Keel Trade vs Perp Cli
A side-by-side look at the Keel Trade and Perp Cli MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Keel Trade for finance & fintech work over a hosted endpoint; choose Perp Cli for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Keel Trade when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Choose Perp Cli when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 39 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Keel Trade | View Perp Cli |
Tools & capabilities
Keel Trade tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Perp Cli tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Keel Trade
{
"mcpServers": {
"keel-trade-keel-trade": {
"url": "https://mcp.usekeel.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Perp Cli
{
"mcpServers": {
"hypurrquant-perp-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"perp-cli"
],
"env": {
"LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX": "YOUR_LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Keel Trade is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Perp Cli belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Keel Trade for finance & fintech work and Perp Cli for finance & fintech.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Keel Trade is listed as free. Auth: oauth 2.0. Perp Cli is listed as free. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add keel-trade-keel-trade and hypurrquant-perp-cli as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Keel Trade has a quality signal of 49/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. Perp Cli has 59/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 39 GitHub stars.