alpha-vantage-mcp

Provides an MCP server that exposes Alpha Vantage market-data functionality (stocks, companies, crypto, options, ETFs, and earnings) via a set of MCP tools.

Evaluated Mar 30, 2026 (21d ago)

Repo ↗ Ai Ml mcp alpha-vantage finance market-data stocks crypto options etf earnings python

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Uses API key via environment variable per README; no evidence of OAuth, scopes, or mTLS. TLS enforcement for external Alpha Vantage calls and/or MCP transport is not stated in the provided content. Dependency hygiene is not verifiable from the provided README/manifest alone.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You want an agent-native interface to Alpha Vantage data through MCP, and you can adhere to Alpha Vantage plan/rate limits.

Avoid When

You require a documented, stable public HTTP API with OpenAPI/SDKs; or you need real-time options data while on a free/low-tier Alpha Vantage plan (placeholders may be returned).

Use Cases

• Getting latest stock quotes and company metadata in an AI agent
• Retrieving historical stock and cryptocurrency time series for analysis
• Querying options chains (historical and real-time where available)
• Fetching ETF profile/holdings and sector allocation
• Building agent workflows around earnings calendars and historical earnings

Not For

• Production-grade trading signals that require exchange-grade latency/accuracy
• Use without an Alpha Vantage API key
• Teams needing a REST/GraphQL/SDK integration surface beyond MCP

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY (environment variable passed to MCP server)

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Authentication appears to be a single Alpha Vantage API key provided via environment variable (e.g., ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY). No OAuth or fine-grained scopes are described.

Pricing

Free tier: No

Requires CC: No

The README references Alpha Vantage Premium plans and request-minute limits for real-time options; exact MCP server pricing is not provided.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

True

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Real-time options tool may return placeholder/demo data on non-premium Alpha Vantage plans.
⚠ Alpha Vantage request limits apply; high-volume agent workflows may trigger throttling without explicit retry/backoff guidance in the MCP docs.
⚠ Some inputs have validation patterns (e.g., date formats, sort enums); malformed inputs may fail.

Alternatives

Direct Alpha Vantage API integration from your application Other MCP servers or API wrappers for market/finance data providers (e.g., IEX Cloud, Twelve Data, Polygon) Community SDKs/wrappers specific to Alpha Vantage (Python/JS) if you prefer non-MCP usage

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-30.