Metatrader

Let AI assistants trade for you using natural language

📑 Table of Contents

• What is This?
• Features
• Who Is This For?
• Important Disclaimer
• Prerequisites
• Quick Start
• Trading Assistant Skill
• Usage Examples
• Available Operations
• WebSocket Quote Server
• Advanced Configuration
• Roadmap
• Development
• Contributing
• Documentation
• Getting Help
• License

🌟 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, REST API, or WebSocket stream
• 📖 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 (Local STDIO)

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",
        "--transport", "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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",
        "--transport", "stdio",
        "--path",      "C:\\Program Files\\MetaTrader 5\\terminal64.exe"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

2. Restart Claude Desktop

3. 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

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

2. In Open WebUI:

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

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

Option C: Real-Time Quotes via WebSocket

Stream live tick data (bid, ask, spread, volume) over WebSocket for dashboards, bots, or monitoring:

metatrader-quote-server --login YOUR_LOGIN --password YOUR_PASSWORD --server YOUR_SERVER

Connect with any WebSocket client:

websocat ws://localhost:8765

You'll receive a connected message followed by continuous tick updates as JSON. See WebSocket Quote Server for full details.

Option D: Remote MCP Server (SSE)

Run the MCP server on a Windows VPS (where MT5 is installed) and connect to it remotely from Claude Desktop or Claude Code.

Server-side (on the Windows VPS):

metatrader-mcp-server --login YOUR_LOGIN --password YOUR_PASSWORD --server YOUR_SERVER

This starts the SSE server on 0.0.0.0:8080 by default. Customize with --host and --port:

metatrader-mcp-server --login YOUR_LOGIN --password YOUR_PASSWORD --server YOUR_SERVER --host 127.0.0.1 --port 9000

Client-side (Claude Desktop config on your local machine):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metatrader": {
      "url": "http://VPS_IP:8080/sse"
    }
  }
}

Replace VPS_IP with your server's IP address.

Security Warning: The MCP protocol does not include authentication. When exposing the SSE server over a network, use a firewall to restrict access by IP, or place it behind a reverse proxy with authentication, or use an SSH tunnel.

🤖 Trading Assistant Skill (Claude Code / Claude Desktop)

A pre-built Trading Terminal Assistant skill is included in the claude-skill/ directory. It provides Claude with structured knowledge about all 32 trading tools, output formatting, and MetaTrader 5 domain expertise.

Installing for Claude Code

Option 1: Symlink (recommended)

Create a symlink from the standard Claude Code skills directory to claude-skill/:

cd metatrader-mcp-server
mkdir -p .claude
ln -s ../claude-skill .claude/skills

The skill will be auto-discovered and available as /trading.

Option 2: Copy

Copy the skill files into the Claude Code skills directory:

cd metatrader-mcp-server
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r claude-skill/trading .claude/skills/trading

Installing for Claude Desktop

For Claude Desktop, copy the skill to the global Claude skills directory:

# macOS
mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/skills
cp -r claude-skill/trading ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/skills/trading

# Windows
mkdir "%APPDATA%\Claude\skills"
xcopy /E claude-skill\trading "%APPDATA%\Claude\skills\trading\"

What the Skill Does

• Direct Execution: Executes trades immediately when requested, no extra confirmation needed
• Workflows: Knows how to chain tools for complex operations (e.g., place market order then set SL/TP)
• Formatting: Presents account data, positions, orders, and prices in clean terminal-style tables
• Domain Knowledge: Understands MT5 order types, timeframes, symbol formats, and filling modes

Usage

Once installed, invoke with /trading or just ask trading-related questions naturally:

/trading
> Show me my account dashboard
> Buy 0.1 lots of EURUSD with SL at 1.0800
> Close all profitable positions
> Show me GBPUSD H4 candles

📡 WebSocket Quote Server

The WebSocket Quote Server streams real-time tick data from MetaTrader 5 to any WebSocket client. It's ideal for live dashboards, algorithmic trading frontends, and real-time monitoring.

Starting the Server

metatrader-quote-server --login YOUR_LOGIN --password YOUR_PASSWORD --server YOUR_SERVER

The server starts on ws://0.0.0.0:8765 by default.

Customization

metatrader-quote-server \
  --login YOUR_LOGIN \
  --password YOUR_PASSWORD \
  --server YOUR_SERVER \
  --host 127.0.0.1 \
  --port 9000 \
  --symbols "EURUSD,GBPUSD,XAUUSD" \
  --poll-interval 200

Configuration

CLI flags take precedence over environment variables, which take precedence over defaults.

Message Format

On connect — server sends a connected message with the symbol list, followed by any cached ticks:

{"type": "connected", "symbols": ["XAUUSD", "EURUSD", "GBPUSD"], "poll_interval_ms": 100}

Tick updates — sent whenever bid, ask, or volume changes:

{"type": "tick", "symbol": "XAUUSD", "bid": 2345.67, "ask": 2345.89, "spread": 0.22, "volume": 1234, "time": "2026-03-14T10:30:45+00:00"}

Errors — sent if a symbol cannot be fetched:

{"type": "error", "symbol": "INVALID", "message": "Symbol not found or data unavailable"}

Example: Connecting with Python

import asyncio
import json
from websockets.asyncio.client import connect

async def main():
    async with connect("ws://localhost:8765") as ws:
        async for message in ws:
            tick = json.loads(message)
            if tick["type"] == "tick":
                print(f"{tick['symbol']}: {tick['bid']}/{tick['ask']} (spread: {tick['spread']})")

asyncio.run(main())

Design Notes

• Change detection: Only broadcasts when bid, ask, or volume actually changes, reducing unnecessary traffic.
• Late joiners: New clients receive cached ticks immediately on connect, so they don't have to wait for the next change.
• MT5 thread safety: All MT5 SDK calls are serialized through a single-thread executor

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