Unusual Whales MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_SERVER_NAME | No | Optional: Configure custom server name settings | |
| MCP_SERVER_VERSION | No | Optional: Configure custom server version settings | |
| UNUSUAL_WHALES_API_KEY | Yes | Your Unusual Whales API key obtained from unusualwhales.com |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_alertsC | Get triggered alerts for the user |
| get_alerts_configurationB | Get alert configurations for the user |
| get_congress_traderC | Get recent reports by congress member |
| get_congress_late_reportsC | Get recent late reports by congress members |
| get_congress_recent_tradesC | Get latest trades by congress members |
| get_darkpool_recentC | Get latest darkpool trades |
| get_darkpool_tickerC | Get darkpool trades for a specific ticker |
| get_earnings_afterhoursB | Get afterhours earnings for a date |
| get_earnings_premarketC | Get premarket earnings for a date |
| get_earnings_tickerC | Get historical earnings data for a ticker |
| get_etf_exposureC | Get ETF exposure data |
| get_etf_holdingsC | Get ETF holdings information |
| get_etf_in_outflowC | Get ETF inflow & outflow data |
| get_etf_infoC | Get ETF information |
| get_etf_weightsB | Get ETF sector & country weights |
| get_market_tideC | Get market tide data |
| get_market_economic_calendarC | Get economic calendar events |
| get_market_fda_calendarC | Get FDA calendar events |
| get_market_spikeC | Get SPIKE data (volatility indicator) |
| get_market_total_options_volumeB | Get total options volume across the market |
| get_news_headlinesC | Get latest news headlines for financial markets with filtering options |
| get_option_trades_flow_alertsC | Get option flow alerts showing significant option trades and unusual activity |
| get_screener_analystsC | Get analyst rating screener |
| get_screener_option_contractsC | Get hottest chains screener (option contracts) |
| get_screener_stocksD | Get stock screener |
| get_stock_infoC | Get stock information for a ticker |
| get_stock_flow_alertsC | Get flow alerts for a ticker |
| get_stock_flow_recentC | Get recent flows for a ticker |
| get_stock_option_chainsC | Get option chains for a ticker |
| get_stock_greek_exposureC | Get Greek exposure for a ticker |
| get_stock_max_painC | Get max pain data for a ticker |
| get_stock_iv_rankC | Get IV rank for a ticker |
| get_stock_volatility_statsC | Get volatility statistics for a ticker |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 33 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes targeting specific financial data categories (congress trades, dark pools, earnings, ETFs, market indicators, news, screeners, stock/option analytics). Some potential overlap exists between flow-related tools (e.g., get_stock_flow_alerts vs get_stock_flow_recent) and ETF tools, but descriptions generally clarify the differences.
All tools follow a consistent 'get_[category]_[specific]' snake_case pattern, with clear and predictable naming. The structure is uniform across all 33 tools, making it easy to understand the domain and action at a glance.
33 tools is excessive for a single server, likely overwhelming for agents and suggesting poor scoping. While the domain (financial data) is broad, this many tools indicates fragmentation rather than a cohesive set, making it difficult to navigate and use effectively.
The tool set comprehensively covers the financial data domain implied by the server name and tool descriptions. It includes data on alerts, congress trades, dark pools, earnings, ETFs, market indicators, news, screeners, and detailed stock/option analytics, with no obvious gaps for the intended purpose.