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Flashalpha

Flashalpha

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About Flashalpha

Flashalpha is an MCP server for accessing FlashAlpha’s options-exposure analytics API. It provides exposure levels, implied-volatility summaries and a Black-Scholes Greeks calculator for options and equity analysis.

Key features

  1. 01Gamma exposure by strike
  2. 02Gamma flip, call wall and put wall
  3. 03Implied-volatility rank and percentile
  4. 04Black-Scholes option Greeks

Use cases

  1. 01Examine dealer gamma positioning
  2. 02Review options-derived price levels
  3. 03Assess relative implied volatility
  4. 04Calculate Greeks from option inputs

MCP support

Exposes four FlashAlpha analytics tools to MCP clients through Pipeworx or as a standalone local stdio server. Calls to the analytics API require the user’s own _apiKey.

Configuration

Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.

Endpointhttps://gateway.pipeworx.io/flashalpha/mcp
Copy install command
Claude CodeTerminal
Cursor.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code.vscode/mcp.json
Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.

Tools

Details

From the project README

mcp-flashalpha

FlashAlpha MCP — wraps the FlashAlpha options-exposure analytics API (lab.flashalpha.com).

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1879+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

ToolDescription
flashalpha_gexGet options gamma exposure (GEX) by strike for an underlying — net GEX, gamma flip, and per-strike call/put gamma. Useful for reading dealer positioning and likely support/resistance. Example: flashalpha_gex({ symbol: "SPY", _apiKey: "your-key" })
flashalpha_levelsGet key options-derived levels for an underlying — gamma flip level, call wall, and put wall. These act as magnet / support / resistance levels driven by dealer gamma. Example: flashalpha_levels({ symbol: "SPY", _apiKey: "your-key" })
flashalpha_ivGet an implied-volatility summary for a stock — IV rank and IV percentile (plus current/underlying IV where available). Use to gauge whether options are relatively cheap or expensive. Example: flashalpha_iv({ symbol: "AAPL", _apiKey: "your-key" })
flashalpha_greeksBlack-Scholes (BSM) option greeks calculator — pass spot, strike, days-to-expiry, volatility and option type to get delta, gamma, theta, vega (and higher-order greeks where returned). Example: flashalpha_greeks({ spot: 100, strike: 105, dte: 30, vol: 0.25, type: "call", _apiKey: "your-key" })

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flashalpha": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/flashalpha/mcp"
    }
  }
}
What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/flashalpha/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1879+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

This pack takes your own API key (_apiKey) — we don't front one for it, so there's no curl here that would run without it. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/flashalpha_gex. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Standalone (no gateway account)

This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flashalpha": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-flashalpha"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-flashalpha

It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Flashalpha data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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License

MIT

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