Alpha Vantage

Alpha Vantage Inc.

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claudechatgptcursorgeminiwindsurf

Security Notice

API key required. Use environment variables — never hardcode API keys in agent configurations. Read-only access only — no financial transactions possible. Free tier severely rate-limited at 25 requests/day — agents can exhaust this in one session.

Alpha Vantage is the strongest overall MCP server for financial market data — covering stocks, ETFs, options, forex, crypto, commodities, and economic indicators through one connection. The community MCP server is free to install with a free API tier, though the 25 requests/day free limit is easily exhausted by AI agents. Premium plans from $50/month unlock 75 requests/minute and full dataset access including NASDAQ-licensed US data.

About Alpha Vantage

Alpha Vantage is the top-ranked MCP server for financial market data in 2026. It combines the broadest dataset coverage — equities, ETFs, options, forex, crypto, commodities, and economic indicators — with NASDAQ-licensed US market data and server-side pre-calculated technical indicators. Instead of pulling raw prices and computing RSI or MACD separately, Alpha Vantage returns indicators ready to use, which significantly reduces agent token consumption and latency. The community-built MCP server is free to install and works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, and Windsurf. The free API tier at 25 requests/day is sufficient for evaluation but will be exhausted by active AI agents — production use requires a premium plan.

Use Cases

Screen stocks by technical indicators without pulling raw price data and computing separately
Build AI-powered investment research assistants that answer questions about any publicly traded stock
Monitor portfolio positions with real-time price alerts and automated analysis
Compare ETF performance across sectors and time periods using historical OHLCV data
Generate macro economic context for investment theses using GDP, inflation, and employment data

Available Tools

get_stock_quote

real-time stock price and volume

get_historical_prices

daily, weekly, monthly OHLCV

get_technical_indicators

RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, 50+ server-side pre-calculated indicators

get_fundamentals

P/E, EPS, revenue, earnings per share

get_forex

real-time and historical FX rates

get_crypto

cryptocurrency prices and history

get_commodities

oil, gold, silver, commodity prices

get_economic_indicators

GDP, inflation, unemployment

Pricing

FreeFree

25 API requests per day. Basic stock quotes and historical data. Rate-limited — an AI agent can exhaust this in a single conversation. Good for evaluation only.

Premium$50/mo

75 requests/minute, full dataset access including options, fundamentals, and economic indicators. NASDAQ-licensed US market data. Verify current pricing at alphavantage.co/premium.

Technical Details

Install Method

api-key

Compatible Clients

claude, chatgpt, cursor, gemini, windsurf

Access Type

Read-Only

Target Audience

personal, smb, enterprise

Available Regions

global

Release Status

Last Updated