AlgoVesta MCP Server

Trade 16 crypto exchanges and MetaTrader 5 from your AI assistant — over one MCP connection.

Documentation · Tool reference · Safety model · Tool schemas (JSON) · Product overview

AlgoVesta runs a hosted Model Context Protocol server that reaches 16 crypto exchanges and MetaTrader 5 through a single HTTPS endpoint. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI or any other MCP-capable client can read balances, open and close positions, move stop-loss and take-profit, and audit its own actions.

Your risk rules are compiled to JSON and evaluated on the server, after the request leaves the model — outside the reach of anything the model can be persuaded to say. Every new key starts on a $5,000 paper balance, and every action returns an ed25519-signed, hash-chained receipt.

Hosted and closed-source. This repository is the public documentation, tool reference and client configuration set. There is nothing to install, build or self-host — you connect to the hosted endpoint.

Contents — At a glance · How it works · Quick start · Connect your client · Supported AI clients · In use · Tools · Safety model · Venues · Performance and limits · Endpoints · FAQ

At a glance


Transport	Remote MCP over Streamable HTTP
Authentication	Secret link, or OAuth 2.1 with mandatory PKCE (`S256`) and Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591)
Tools	20 — 13 read-only, 3 write, 4 destructive (reference)
Venues	16 crypto exchanges · MetaTrader 5 · built-in paper engine
Default scope	`paper` — $5,000 virtual balance, identical toolset
Live scope	Issued only after a second factor, enforced server-side
Risk policy	Compiled to JSON, evaluated deterministically on the server
Audit	ed25519-signed, hash-chained receipt per action, independently verifiable
Install	None. Hosted endpoint.
Registry	`com.algovesta/trading` — server.json is that manifest

How it works

mermaid

flowchart LR
    A["AI client<br/>Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more"]
    B["AlgoVesta MCP server<br/>scope, rate limit, idempotency"]
    C{"Policy wall<br/>evaluated server-side"}
    R["Refusal<br/>plus audit entry"]
    D["Execution"]
    E["16 crypto exchanges"]
    F["MetaTrader 5<br/>managed terminals"]
    G["Paper engine<br/>5,000 USD virtual"]
    H["ed25519-signed receipt"]

    A -->|MCP over HTTPS| B
    B --> C
    C -->|violates a rule| R
    C -->|allowed| D
    D --> E
    D --> F
    D --> G
    D --> H

The model is the caller, never the authority. It decides what to ask for; the server decides what happens. Your exchange API keys never leave AlgoVesta and are created without withdrawal permission — the assistant only ever holds a scoped, revocable MCP link.

Quick start

Create an AlgoVesta account and open the MCP Connection tab in the panel.
Generate a key. New keys default to the paper scope; the full link is shown once.
Paste the link into your AI client as a custom MCP server.

Code

https://api.algovesta.com/u/avmcp_<your-key>/mcp

That URL is a credential. Treat it like a password. If it leaks, revoke it in the panel — revocation takes effect immediately for new connections and drops open event streams within seconds.

Clients that prefer a full authorization flow can use OAuth 2.1 instead, at https://api.algovesta.com/mcp. PKCE (S256) is mandatory and Dynamic Client Registration is supported, so most clients configure themselves. See docs/AUTHENTICATION.md.

Connect your client

Six walkthroughs below; anything else uses the same URL in whatever field it calls a remote MCP server.

Claude — web, desktop, iOS, Android

Settings -> Connectors -> Add custom connector, paste the URL, then allow the tools when Claude asks. Walkthrough

Claude Code

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http algovesta https://api.algovesta.com/u/avmcp_<your-key>/mcp

Walkthrough

ChatGPT

Settings -> Connectors -> Advanced -> Developer mode -> Create, transport Streamable HTTP. Custom connectors are a paid-plan feature on OpenAI's side. Walkthrough

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json inside a project — file

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "algovesta": { "url": "https://api.algovesta.com/u/avmcp_<your-key>/mcp" }
  }
}

VS Code — GitHub Copilot

.vscode/mcp.json — file

config.json

{
  "servers": {
    "algovesta": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.algovesta.com/u/avmcp_<your-key>/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json — file. CLI only; the Gemini web app does not accept custom MCP servers.

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "algovesta": { "httpUrl": "https://api.algovesta.com/u/avmcp_<your-key>/mcp" }
  }
}

Anything else

The three config shapes you will meet, plus a curl connection check: examples/other-clients.md

Supported AI clients

This is a standard remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP, so anything that speaks remote MCP can connect. The clients below document that support themselves — each row links to the client's own configuration docs, which is where the exact field name lives.

Assistants and chat apps — 8

Client	MCP documentation
Claude — web, desktop, iOS, Android	Custom connectors
ChatGPT — Developer mode connectors	OpenAI MCP docs
Microsoft Copilot Studio agents	Extend with MCP
Goose (Block)	block.github.io/goose
LibreChat	MCP in LibreChat
Open WebUI	docs.openwebui.com
Cherry Studio	docs.cherry-ai.com
Raycast	raycast.com

Coding agents and IDEs — 19

Client	MCP documentation
Claude Code	Claude Code MCP
OpenAI Codex CLI	Codex MCP
Gemini CLI	MCP servers in Gemini CLI
Cursor	Cursor MCP
VS Code — GitHub Copilot	MCP servers in VS Code
Windsurf	Cascade MCP
Zed	Zed MCP
Cline	Connecting to a remote server
Roo Code	Using MCP in Roo
Kilo Code	Using MCP in Kilo Code
Continue	MCP deep dive
JetBrains AI Assistant	MCP in JetBrains IDEs
Warp	Warp MCP
Amazon Q Developer	MCP with Amazon Q
Kiro (AWS)	Kiro MCP
Sourcegraph Amp	Amp manual
Trae	Trae MCP
PostHog Code	posthog.com/code
Archestra.AI	archestra.ai

Frameworks, automation and developer tools — 6

Client	MCP documentation
OpenAI Agents SDK	MCP in the Agents SDK
fast-agent	evalstate/fast-agent
n8n — MCP Client Tool node	docs.n8n.io
Postman	MCP requests
MCP Inspector	modelcontextprotocol/inspector
MCPJam	mcpjam.com

Scope of that claim. We have verified Claude end to end against this server. The others are listed because they document remote MCP support — not because we individually tested each one. Client support also moves fast, and a given client may gate connectors behind a paid plan (ChatGPT does) or behind its CLI only (the Gemini web app does not accept custom MCP servers). If a listed client misbehaves with us, or one is missing, open an issue.

What it looks like in use

You never call a tool by name. You ask in plain language; the assistant picks the tool.

You say	The assistant reaches for
"What's in my accounts right now, and how has this month gone?"	`get_portfolio_context` — every exchange, MT5 account and the paper book in one call — then `get_trade_history`
"Where is BTC trading on the exchanges I've connected?"	`compare_venues` — measured price and, where published, bid/ask spread
"If I opened 0.05 BTC long on Binance with a 2% stop, what would it cost and would my rules allow it?"	`simulate_order` — a dry run including the policy verdict
"OK, open it — stop 2% below, target 4% above."	`place_order`
"Move the stop on my ETH position up to break-even."	`modify_position`
"Close half of the SOL long."	`close_position` — partial on crypto, full close on MT5
"Never risk more than 1% per trade, max 3 positions, stop me after a 5% daily drawdown."	`compile_policy` — returns readable JSON you approve
"Show me the receipt for that last order and verify it."	`verify_receipt` — signature and hash chain, against a public key you can fetch yourself
"Run my last 90 days of signals again with a 1% risk cap."	`simulate_policy`, then `get_job_status`

And what it will refuse. "Turn on auto-trading for that strategy" — refused; auto_trade is not a writable field in any scope. "Trade on Kraken for me" when Kraken is not connected — VENUE_NOT_CONNECTED, not a guess. "Open it without a stop" — refused, with no saved default to fall back on.

On a paper key every one of those runs against the $5,000 virtual balance with the identical toolset, so the whole workflow can be rehearsed before real money is reachable.

Tools

20 tools. Scope read works on any key; paper / live gates the rest.

Full tool list

Tool	Scope	Kind	Purpose
`get_portfolio_context`	read	read-only	Every connected account in one call
`get_market_price`	read	read-only	Live price with freshness reported
`get_trade_history`	read	read-only	Closed trades and performance across crypto, MT5 and paper
`compare_venues`	read	read-only	Ranks your connected exchanges on measured price and spread
`simulate_order`	read	read-only	Dry-run including the policy verdict
`place_order`	paper / live	destructive	Opens a position (live crypto: market orders only)
`compile_policy`	read	read-only	Turns plain-language rules into a policy preview
`list_open_orders`	read	read-only	Pending limit orders (paper book)
`cancel_order`	paper / live	destructive	Cancels a pending order
`close_position`	paper / live	destructive	Closes fully or partially (MT5: full close only)
`modify_position`	paper / live	write	Moves stop-loss and take-profit
`list_strategies`	read	read-only	Your TradingView strategies and whether real money is on
`create_strategy`	paper / live	write	New strategy, always created with real money OFF
`update_strategy`	paper / live	write	Changes strategy settings (never `auto_trade`)
`verify_receipt`	read	read-only	Checks signature and hash chain
`replay_channel`	read	read-only	Backtests a Telegram channel against your rules
`backtest_my_signals`	read	read-only	Replays your own past signals with different settings (queued job)
`simulate_policy`	read	read-only	Applies a risk policy to the trades you actually closed (queued job)
`import_tradingview_backtest`	read	read-only	Recomputes a TradingView trade export with real fees and slippage (queued job)
`get_job_status`	read	read-only	Progress and result of a queued job

Two of them deserve a note, because what they refuse to do is the point:

compare_venues does not route your order. It reports the live price and, on venues that publish one, the bid/ask spread. It does not know your fee tier, the order book depth or the slippage you would pay — and it says so in every response. A venue that publishes no bid/ask is listed separately rather than ranked as if its spread were zero. You still name the exchange yourself in place_order.
create_strategy / update_strategy cannot turn real money on. A new strategy is always created with auto_trade off, and auto_trade is not in the writable field set — an assistant cannot set it, whatever it is asked or persuaded to do. A single order is one action you can see; a strategy keeps trading after the conversation ends, so arming one stays a human decision made in the panel. ip_allowlist is refused for the same reason: it is the second factor that verifies where signals come from.

Full reference with descriptions and JSON Schemas: docs/TOOLS.md · machine-readable: tools.json

Safety model

The AI is the caller — never the authority. Full model: docs/SAFETY.md.

Control	What it means
Paper by default	Every new key starts in `paper` scope on a $5,000 virtual balance. Real money is a separate, deliberate act: the `live` scope is issued only after a second factor (TOTP, or an email code for panel-created keys; over OAuth, TOTP is required), enforced server-side with no exceptions.
Server-side policy wall	Max risk per trade, order-size cap, daily-loss cap, position count, leverage cap, venue/symbol/side restrictions — compiled to JSON and evaluated deterministically after the request leaves the model. A prompt injection can change what the model sends; it cannot change how the server evaluates it.
Stop-loss is mandatory	No stop-loss and no saved default means the order is refused. The stop cannot be removed later either. On forex/MT5, a take-profit is mandatory too.
Idempotency	Every order-shaped tool — including the read-only `simulate_order`, so one key carries from simulation to placement — requires a client-generated idempotency key. Repeats replay the stored response instead of acting twice.
Signed receipts	Every action returns an ed25519-signed, hash-chained receipt, verifiable against the public key endpoint.
Kill switch and per-key revocation	Freeze everything at once, or revoke one client without touching the others.
Structural tenant isolation	Tools have no identity parameter at all. The account is derived from the authenticated connection, so there is no argument a confused model or an attacker could supply to reach another account.
No withdrawal path	Exchange API keys are created without withdrawal permission and stay inside AlgoVesta, AES-256 encrypted. The AI only ever holds a scoped, revocable MCP link.

Venues

Crypto (16) — Binance · Bybit · OKX · KuCoin · Gate.io · Bitget · Kraken · Coinbase · BingX · Hyperliquid · Backpack · HTX · BloFin · Phemex · WOO X · CoinEx

Forex, metals, indices — MetaTrader 5, zero installation: AlgoVesta runs the MT5 terminals on its own managed servers, connected to your broker 24/7.

Simulation — built-in paper engine, $5,000 virtual.

Six exchanges — Binance, Bybit, OKX, Gate.io, KuCoin and Bitget — have been verified end to end with real money on both futures and spot, with stop-loss and take-profit confirmed on the exchange itself. Each exchange has its own quirks, and the differences are deliberate rather than gaps: Bybit and Bitget do not accept a second take-profit leg on spot; OKX spot is routed through the raw API to keep a cash account from silently becoming a margin account; Binance spot enforces a minimum notional before buying; KuCoin market buys are placed in cost mode. A venue becomes available to the AI only after you connect it — asking for one you have not connected returns VENUE_NOT_CONNECTED rather than a guess.

Performance and limits

Limit	Value
All tool calls, per key	60 / minute
`place_order`	10 / minute
`replay_channel`	5 / hour (results cached 24 h)

Measured, not marketing — all figures measured in August 2026:

Stage	Measured
Request intake and parsing	17–67 ms (median 38, n=6)
End to end on MetaTrader 5	about 1 second (849 ms on a live demo order)
End to end on a crypto exchange	about 3 seconds (2,785 ms on a live order)
Paper engine	median 318 ms (n=18, min 284, max 769)

Time spent inside your AI client — the model thinking, and you confirming — is not included and usually dominates. This server is not a low-latency execution venue and is not sold as one.

Endpoints

Purpose	URL
MCP — secret link	`https://api.algovesta.com/u/avmcp_<key>/mcp`
MCP — OAuth 2.1	`https://api.algovesta.com/mcp`
Live events (SSE)	`https://api.algovesta.com/mcp/events` · `/u/avmcp_<key>/events`
OAuth metadata	`/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server` · `/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource`
Receipt public key	`/mcp/receipts/pubkey`
Tool schemas	`https://algovesta.com/mcp/tools.json`

Published in the official MCP Registry as com.algovesta/trading; server.json in this repository is that manifest.

FAQ

Can Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor actually place a real trade on my exchange account?

Yes — once you give it a key with the live scope, and that scope is only issued after a second factor. Until then the same assistant runs against a $5,000 paper balance with identical tools, so you can rehearse the entire workflow before any real money is reachable.

Do I have to give my exchange API keys to the AI?

No, and you should never do that with any tool. Your API keys stay inside AlgoVesta, encrypted, created without withdrawal permission. The assistant only ever holds an MCP link — scoped, rate-limited, policy-checked, individually revocable, and useless for moving funds off an exchange.

Can a prompt injection make the AI ignore my risk rules?

It can change what the model asks for. It does not change how the server answers: your rules are evaluated after the request leaves the model, by code the prompt never reaches, and a violation is rejected and written to the audit log. The limits of that guarantee are worth stating plainly — it covers rule evaluation, scope and account isolation, not the wording of what the assistant tells you afterwards.

What happens if the model calls place_order twice by mistake?

Nothing happens twice. Every write tool requires an idempotency key, and a repeat of the same key returns the stored response instead of acting again.

How do I stop everything immediately?

The kill switch in the panel (POST /api/mcp/freeze) stops everything at once; every tool then returns user_frozen. To cut off a single client, revoke just that key.

Support

Account and trading questions: support · support@algovesta.com Vulnerability reports: SECURITY.md Client that will not connect, or one missing from the list above: open an issue

Compliance

AlgoVesta does not generate signals, does not hold, receive or move client funds, and does not provide investment advice. Trading carries risk; automation does not remove it. Every new key starts on paper.

License

Copyright (c) 2026 AlgoVesta. Documentation and configuration examples in this repository are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The AlgoVesta MCP server itself is proprietary and hosted; this repository contains no server source code.