Chart Library MCP Server

Works with: Claude Desktop | Claude Code | ChatGPT | GitHub Copilot | Cursor | VS Code | Any MCP client

Ask your AI agent "what did this chart do last time it looked like this?" and get a real answer — backed by a cohort of historical analogs and the calibrated distribution of what came next.

25M+ pattern embeddings. 10 years of history. 19K+ stocks. One tool call.

> "What does NVDA's chart on 2024-08-05 1h look like historically?"

NVDA · 2024-08-05 · 1h — cohort of 500 historical analogs
(485 with realized 5-day returns)

  Distribution at 5 days forward:
    median:        −1.3%
    p10 ·· p90:    −11.3% ·· +6.8%   (80% empirical band)
    win rate:      44%
    cohort_score:  0.31 (modest)

  Features that separated winners from losers:
    + credit_spread_state = tight
    + macro_state = bullish
    + pct_off_52w_low (further off)
    − vol_regime = low

  Summary: NVDA's 1-hour pattern on 2024-08-05 has 500 historical
  analogs. The cohort's 5-day distribution is bearish-leaning
  (median −1.3%, win rate 44%) — the historical record does NOT
  show this pattern typically resolving bullish. Conditioning on
  tight credit spreads and a bullish macro state would have
  separated the outperformers within the cohort.

A retrieval, not a forecast. No hallucinated predictions. No cherry-picking. Just the empirical record your agent can cite.

Quick Start

pip install chartlibrary-mcp

Claude Desktop (One-Click Install)

Download the chart-library-1.1.1.mcpb extension file and open it with Claude Desktop for automatic installation.

Claude Code

claude mcp add chart-library -- chartlibrary-mcp

Claude Desktop (Manual)

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chart-library": {
      "command": "chartlibrary-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CHART_LIBRARY_API_KEY": "cl_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or VS Code MCP settings:

{
  "servers": {
    "chart-library": {
      "command": "chartlibrary-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CHART_LIBRARY_API_KEY": "cl_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

GitHub Copilot (VS Code)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project (this file is already included in the chart-library repos):

{
  "servers": {
    "chart-library": {
      "command": "chartlibrary-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CHART_LIBRARY_API_KEY": "cl_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Copilot Chat will auto-detect the MCP server when you open the project. Use @mcp in Copilot Chat to invoke tools.

ChatGPT (Developer Mode)

ChatGPT connects to MCP servers via remote HTTP endpoints. To set up:

1. Enable Developer Mode: Go to ChatGPT Settings > Apps > Advanced settings > Developer mode (requires Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, or Education plan)

2. Create a connector: In Settings > Connectors, click Create and enter:

   • Name: Chart Library

   • Description: Historical chart pattern search engine — 25M+ patterns across 19K+ stocks, 10 years of data

   • URL: https://chartlibrary.io/mcp

   • Authentication: No Authentication (or OAuth if using an API key)

3. Use in conversations: Select "Developer mode" from the Plus menu, choose the Chart Library app, and ask questions like "What does NVDA's chart look like historically?"

Note: The remote endpoint at https://chartlibrary.io/mcp uses Streamable HTTP transport. If you need SSE fallback, use https://chartlibrary.io/mcp/sse.

Remote MCP Endpoint

For any MCP client that supports remote HTTP connections:

https://chartlibrary.io/mcp

This endpoint supports both Streamable HTTP and SSE transports, no local installation required.

Free tier: 200 calls/day, no credit card required. Get an API key at chartlibrary.io/developers or use basic search without one.

What Can Your Agent Do With This?

"Should I be worried about my TSLA position?"

> get_exit_signal("TSLA")

  Signal: HOLD (confidence: 72%)
  Similar patterns that exited early: 3/10 would have avoided a drawdown
  Similar patterns that held: 7/10 gained an additional +2.1% over 5 days
  Recommendation: Pattern suggests continuation. No exit signal triggered.

"What sectors are rotating in right now?"

> get_sector_rotation()

  Leaders (30-day relative strength):
    1. XLK  Technology     +4.2%
    2. XLY  Cons. Disc.    +3.1%
    3. XLC  Communication  +2.8%

  Laggards:
    9. XLU  Utilities      -1.4%
   10. XLP  Cons. Staples  -2.1%
   11. XLRE Real Estate    -3.3%

  Regime: Risk-On (growth > defensives)

"What happens to AMD if SPY drops 3%?"

> run_scenario("AMD", spy_change=-3.0)

  When SPY fell ~3%, AMD historically:
    Median move:  -5.2%
    Best case:    +1.1%
    Worst case:  -11.4%
    Positive:     18% of the time

  AMD shows 1.7x beta to SPY downside moves.

8 Canonical Tools

Chart Library 2.0 consolidates 22 legacy tools into 8 composable primitives. Chain them via cohort_id handles for sub-second refinement without re-running kNN.

These tools replace hallucinated "on average this pattern returns X%" with real conditional base rates. See the grounded-base-rates pattern for the full loop.

Typical agent flow

1. search("NVDA 2024-06-18")                          → cohort_id
2. cohort(cohort_id=..., filters={regime:{same_vix_bucket: true}})
                                                       → conditional distribution
3. explain(cohort_id=..., style="filter_ranking")     → which filter matters most
4. cohort(cohort_id=..., filters={...new filter...})  → refined distribution

Legacy tools (deprecated, still callable)

For backward compatibility, these 22 legacy tool names remain in place and are marked deprecated in their MCP annotations. They forward to the canonical tool and will be removed in a future major release. Migrate via the mapping below:

How It Works

Chart Library indexes a large library of historical chart patterns and exposes them behind a conditional-distribution API. Every query returns sample sizes, percentiles, and calibrated forward-return bands — never a point forecast.

When your agent calls analyze_pattern("NVDA"), the server:

1. Builds a representation of NVDA's current chart state

2. Retrieves historically similar patterns

3. Looks up what happened over the following 1, 3, 5, and 10 days

4. Returns the distribution + a plain-English summary via Claude Haiku

The result: factual, citation-ready statements like "out of N similar historical patterns, the median 5-day return was X% (80% band [p10, p90])" that your agent can present without hallucinating or hedging.

API Key

Get your key at chartlibrary.io/developers.

export CHART_LIBRARY_API_KEY=cl_your_key

Links

• Website

• API Documentation

• Developer Portal

• Regime Tracker

• Python SDK | JavaScript SDK

Chart Library provides historical pattern data for informational purposes. Not financial advice.