TradeStaq MCP Server

31 AI-powered trading tools for Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.

Create strategies, backtest them, deploy trading bots, copy top traders, monitor positions, and manage your crypto portfolio, all from conversation. Supports Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget, Hyperliquid, dYdX, and more.

"Show me my portfolio" → get_portfolio
"Backtest GhostRider on BTC/USDT for 3 months" → what_if_backtest
"Deploy it on my Binance account" → deploy_bot
"Who are the top traders this month?" → list_top_traders
"Generate a momentum strategy for ETH" → generate_strategy

Quick Start

Option A: Remote server (no install needed)

For MCP clients that support HTTP transport:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradestaq": {
      "url": "https://mcp.tradestaq.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Option B: npx (recommended for local)

No clone, no build. Just add to your MCP config:

Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradestaq": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@the-staq/tradestaq-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradestaq": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@the-staq/tradestaq-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code:

claude mcp add tradestaq -- npx -y @the-staq/tradestaq-mcp

Option C: Clone and build

git clone https://github.com/the-staq/tradestaq-mcp.git
cd tradestaq-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Then point your MCP client to dist/index.js.

Authenticate

After adding the server, ask your AI assistant to log in:

• "Log me in to TradeStaq" — uses email/password directly
• "Authenticate with TradeStaq" — opens a browser window for secure OAuth login

Credentials never enter the chat when using the browser flow. Token is stored locally at ~/.tradestaq/mcp-config.json with restricted permissions (0600).

Tools

Auth

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | login | Log in with email and password | | authenticate | Log in via browser (OAuth + PKCE) | | check_auth | Check authentication status | | set_token | Manually set a JWT token | | connect_exchange | Connect an exchange account via browser | | logout | Remove stored credentials |

Market Data

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_price | Current price, 24h change, volume | | get_candles | OHLCV candlestick data (1m to 1d) | | list_exchanges | List connected exchange accounts | | search_markets | Find trading pairs on a specific exchange |

Portfolio

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_portfolio | Total balance, exchanges, active bots | | get_positions | Open positions with live PnL |

Strategies

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_strategies | Browse marketplace or your own strategies | | get_strategy | Full strategy details and performance | | explain_strategy | Plain-English explanation with risk profile | | compare_strategies | Side-by-side metrics comparison | | create_strategy | Create a strategy from TradeDroid code | | generate_strategy | Generate a strategy from natural language using AI |

Backtesting

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | what_if_backtest | Run a historical backtest (async, 30-120s) | | get_backtest_results | Check status of a running backtest |

Bot Management

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_bots | All bots with status and performance | | get_bot_status | Detailed bot metrics and config | | deploy_bot | Deploy a strategy as a trading bot | | stop_bot | Stop a running bot | | close_position | Close an open position (full or partial) |

deploy_bot defaults to paper trading. Pass live: true for real money.

Trade History

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_trade_history | Closed trades with PnL, entry/exit prices | | get_performance_metrics | ROI, win rate, Sortino ratio, PnL breakdown |

Copy Trading

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_top_traders | Browse the leaderboard of top traders | | follow_trader | Subscribe to copy a trader's trades |

Advisor

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | suggest_strategies | Match strategies to your risk profile | | get_market_context | Trend, volatility, support/resistance for a symbol |

Prompt Templates

Trading Assistant — Start a conversation about your portfolio and positions. The AI calls get_portfolio and get_positions to ground its responses in your actual data.

Strategy Builder — Walk through creating, backtesting, and deploying a strategy. Pass an optional goal like "momentum strategy for ETH" to get focused suggestions.

Portfolio Reviewer — Deep analysis of your portfolio, positions, trade history, and performance. Identifies what's working, what isn't, and suggests improvements.

Resources

MCP resources provide browsable data that AI clients can read directly:

| Resource | URI | Description | |----------|-----|-------------| | Portfolio | tradestaq://portfolio | Balances, positions, and active bots | | Bots | tradestaq://bots | All bots with status and PnL | | Strategies | tradestaq://strategies | Strategy catalog with ratings |

Architecture

                    stdio                                    HTTPS
┌──────────────┐◄──────────►┐                  ┌────────────────►┌──────────────┐
│Claude Desktop│             │                  │                 │              │
│Cursor / CLI  │             │  tradestaq-mcp   │   Bearer JWT    │  TradeStaq   │
└──────────────┘             │  31 tools        │◄────────────────│  API         │
                             │  3 prompts       │                 │              │
┌──────────────┐  HTTP+SSE  │  3 resources      │                 └──────────────┘
│ Any MCP      │◄──────────►│                  │
│ client (web) │             └──────────────────┘
└──────────────┘

• Two transports: stdio (local, default) and HTTP+SSE (remote, --http flag)
• Hosted at https://mcp.tradestaq.com/mcp for remote clients
• JWT auth via OAuth PKCE or email/password login
• All tools return structured JSON with error contract
• Token auto-refresh when expiring within 1 hour

Development

npm run dev        # watch mode with tsx
npm run build      # compile TypeScript
npm run lint       # type check without emitting
npm test           # run tests
npm start          # run server (stdio)
npm run start:http # run server (HTTP+SSE on port 3100)

Error Handling

All tool errors return structured responses:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE",
    "message": "Human-readable description",
    "retryable": true,
    "retryAfterMs": 5000
  }
}

Error codes: AUTH_EXPIRED, TIMEOUT, RATE_LIMITED, NETWORK_ERROR, HTTP_4xx, HTTP_5xx.

Security

• Credentials never enter AI conversation history
• OAuth PKCE flow with browser-based authentication
• Token stored with 0600 file permissions
• Localhost-only OAuth callbacks
• deploy_bot, stop_bot, close_position, and follow_trader are destructive operations (AI confirms with user)

License

MIT