Freqtrade-MCP vs MetaTrader MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Finance & Payments servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Freqtrade-MCP Control a Freqtrade crypto trading bot through its REST API from any MCP-compatible AI agent. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale Python	MetaTrader MCP Server Let AI assistants trade on MetaTrader 5 using natural language. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Finance & Payments	Finance & Payments
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	121	533
Last commit	6 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`pip install freqtrade-client mcp[cli]`	`pip install metatrader-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Freqtrade-MCP if you prefer its approach (control a freqtrade crypto trading bot through its rest api from any mcp-compatible ai agent).

Pick MetaTrader MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Freqtrade-MCP

Install / run

pip install freqtrade-client mcp[cli]

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freqtrade-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/your/path/to/freqtrade-mcp",
        "run",
        "__main__.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FREQTRADE_API_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:8080",
        "FREQTRADE_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "FREQTRADE_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add MetaTrader MCP Server

Install / run

pip install metatrader-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metatrader-mcp-server": {
      "command": "metatrader-mcp-server",
      "args": [
        "--login",
        "YOUR_MT5_LOGIN",
        "--password",
        "YOUR_MT5_PASSWORD",
        "--server",
        "YOUR_MT5_SERVER",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Freqtrade-MCP or MetaTrader MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Freqtrade-MCP if you prefer its approach (control a freqtrade crypto trading bot through its rest api from any mcp-compatible ai agent). Pick MetaTrader MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Freqtrade-MCP and MetaTrader MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Freqtrade-MCP and MetaTrader MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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