mcp-server-alpha-vantage

MCP server intended to provide programmatic access to Alpha Vantage (AlphaVantage.co) stock/market data for use by MCP-capable agents.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (17d ago)
Repo ↗ Ai Ml mcp stock-data market-data alpha-vantage java api-integration
⚙ Agent Friendliness
38
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
38
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
20
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
45
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
70
Rate Limits
20

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
60
Auth Strength
40
Scope Granularity
20
Dep. Hygiene
35
Secret Handling
35

No repository code/CI/config was provided, so TLS enforcement, secret handling, dependency posture, and auth model are inferred with low confidence. As an Alpha Vantage connector, the primary risk is mishandling an API key in logs/config; verify that secrets are stored securely and never exposed in MCP responses.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
30
Breaking Changes
20
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Use Cases

  • • Enable an LLM/agent to fetch stock time series and market data via MCP tool calls
  • • Build trading research assistants that query Alpha Vantage datasets
  • • Integrate Alpha Vantage data into agent workflows for analytics, summarization, and forecasting inputs

Not For

  • • Production systems needing guaranteed SLAs or long-term stability without additional verification
  • • Use cases requiring strict compliance guarantees (not evidenced from provided metadata)
  • • Teams that need a ready-to-deploy hosted API instead of running a server

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: Alpha Vantage API key (implied by being an Alpha Vantage data connector) Likely environment-variable configuration for the upstream API key (exact mechanism unknown)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

Authentication details are not present in the provided metadata; MCP server likely forwards an Alpha Vantage API key to the upstream API.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Pricing for this MCP server is unknown from provided metadata. Alpha Vantage pricing (API limits/tiers) would apply to upstream usage.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ Alpha Vantage APIs often have request-rate limits; agents may need to throttle requests to avoid upstream 429/limit errors.
  • ⚠ Time-series endpoints can be large; agents should constrain query ranges/intervals to avoid excessive token/tool output.
  • ⚠ Because detailed docs/error contracts were not provided, tool naming/parameters and error formats may not be fully predictable without inspecting the repository source.

Alternatives

Alpha Vantage API directly (HTTP REST) Other Alpha Vantage wrappers or SDKs Data providers with mature APIs and SDKs (e.g., Polygon, IEX Cloud)

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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