About alphavantagemcpserver
alphavantagemcpserver is an MCP server for the Alpha Vantage stock market data API. Forked from an earlier project, it fixes bugs that prevented the server from working correctly.
Key features
- 01Connects to the Alpha Vantage API
- 02Provides stock market data
- 03Configures the API key through an environment variable
Use cases
- 01Provide stock data to MCP clients
- 02Configure a market data server in Claude Desktop
MCP support
The server exposes the Alpha Vantage stock market data API to MCP clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEOverview
This is a fork of Cesar Alvernaz's "Alphavantage MCP server". It fixes a few bugs which were preventing the server from working correctly.
Alphavantage MCP Server
A MCP server for the stock market data API, Alphavantage API.
Configuration
Getting an API Key
- Sign up for a Free Alphavantage API key
- Add the API key to your environment variables as
ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY
Usage with Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"alphavantage": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<DIRECTORY>/alphavantage",
"run",
"alphavantage"
],
"env": {
"ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
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