Alpha Vantage MCP Server
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time access to financial market data through the free Alpha Vantage API. This server implements a standardized interface for retrieving stock quotes and company information.
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What is Alpha Vantage MCP Server?
The Alpha Vantage MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server designed to provide real-time financial market data via the Alpha Vantage API. It offers a standardized interface for accessing stock quotes, company information, cryptocurrency exchange rates, and historical options data.
How to use Alpha Vantage MCP Server?
The server can be installed using Docker or Smithery. After installation, configure your Claude Desktop client with the provided JSON configuration, ensuring to replace REPLACE_API_KEY with your Alpha Vantage API key. Once configured, Claude can access the server's MCP tools.
Key features of Alpha Vantage MCP Server
Real-time stock quotes with price, volume, and change data
Detailed company information including sector, industry, and market cap
Real-time cryptocurrency exchange rates with bid/ask prices
Historical options chain data with advanced filtering and sorting
Built-in error handling and rate limit management
Use cases of Alpha Vantage MCP Server
Retrieving current stock prices for investment decisions
Gathering company information for financial analysis
Monitoring cryptocurrency exchange rates
Analyzing historical options data for trading strategies
Integrating real-time financial data into AI applications
FAQ from Alpha Vantage MCP Server
What is the Alpha Vantage API key used for?
What is the Alpha Vantage API key used for?
The Alpha Vantage API key is required to access the Alpha Vantage API and retrieve financial data. You need to obtain a free API key from the Alpha Vantage website and configure the server with your API key.
How do I handle rate limits?
How do I handle rate limits?
The server includes built-in rate limit management. However, it's essential to be aware of the Alpha Vantage API's rate limits and design your requests accordingly. The server will return an error message if the rate limit is exceeded.
What kind of error handling is implemented?
What kind of error handling is implemented?
The server includes comprehensive error handling for various scenarios, including rate limit exceeded, invalid API key, network connectivity issues, timeout handling, and malformed responses. Error messages are returned in a clear, human-readable format.
How do I contribute to the project?
How do I contribute to the project?
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request with your proposed changes or improvements.
What data can I retrieve with this server?
What data can I retrieve with this server?
You can retrieve real-time stock quotes, detailed company information, cryptocurrency exchange rates, historical daily price data, and historical options chain data.