Alpha Vantage MCP

The official Alpha Vantage API MCP server enables LLMs and agentic workflows to seamlessly interact with real-time and historical stock market data through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Add this server to your favorite apps such as Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and many more to give them access to comprehensive financial data. Its 40 documented tools cover time, series, currency, daily. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted finance endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-25 · ★ 202 · #106 OF 283 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Alpha Vantage MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add alphavantage-alpha_vantage_mcp --transport sse https://mcp.alphavantage.co/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alphavantage-alpha_vantage_mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.alphavantage.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.alphavantage.co/mcp

transport: sse

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.alphavantage.co

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.alphavantage is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Alpha Vantage MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 40 documented tools spanning time, series, currency, daily, including TIME_SERIES_INTRADAY, TIME_SERIES_DAILY, TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED, TIME_SERIES_WEEKLY.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Alpha Vantage MCP lets an agent do.

Time

7 tools - e.g. Current and 20+ years of historical intraday OHLCV data; Daily time series (OHLCV) covering 20+ years; Daily adjusted OHLCV with split/dividend events

TIME_SERIES_INTRADAY · TIME_SERIES_DAILY · TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED · TIME_SERIES_WEEKLY · TIME_SERIES_WEEKLY_ADJUSTED · TIME_SERIES_MONTHLY…

Realtime

4 tools - e.g. Realtime quotes for up to 100 symbols; Realtime bid and ask prices for up to 100 US-traded symbols, including extended hours; Realtime US options data with Greeks

REALTIME_BULK_QUOTES · REALTIME_BULK_BID_ASK_PRICES · REALTIME_OPTIONS · REALTIME_OPTIONS_FMV

Digital

4 tools - e.g. Intraday time series for digital currencies; Daily time series for digital currencies; Weekly time series for digital currencies

DIGITAL_CURRENCY_INTRADAY · DIGITAL_CURRENCY_DAILY · DIGITAL_CURRENCY_WEEKLY · DIGITAL_CURRENCY_MONTHLY

Earnings

3 tools - e.g. Earnings call transcripts with LLM sentiment; Annual and quarterly earnings data; Earnings calendar for upcoming earnings

EARNINGS_CALL_TRANSCRIPT · EARNINGS · EARNINGS_CALENDAR

Analytics

2 tools - e.g. Advanced analytics over fixed windows; Advanced analytics over sliding windows

ANALYTICS_FIXED_WINDOW · ANALYTICS_SLIDING_WINDOW

Company

2 tools - e.g. Company information, financial ratios, and metrics; Company logo URLs in PNG and SVG formats

COMPANY_OVERVIEW · COMPANY_LOGO

Global

1 tool - e.g. Latest price and volume for a ticker

GLOBAL_QUOTE

Symbol

1 tool - e.g. Search for symbols by keywords

SYMBOL_SEARCH

04 · Who maintains Alpha Vantage MCP

alpha_vantage_mcp is maintained by alphavantage. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/alphavantage/alpha_vantage_mcp
category: finance - ranked #106 of 283 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.alphavantage/alpha_vantage_mcp (active, first published 2025-12-18)

06 · Alpha Vantage MCP FAQ

Is Alpha Vantage MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-25. We re-verify nightly.

What can Alpha Vantage MCP do?

An agent gets 40 documented tools spanning time, series, currency, daily, including TIME_SERIES_INTRADAY, TIME_SERIES_DAILY, TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED, TIME_SERIES_WEEKLY.

How do I install Alpha Vantage MCP?

Run `claude mcp add alphavantage-alpha_vantage_mcp --transport sse https://mcp.alphavantage.co/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Alpha Vantage MCP require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Alpha Vantage MCP

Alternatives to Alpha Vantage MCP

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Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Alpha Vantage MCP doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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