place_stop_order
Place a stop order to buy or sell a stock when it reaches a specified price
How to use it
place_stop_order is exposed by the Alpaca MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the place_stop_order tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Alpaca MCP
$
npx -y @smithery/cli install @laukikk/alpaca-mcp --client claudeOther tools in Alpaca MCP (7)
cancel_order
Cancel an open order by its ID
close_position
Close an open position for a specific symbol
get_account_info_tool
Get current account information
get_portfolio_summary
Get a comprehensive summary of the portfolio
place_limit_order
Place a limit order to buy or sell a stock at a specified price
place_market_order
Place a market order to buy or sell a stock
place_stop_limit_order
Place a stop-limit order combining stop and limit order features