Alpaca Mcp vs Trade Agent Mcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the Alpaca Mcp and Trade Agent 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.

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Choose Trade Agent Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: search_assets, get_accounts, create_trade.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Alpaca Mcp laukikk Finance & Fintech	Trade Agent Mcp Trade-Agent Finance & Fintech
Summary	An MCP Server for the Alpaca trading API to manage stock and crypto portfolios, place trades, and access market data.	Trade stocks and crypto on common brokerages (Robinhood, ETrade, Coinbase, Kraken) via Trade Agent's MCP server.
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",
        "@smithery/cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY": "YOUR_ALPACA_PAPER_API_KEY_HERE",
        "ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET": "YOUR_ALPACA_PAPER_API_SECRET_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trade-agent-trade-agent-mcp": {
      "url": "https://docs.tradeit.app"
    }
  }
}

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