{"id":"alpaca-trading-api","name":"Alpaca Trading API","af_score":80.2,"security_score":75.0,"reliability_score":null,"what_it_does":"Commission-free brokerage API for algorithmic trading of US stocks and crypto, providing order management, account data, market data, and real-time streaming for trading agents and bots.","best_when":"You're building an algorithmic trading agent or bot that needs commission-free US stock/crypto trading with a clean API.","avoid_when":"You need options/futures trading, non-US markets, or institutional execution quality.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-01T09:50:05.221939+00:00"}