Alpaca Mcp vs Yfinance Mcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the Alpaca Mcp and Yfinance Mcp MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Alpaca Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY, ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET.
• Primary tools included: get_account_info_tool, place_market_order, place_limit_order.

Explore Alpaca Mcp Details

Choose Yfinance Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Company info, financials, valuation metrics, and dividends, Analyst consensus targets, revisions, and recommendations, Historical financial statements and trading data.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Alpaca Mcp laukikk Finance & Fintech	Yfinance Mcp narumiruna Finance & Fintech
Summary	An MCP Server for the Alpaca trading API to manage stock and crypto portfolios, place trades, and access market data.	An MCP server that uses yfinance to obtain information from Yahoo Finance.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "laukikk-alpaca-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "laukikk-alpaca-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY": "YOUR_ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY_HERE",
        "ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET": "YOUR_ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "narumiruna-yfinance-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "narumiruna-yfinance-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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