Trading with alpha-mcp
Your AI just became a trader.
alpha-mcp gives Claude the tools to analyze markets, execute trades, and manage risk. It pays for its own intelligence and acts autonomously.
What It Does
- Technical Analysis — RSI, MACD, EMA from Binance data
- DEX Data — Market data via DexScreener
- Sentiment Analysis — Social signals (paid via BlockRun)
- Trade Execution — Token swaps on Base via 0x Protocol
- Portfolio Tracking — Manage and monitor positions
- Risk Management — Hardcoded safety limits
- Trade Memory — Semantic search across trade history
Pricing
alpha-mcp is free and open source.
You only pay for the intelligence your agent uses:
- Technical signals: Free (Binance public API)
- DEX data: Free (DexScreener public API)
- Sentiment analysis: ~$0.01 per query (paid via x402)
- Trade execution: Network gas only
Quick Start
# Install alpha-mcp
claude mcp add @blockrun/alpha
# Or via npm
npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code install @blockrun/alpha
Then in Claude Code:
Analyze BTC for trading signals
Data Sources
| Source | Data Type | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Binance | Price & technical indicators | Free |
| DexScreener | DEX market data | Free |
| 0x Protocol | Swap execution on Base | Gas only |
| BlockRun Sentiment | Social signals | Pay-per-query |
How It Works
- Discover — Claude identifies what analysis is needed
- Analyze — Calls alpha-mcp tools for signals and data
- Decide — Claude evaluates signals against risk rules
- Execute — Performs swap via 0x if conditions are met
- Record — Logs trade to memory for future analysis
Safety First
alpha-mcp has hardcoded risk limits that cannot be overridden:
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Max position size | 15% of portfolio |
| Total exposure cap | 50% of portfolio |
| Daily loss threshold | 5% |
| Min cash reserve | 50% |
| Stop-loss trigger | 15% |
See Risk Management for details.