SMC-MCP — Smart-Money-Concepts for AI agents

Give Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client the ability to read price action like a smart-money trader — market structure (BOS / CHoCH), order blocks, fair value gaps, and liquidity sweeps — for stocks, forex, gold, indices, and crypto.

No API key. No paid data feed. Ask in plain English:

"Run a full SMC read on XAUUSD on the 1h." "Are there any unmitigated bullish order blocks on EURUSD?" "Did BTCUSD sweep liquidity above the recent high?"

Every other finance MCP server fetches stock prices and standard indicators. This one speaks the language traders actually use: order blocks, FVGs, BOS, CHoCH, liquidity grabs.

30-second setup (Claude Desktop)

git clone https://github.com/AkhileshSelvan/smc-mcp.git
cd smc-mcp
pip install -e .

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json (Claude → Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smc": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "smc_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. You'll see the smc tools appear. Done.

Works the same in any MCP client (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) — point it at python -m smc_mcp over stdio.

Related MCP server: microstructure-mcp

Tools

Every tool accepts:

• symbol — AAPL, XAUUSD, EURUSD, BTCUSD, SPX … (trader shorthand is auto-translated)

• interval — 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 1d, 1wk

• limit — number of recent candles (20–1000)

• lookback — swing sensitivity (higher = only major swings)

• response_format — markdown (human read) or json (machine-readable zones)

What the concepts mean

• BOS (Break of Structure) — price closes through a swing with the trend: a continuation signal.

• CHoCH (Change of Character) — price closes through a swing against the trend: the first hint of a reversal.

• Order block — the last opposite-colour candle before an impulsive move; an institutional footprint and a common entry zone.

• Fair value gap — a three-candle imbalance price often returns to rebalance.

• Liquidity sweep — a wick beyond an obvious swing that takes stops, then closes back (distinct from a BOS, which closes through).

Run the tests

pip install -e ".[dev]"
python tests/test_smc.py     # or: python -m pytest tests/ -q

The core logic is pure Python over OHLC arrays (in src/smc_mcp/smc/), unit- tested with hand-built series, and free of look-ahead bias — swings are only used once their fractal has fully formed.

Roadmap

• Multi-timeframe confluence (HTF bias + LTF entry)

• Premium/discount (equilibrium) zones

• ccxt data source for exchange-native crypto candles

• Optional MT5 data bridge for broker-accurate forex

• Prop-firm risk-gate tool (position size vs. drawdown rules)

Contributions and issues welcome.

Disclaimer

This software provides data analysis, not financial advice. Markets carry risk; validate every signal on your own charts and never trade on a tool's output alone.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.