MetaTrader MCP Server

Let AI assistants trade for you using natural language

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🌟 What is This?

MetaTrader MCP Server is a bridge that connects AI assistants (like Claude, ChatGPT) to the MetaTrader 5 trading platform. Instead of clicking buttons, you can simply tell your AI assistant what to do:

"Show me my account balance" "Buy 0.01 lots of EUR/USD" "Close all profitable positions"

The AI understands your request and executes it on MetaTrader 5 automatically.

How It Works

You → AI Assistant → MCP Server → MetaTrader 5 → Your Trades

✨ Features

• 🗣️ Natural Language Trading - Talk to AI in plain English to execute trades
• 🤖 Multi-AI Support - Works with Claude Desktop, ChatGPT (via Open WebUI), and more
• 📊 Full Market Access - Get real-time prices, historical data, and symbol information
• 💼 Complete Account Control - Check balance, equity, margin, and trading statistics
• ⚡ Order Management - Place, modify, and close orders with simple commands
• 🔒 Secure - All credentials stay on your machine
• 🌐 Flexible Interfaces - Use as MCP server or REST API
• 📖 Well Documented - Comprehensive guides and examples

🎯 Who Is This For?

• Traders who want to automate their trading using AI
• Developers building trading bots or analysis tools
• Analysts who need quick access to market data
• Anyone interested in combining AI with financial markets

⚠️ Important Disclaimer

Please read this carefully:

Trading financial instruments involves significant risk of loss. This software is provided as-is, and the developers accept no liability for any trading losses, gains, or consequences of using this software.

By using this software, you acknowledge that:

• You understand the risks of financial trading
• You are responsible for all trades executed through this system
• You will not hold the developers liable for any outcomes
• You are using this software at your own risk

This is not financial advice. Always trade responsibly.

📋 Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

1. Python 3.10 or higher - Download here
2. MetaTrader 5 terminal - Download here
3. MT5 Trading Account - Demo or live account credentials
   • Login number
   • Password
   • Server name (e.g., "MetaQuotes-Demo")

🚀 Quick Start

Step 1: Install the Package

Open your terminal or command prompt and run:

pip install metatrader-mcp-server

Step 2: Enable Algorithmic Trading

1. Open MetaTrader 5
2. Go to Tools → Options
3. Click the Expert Advisors tab
4. Check the box for Allow algorithmic trading
5. Click OK

Step 3: Choose Your Interface

Pick one based on how you want to use it:

Option A: Use with Claude Desktop (Recommended for beginners)

1. Find your Claude Desktop config file:

   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
   • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Open the file and add this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metatrader": {
      "command": "metatrader-mcp-server",
      "args": [
        "--login",    "YOUR_MT5_LOGIN",
        "--password", "YOUR_MT5_PASSWORD",
        "--server",   "YOUR_MT5_SERVER"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional: Specify Custom MT5 Terminal Path

If your MT5 terminal is installed in a non-standard location, add the --path argument:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metatrader": {
      "command": "metatrader-mcp-server",
      "args": [
        "--login",    "YOUR_MT5_LOGIN",
        "--password", "YOUR_MT5_PASSWORD",
        "--server",   "YOUR_MT5_SERVER",
        "--path",     "C:\\Program Files\\MetaTrader 5\\terminal64.exe"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. Replace YOUR_MT5_LOGIN, YOUR_MT5_PASSWORD, and YOUR_MT5_SERVER with your actual credentials

4. Restart Claude Desktop

5. Start chatting! Try: "What's my account balance?"

Option B: Use with Open WebUI (For ChatGPT and other LLMs)

1. Start the HTTP server:

metatrader-http-server --login YOUR_LOGIN --password YOUR_PASSWORD --server YOUR_SERVER --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Optional: Specify Custom MT5 Terminal Path

If your MT5 terminal is installed in a non-standard location, add the --path argument:

metatrader-http-server --login YOUR_LOGIN --password YOUR_PASSWORD --server YOUR_SERVER --path "C:\Program Files\MetaTrader 5\terminal64.exe" --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

2. Open your browser to http://localhost:8000/docs to see the API documentation

3. In Open WebUI:

   • Go to Settings → Tools
   • Click Add Tool Server
   • Enter http://localhost:8000
   • Save

4. Now you can use trading tools in your Open WebUI chats!

💡 Usage Examples

With Claude Desktop

Once configured, you can chat naturally:

Check Your Account:

You: "Show me my account information"

Claude: Returns balance, equity, margin, leverage, etc.

Get Market Data:

You: "What's the current price of EUR/USD?"

Claude: Shows bid, ask, and spread

Place a Trade:

You: "Buy 0.01 lots of GBP/USD with stop loss at 1.2500 and take profit at 1.2700"

Claude: Executes the trade and confirms

Manage Positions:

You: "Close all my losing positions"

Claude: Closes positions and reports results

Analyze History:

You: "Show me all my trades from last week for EUR/USD"

Claude: Returns trade history as a table

With HTTP API

# Get account info
curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/account/info

# Get current price
curl "http://localhost:8000/api/v1/market/price?symbol_name=EURUSD"

# Place a market order
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/order/market \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "symbol": "EURUSD",
    "volume": 0.01,
    "type": "BUY",
    "stop_loss": 1.0990,
    "take_profit": 1.1010
  }'

# Get all open positions
curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/positions

# Close a specific position
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8000/api/v1/positions/12345

As a Python Library

from metatrader_client import MT5Client

# Connect to MT5
config = {
    "login": 12345678,
    "password": "your_password",
    "server": "MetaQuotes-Demo"
}
client = MT5Client(config)
client.connect()

# Get account statistics
stats = client.account.get_trade_statistics()
print(f"Balance: ${stats['balance']}")
print(f"Equity: ${stats['equity']}")

# Get current price
price = client.market.get_symbol_price("EURUSD")
print(f"EUR/USD Bid: {price['bid']}, Ask: {price['ask']}")

# Place a market order
result = client.order.place_market_order(
    type="BUY",
    symbol="EURUSD",
    volume=0.01,
    stop_loss=1.0990,
    take_profit=1.1010
)
print(result['message'])

# Close all positions
client.order.close_all_positions()

# Disconnect
client.disconnect()

📚 Available Operations

Account Management

• get_account_info - Get balance, equity, profit, margin level, leverage, currency

Market Data

• get_symbols - List all available trading symbols
• get_symbol_price - Get current bid/ask price for a symbol
• get_candles_latest - Get recent price candles (OHLCV data)
• get_candles_by_date - Get historical candles for a date range
• get_symbol_info - Get detailed symbol information

Order Execution

• place_market_order - Execute instant BUY/SELL orders
• place_pending_order - Place limit/stop orders for future execution
• modify_position - Update stop loss or take profit
• modify_pending_order - Modify pending order parameters

Position Management

• get_all_positions - View all open positions
• get_positions_by_symbol - Filter positions by trading pair
• get_positions_by_id - Get specific position details
• close_position - Close a specific position
• close_all_positions - Close all open positions
• close_all_positions_by_symbol - Close all positions for a symbol
• close_all_profitable_positions - Close only winning trades
• close_all_losing_positions - Close only losing trades

Pending Orders

• get_all_pending_orders - List all pending orders
• get_pending_orders_by_symbol - Filter pending orders by symbol
• cancel_pending_order - Cancel a specific pending order
• cancel_all_pending_orders - Cancel all pending orders
• cancel_pending_orders_by_symbol - Cancel pending orders for a symbol

Trading History

• get_deals - Get historical completed trades
• get_orders - Get historical order records

🔧 Advanced Configuration

Using Environment Variables

Instead of putting credentials in the command line, create a .env file:

LOGIN=12345678
PASSWORD=your_password
SERVER=MetaQuotes-Demo

# Optional: Specify custom MT5 terminal path (auto-detected if not provided)
# PATH=C:\Program Files\MetaTrader 5\terminal64.exe

Then start the server without arguments:

metatrader-http-server

The server will automatically load credentials from the .env file.

Custom Port and Host

metatrader-http-server --host 127.0.0.1 --port 9000

Connection Parameters

The MT5 client supports additional configuration:

config = {
    "login": 12345678,
    "password": "your_password",
    "server": "MetaQuotes-Demo",
    "path": None,               # Path to MT5 terminal executable (default: auto-detect)
    "timeout": 60000,           # Connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 60000)
    "portable": False,          # Use portable mode (default: False)
    "max_retries": 3,           # Maximum connection retry attempts (default: 3)
    "backoff_factor": 1.5,      # Delay multiplier between retries (default: 1.5)
    "cooldown_time": 2.0,       # Seconds to wait between connections (default: 2.0)
    "debug": True               # Enable debug logging (default: False)
}

Configuration Options:

• login (int, required): Your MT5 account login number
• password (str, required): Your MT5 account password
• server (str, required): MT5 server name (e.g., "MetaQuotes-Demo")
• path (str, optional): Full path to the MT5 terminal executable. If not specified, the client will automatically search standard installation directories
• timeout (int, optional): Connection timeout in milliseconds. Default: 60000 (60 seconds)
• portable (bool, optional): Enable portable mode for the MT5 terminal. Default: False
• max_retries (int, optional): Maximum number of connection retry attempts. Default: 3
• backoff_factor (float, optional): Exponential backoff factor for retry delays. Default: 1.5
• cooldown_time (float, optional): Minimum time in seconds between connection attempts. Default: 2.0
• debug (bool, optional): Enable detailed debug logging for troubleshooting. Default: False

🗺️ Roadmap

🛠️ Development

Setting Up Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ariadng/metatrader-mcp-server.git
cd metatrader-mcp-server

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Install development dependencies
pip install pytest python-dotenv

# Run tests
pytest tests/

Project Structure

metatrader-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── metatrader_client/      # Core MT5 client library
│   │   ├── account/            # Account operations
│   │   ├── connection/         # Connection management
│   │   ├── history/            # Historical data
│   │   ├── market/             # Market data
│   │   ├── order/              # Order execution
│   │   └── types/              # Type definitions
│   ├── metatrader_mcp/         # MCP server implementation
│   └── metatrader_openapi/     # HTTP/REST API server
├── tests/                      # Test suite
├── docs/                       # Documentation
└── pyproject.toml             # Project configuration

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:

1. Report Bugs - Open an issue
2. Suggest Features - Share your ideas in issues
3. Submit Pull Requests - Fix bugs or add features
4. Improve Documentation - Help make docs clearer
5. Share Examples - Show how you're using it

Contribution Guidelines

• Fork the repository
• Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
• Make your changes
• Write or update tests
• Ensure tests pass (pytest)
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
• Open a Pull Request

📖 Documentation

• Developer Documentation - Detailed technical docs
• API Reference - Complete API documentation
• Examples - Code examples and tutorials
• Roadmap - Feature development timeline

🆘 Getting Help

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• LinkedIn: Connect with me

Common Issues

"Connection failed"

• Ensure MT5 terminal is running
• Check that algorithmic trading is enabled
• Verify your login credentials are correct

"Module not found"

• Make sure you've installed the package: pip install metatrader-mcp-server
• Check your Python version is 3.10 or higher

"Order execution failed"

• Verify the symbol exists on your broker
• Check that the market is open
• Ensure you have sufficient margin

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with FastMCP for MCP protocol support
• Uses MetaTrader5 Python package
• Powered by FastAPI for the REST API

📊 Project Stats

• Version: 0.2.9
• Python: 3.10+
• License: MIT
• Status: Active Development

Made with ❤️ by Aria Dhanang

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