alpaca_snapshot
Pack: alpaca · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp
Real-time US stock snapshot with extended-hours coverage: latest trade price, bid/ask quote, today’s OHLCV, previous close, change and change % vs previous close, plus the latest minute bar with its VWAP — during pre-market and after-hours the minute bar IS the live extended-hours price. Answers “pre-market price of OKTA”, “overnight change %”, “after-hours volume and high/low”. Multiple symbols comma-separated (max 20). BYOK Alpaca (free account), real-time IEX feed. Example: alpaca_snapshot({ symbols: “OKTA,AAPL”, _apiKey: “key_id:secret_key” })
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbols | string | yes | Comma-separated ticker symbols, e.g. “OKTA” or “BLK,AAPL,RHI,CTAS” (max 20) |
_apiKey | string | yes |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"alpaca_snapshot","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"alpaca": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.