get_watchlists
List all watchlists
How to use it
Project documentation lists get_watchlists for the Alpaca MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.
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Add an asset to a watchlist
Cancel all open orders
Cancel a specific order
Liquidate entire portfolio
Close a specific position
Create a new watchlist
Delete a watchlist
Do-not-exercise instruction
Exercise a held option contract
Fills, dividends, transfers
Activities filtered by type
Trading restrictions, margin settings, PDT checks
Balance, margin, and account status
List assets with optional filtering
All current positions
Detailed info for a specific asset
Market calendar for a date range
Current market status and next open/close
Single announcement by ID
Corporate action announcements
Details for a specific position
Single option contract by symbol or ID
Option contracts for underlying symbol(s)
Single order by client order ID
Single order by ID
Retrieve orders with filters
Equity and P/L over time
Historical OHLCV bars
Latest minute bar
Historical bid/ask quotes
Historical trades
Get a specific watchlist
Crypto (market, limit, stop-limit)
Options (single-leg or multi-leg)
Stocks/ETFs (market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing-stop, brackets)
Remove an asset from a watchlist
Replace an existing open order
Update account configuration settings
Update a watchlist