start_bot
Start the bot
How to use it
start_bot is exposed by the Freqtrade MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the start_bot tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Freqtrade MCP
$
pip install freqtrade-client mcp[cli]Other tools in Freqtrade MCP (16)
add_blacklist
Add pair to blacklist
delete_blacklist
Remove pair from blacklist
delete_lock
Delete a trade lock
fetch_balance
Get account balance
fetch_blacklist
Get blacklist of pairs
fetch_bot_status
Get open trade status
fetch_config
Get bot configuration
fetch_locks
Get trade locks
fetch_market_data
Fetch OHLCV data for a pair
fetch_performance
Get performance metrics
fetch_profit
Get profit summary
fetch_trades
Get trade history
fetch_whitelist
Get whitelist of pairs
place_trade
Place a buy/sell trade
reload_config
Reload bot configuration
stop_bot
Stop the bot