data and deeper order book:

DATA_PROVIDER=zerodha
KITE_API_KEY=your_api_key
KITE_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
KITE_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token  # refreshed daily

Get credentials from developers.kite.trade

⚙️ Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and configure as needed:

cp .env.example .env

Variable	Default	Description
`DATA_PROVIDER`	`nse`	Data source — `nse` (free) or `zerodha` (needs API key)
`KITE_API_KEY`	—	Zerodha Kite API key (only if `zerodha`)
`KITE_API_SECRET`	—	Zerodha Kite API secret (only if `zerodha`)
`KITE_ACCESS_TOKEN`	—	Zerodha session token, refreshed daily (only if `zerodha`)
`CACHE_TTL_SECONDS`	`5`	Real-time data cache lifetime in seconds
`INSTRUMENT_CACHE_TTL_HOURS`	`12`	Instrument master cache lifetime in hours
`RISK_FREE_RATE`	`0.07`	Annual risk-free rate for Black-Scholes (7% = Indian 10Y bond)
`LOG_LEVEL`	`info`	Logging verbosity — `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`

🏛️ Architecture

indian-option-mcp/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts                    # Entry point — stdio transport
│   ├── server.ts                   # MCP server — all 35+ tools registered here
│   ├── config.ts                   # Zod-validated env configuration
│   │
│   ├── data/
│   │   ├── providers/
│   │   │   ├── base.provider.ts    # Abstract data provider interface
│   │   │   ├── nse.provider.ts     # NSE India scraper (default)
│   │   │   └── zerodha.provider.ts # Kite Connect API client
│   │   ├── provider-factory.ts     # Provider factory pattern
│   │   ├── cache/
│   │   │   ├── memory-cache.ts     # TTL-based in-memory cache
│   │   │   └── instrument-cache.ts # Long-lived instrument master cache
│   │   ├── constants/
│   │   │   ├── lot-sizes.ts        # F&O lot sizes (NIFTY=75, BANKNIFTY=30, etc.)
│   │   │   ├── expiry-calendar.ts  # Expiry date calculations
│   │   │   └── indices.ts          # Index metadata & strike intervals
│   │   └── models/
│   │       ├── option-chain.ts     # Option chain data models
│   │       ├── instrument.ts       # Instrument definitions
│   │       ├── quote.ts            # Quote/tick models
│   │       ├── strategy.ts         # Strategy type definitions
│   │       └── index.ts            # Model barrel exports
│   │
│   ├── engine/
│   │   ├── black-scholes.ts        # Option pricing & Greeks (Δ, Γ, Θ, ν, ρ)
│   │   ├── implied-volatility.ts   # IV solver (Newton-Raphson)
│   │   ├── iv-surface.ts           # IV Smile, Skew, Rank, Percentile, HV
│   │   ├── strategy-builder.ts     # 34 strategy templates + builder
│   │   ├── payoff.ts               # Payoff/P&L at expiry engine
│   │   ├── max-pain.ts             # Max Pain calculator
│   │   ├── pcr.ts                  # Put-Call Ratio analyzer
│   │   ├── oi-analysis.ts          # OI distribution & activity detection
│   │   ├── margin-calculator.ts    # SPAN margin estimator
│   │   └── risk-metrics.ts         # POP, Kelly, position sizing
│   │
│   └── utils/
│       ├── date.ts                 # Market hours, DTE, expiry helpers
│       ├── format.ts               # Currency, number, OI formatting
│       ├── math.ts                 # Normal CDF, statistical functions
│       └── logger.ts               # Stderr-only logger (MCP-safe)
│
├── dist/                           # Compiled output
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── .env.example

Design Principles

Zero external trading dependencies — only @modelcontextprotocol/sdk and zod
Provider pattern — swap between NSE and Zerodha with one env variable
Pure computation engine — all pricing, Greeks, and analytics are self-contained
MCP-safe logging — all output goes to stderr, never stdout (protects stdio transport)
Startup validation — Zod schemas validate all config at boot, not at runtime

🛠️ Development

# Watch mode (recompile on save)
npm run dev

# Type-check without emitting
npm run lint

# Run tests
npm test

# Inspect with MCP Inspector
npm run inspect

# Clean build artifacts
npm run clean

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how to get started:

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch — git checkout -b feat/my-feature
Commit your changes — git commit -m "feat: add my feature"
Push to your branch — git push origin feat/my-feature
Open a Pull Request

Areas for Contribution

🆕 New strategies (e.g., seagull, condor variations)
🌐 Additional data providers (Upstox, Angel One, etc.)
📊 Enhanced analytics (IV term structure, correlation analysis)
🧪 Test coverage for engine modules
📚 Documentation improvements

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

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