# AlphaSMO MCP server

> Lets an AI client query SEC 13F institutional holdings, insider trading data, and smart money convergence signals.

- Repository: https://github.com/alphasmo/alphasmo-tools
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/alphasmo/alphasmo-tools
- Transport: stdio
- Stars: 2
- License: MIT
- Latest version: 0.2.1

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env 'ALPHASMO_API_KEY=<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>' alphasmo-tools -- npx -y alphasmo
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alphasmo-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alphasmo"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPHASMO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "alphasmo-tools": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alphasmo"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPHASMO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"alphasmo-tools","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","alphasmo"],"env":{"ALPHASMO_API_KEY":"<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>"}}'
```

### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alphasmo-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alphasmo"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPHASMO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add alphasmo-tools --env 'ALPHASMO_API_KEY=<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>' -- npx -y alphasmo
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.alphasmo-tools]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "alphasmo"]

[mcp_servers.alphasmo-tools.env]
ALPHASMO_API_KEY = "<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>"
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user -e 'ALPHASMO_API_KEY=<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>' alphasmo-tools npx -- -y alphasmo
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alphasmo-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alphasmo"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPHASMO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ALPHASMO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Environment variables

| Name | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `ALPHASMO_API_KEY` | no | yes | Optional API key to raise the rate limit above the free anonymous tier |

## FAQ

### How can I use this with Claude Desktop or Cursor?

You can manually add the server to your MCP client configuration file using npx to run the alphasmo mcp command.