MCP Pear vs Papertrade AI
A side-by-side look at the MCP Pear and Papertrade AI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Pear for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Papertrade AI 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 MCP Pear when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
get_health, list_markets, get_active_markets.
Choose Papertrade AI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
- You want tools like
get_markets, get_price_chart, get_protocol_stats.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 20 | 18 |
| Full listing | View MCP Pear | View Papertrade AI |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Pear tools 20
get_healthCheck Pear Protocol API health. Returns service status, server timestamp, and uptime in seconds. Use this to verify the API is reachable before running other tools.list_marketsBrowse Pear Protocol pair markets with optional filters and pagination. Each market is a long/short composition with current ratio, 24h change, volume, open interest, and funding. Use to discover what's tradable, or with searchText to find a specific pair.get_active_marketsGet the most active Pear Protocol pair markets right now: current active pairs plus top gainers, top losers, highlighted pairs, and the user's watchlist. Use to see what's hot or as a starting point for narrowing into a specific pair.get_pair_ratioGet the current ratio (long/short composition price) for a specific Pear Protocol pair. Pass long and short asset arrays. Returns the ratio, 24h change, and funding rate. Useful when you know the pair you care about and want the latest number.get_account_summaryGet the authenticated user's Pear Protocol account summary: agent wallet address, total closed trades, pending trigger-order USD value, pending TWAP-chunk USD value, and last sync timestamp. Requires PEAR_API_KEY.get_open_positionsList the authenticated user's currently open Pear Protocol pair positions, including position ID, entry ratio, mark ratio, unrealized PnL, and long/short composition. Requires PEAR_API_KEY.get_open_ordersList the authenticated user's open limit, take-profit, and stop-loss orders on Pear Protocol. Returns each order's ID, type, status, and pair composition. Requires PEAR_API_KEY.get_trade_historyFetch the authenticated user's recent closed trades on Pear Protocol with realized PnL, entry/exit ratios, and pair composition. Optional date range and limit. Requires PEAR_API_KEY.get_twap_ordersList the authenticated user's active TWAP (time-weighted average price) orders on Pear Protocol, including chunk execution and fill detail. Requires PEAR_API_KEY.get_portfolioFetch the authenticated user's full portfolio metrics on Pear Protocol: bucketed PnL across last 1 day / 1 week / 1 month / 1 year / all-time, plus overall stats (total trades, all-time volume, current open interest, unrealized PnL). Requires PEAR_API_KEY.get_agent_walletGet the authenticated user's Pear Protocol agent wallet address. The agent wallet is what Pear uses to sign Hyperliquid trades on the user's behalf. Returns an empty/missing address if no agent wallet has been created yet; call create_agent_wallet to create one.create_agent_walletCreate a new Pear Protocol agent wallet for the authenticated user. The agent wallet is what Pear uses to sign Hyperliquid trades. After creation, the user MUST approve this wallet on Hyperliquid (the response message contains the approval instructions). WRITE: executes a state change. Requires PEAR_TRADE_ENABLED=true.- +8 more on the listing page
Papertrade AI tools 18
get_marketsLive Papertrade perp markets (BTC, ETH): Hyperliquid mark/bid/ask, 24h change, Papertrade 24h volume, open interest vs caps, max leverage, minimum trade size and whether each market is open.get_price_chartOHLCV candles for BTC or ETH from Hyperliquid (the price source Papertrade settles against), with range stats and a TradingView link.get_protocol_statsPapertrade protocol analytics: TVL, margin, LP, lifetime volume, open positions, fees, PAPER supply and staking, plus daily history (volume, trader PnL, liquidations, users).get_liquidation_mapWhere open Papertrade positions get liquidated: notional and position count of longs and shorts by price bucket around the current price, with the largest clusters.get_leaderboardPapertrade trader leaderboard for a time window, sortable by PnL, volume, balance and more.get_top_tradesThe most profitable individual Papertrade positions in a window: who, market, side, leverage, entry, exit and PnL.get_recent_tradesThe latest opens, closes and liquidations across all of Papertrade, optionally filtered by market or wallet.get_accountA Papertrade account: free balance, locked margin, equity, every open position with live estimated PnL, bust price and distance to liquidation, pending intents, session keys and lifetime stats.get_trade_historyClosed and liquidated positions for a wallet, newest first, with entry, exit, settled PnL, fees and PAPER minted.get_portfolio_historyEquity curve for a wallet over 1h, 1d, 1w or all time.calculate_positionPure math for a hypothetical position: bust price, liquidation distance and settled PnL at a target exit, using the exchange formula (win curve, deadband, 2% win fee).get_deposit_infoHow to fund a Papertrade account: the wallet's personal deposit proxy address (USDC on HyperCore spot), minimums, the activation fee, and the wallet's current HyperEVM USDC/HYPE balances.- +6 more on 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.
MCP Pear
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-pear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@marvelcodes/mcp-pear@latest"
]
}
}
}
Papertrade AI
{
"mcpServers": {
"papertrade-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"papertrade-ai"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Pear is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Papertrade AI belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick MCP Pear for finance & fintech work and Papertrade AI 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.
MCP Pear has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Papertrade AI is listed as free. Auth: oauth 2.0. 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 mcp-pear and papertrade-ai as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Pear has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Papertrade AI has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.