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