AlphaVantage MCP Server

This is a server based on the MCP (Model Control Protocol) framework, designed to integrate with the AlphaVantage financial data API service.The more information about AlphaVantage is here

Project Overview

AlphaVantage is an API service that provides real-time and historical financial market data, including:

• Stock market data
• Forex data
• Cryptocurrency data
• Technical indicators
• Fundamental data

This project encapsulates AlphaVantage's functionality into an MCP service, making it easier to integrate with other applications.

MCP Server Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install AlphaVantage MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @lifejwang11/alphavantage-mcp

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12
• pip package manager

Installation Steps

1. Clone the project

git clone https://github.com/lifejwang11/alphavantage-mcp
cd alphavantage-mcp

2. Create and activate virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Unix/macOS
# or
.\venv\Scripts\activate  # Windows

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure environment variables

export ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=your_api_key

5. Start the server

python main.py

AlphaVantage Features

This MCP server supports the following core AlphaVantage functionalities:

1. Stock Market Data

2. Technical Indicators

3. Fundamental Data

Usage Guide

1. Get AlphaVantage API Key

2. Configure API Key

3. Service Calls

Important Notes

• Please refer to AlphaVantage's official documentation for API rate limits
• Premium API keys are recommended for production environments to get higher rate limits
• Handle API keys securely and never expose them in public code

Contributing

Issues and Pull Requests are welcome to help improve the project.

License

MIT License

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