Polymarket MCP Server

⚠️ Notice: Quantish is winding down. The Quantish platform (quantish.live) is shutting down. This MCP server is self-hosted and will continue to work independently, but the Quantish team will no longer be maintaining or updating this project. If you're building in the prediction market space and need real-time data infrastructure, check out polynode.dev.

Self-hosted MCP server for trading on Polymarket prediction markets.

Overview

This package provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to trade on Polymarket prediction markets via the Polygon network.

Features

Full Polymarket Trading - Buy/sell on any Polymarket market
Polygon Wallet Management - Generate and manage wallets with Safe integration
Gasless Transactions - Most operations use Polymarket's relayer (no MATIC needed)
MCP Compatible - Works with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client
Self-Hostable - Run on Railway, Fly.io, or any Node.js host

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/joinQuantish/polymarket-mcp
cd polymarket-mcp
npm install

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`DATABASE_URL`	Yes	PostgreSQL connection string
`ENCRYPTION_KEY`	Yes	32-byte hex string for wallet encryption
`POLYGON_RPC_URL`	Yes	Polygon RPC endpoint
`BOT_SIGNING_SECRET`	No	Secret for trusted bot HMAC authentication
`PORT`	No	Server port (defaults to 3000)

Generate Encryption Keys

# Generate ENCRYPTION_KEY (32 bytes = 64 hex chars)
node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))"

# Generate BOT_SIGNING_SECRET (for trusted bot auth)
node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))"

Database Setup

Any PostgreSQL database works. Options:

Provider	Notes
Railway	Add PostgreSQL service, copy `DATABASE_URL` from variables
Supabase	Free tier at supabase.com, copy connection string from Settings > Database
Neon	Serverless Postgres at neon.tech, free tier available
Local Docker	`docker run -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pass -p 5432:5432 postgres`

Set your DATABASE_URL then run:

# Generate Prisma client
npm run db:generate

# Create tables
npm run db:push

Running the Server

# Development
npm run dev

# Production
npm run build
npm start

Available Tools

Account & Wallet

Tool	Description
`request_api_key`	Create account with new wallet (or recover existing)
`setup_wallet`	Deploy Safe wallet and set approvals
`get_wallet_status`	Check wallet deployment and approval status
`get_balances`	Get USDC/MATIC balances
`get_deposit_addresses`	Get addresses for depositing (EVM, Solana, BTC)
`export_private_key`	Export wallet private key
`import_private_key`	Import existing wallet

Trading

Tool	Description
`place_order`	Place buy/sell order
`cancel_order`	Cancel an open order
`cancel_all_orders`	Cancel all open orders
`get_orders`	Get order history
`execute_atomic_orders`	Execute multiple orders atomically
`get_orderbook`	Get market bids/asks
`get_price`	Get market midpoint price

Positions

Tool	Description
`get_positions`	Get your positions
`sync_positions`	Sync positions from Polymarket API
`get_claimable_winnings`	Check redeemable winnings
`claim_winnings`	Claim resolved market winnings
`get_onchain_shares`	Get all ERC-1155 holdings (including gifted)

Transfers & Swaps

Tool	Description
`transfer_usdc`	Send bridged USDC
`transfer_native_usdc`	Send Circle native USDC
`transfer_shares`	Send ERC-1155 shares
`send_matic`	Send MATIC from EOA
`swap_tokens`	Swap tokens via LI.FI
`get_swap_quote`	Get swap quote

API Keys

Tool	Description
`list_api_keys`	List your API keys
`create_additional_api_key`	Create new API key
`revoke_api_key`	Revoke an API key

Note: Market search tools (search_markets, get_market, get_active_markets) are available via the Discovery MCP.

API Format

The server exposes a JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint at /mcp:

curl -X POST https://your-server.com/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "get_balances",
      "arguments": {}
    },
    "id": 1
  }'

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop / Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "polymarket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://your-server.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Security

Returning Users

For security, returning users (existing externalId) cannot get new API keys without authentication. Options:

Use existing API key - If you have it saved
HMAC Authentication (trusted bots only) - Sign with BOT_SIGNING_SECRET:
```
signature = HMAC-SHA256(externalId:timestamp, BOT_SIGNING_SECRET)
```
New Account - Use a different externalId

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Generate Prisma client
npm run db:generate

# Run migrations
npm run db:push

# Start development server
npm run dev

Resources

GitHub: joinQuantish/polymarket-mcp
Discovery MCP: joinQuantish/quantish-discovery
Polymarket Docs: docs.polymarket.com

License

This project is licensed under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0.

Free for personal use, research, and non-commercial purposes. Commercial use requires explicit permission from Quantish Inc. Contact hello@quantish.live for commercial licensing.

Built by Quantish Inc.