TickerLayer Market Data

Real-time and historical financial market data for AI agents and applications.

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What it can do

  • Get Quote: Latest bid/ask quote for a symbol in any asset class. Symbol conventions: crypto pairs like BTCUSD; forex pairs like EURUSD; commodities like XAUUSD; indices like US500; ETF codes like US50
  • Get Last Trade: Most recent trade (price/size/timestamp) for a symbol. Symbol conventions: crypto pairs like BTCUSD; forex pairs like EURUSD; commodities like XAUUSD; indices like US500; ETF codes lik
  • Get Snapshot: Consolidated snapshot for a symbol: last trade, bid/ask quote, previous close, and change vs that close. Best single call for "how is X doing right now". For OHLC bars use get_history or

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Real-time and historical financial market data for AI agents and applications. Access stocks, forex, crypto, indices, ETFs, commodities, and government bond yields through a normalized MCP interface. Includes live quotes, trades, snapshots, OHLCV history, symbol discovery, market status, trading sessions, and holiday calendars. Connect securely with OAuth and start with the TickerLayer free tier.

How to connect

How to connect TickerLayer Market Data to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://ticker-layer.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect TickerLayer Market Data to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://ticker-layer.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect TickerLayer Market Data to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://ticker-layer.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (10)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

get_quoteLatest bid/ask quote for a symbol in any asset class. Symbol conventions: crypto pairs like BTCUSD; forex pairs like EURUSD; commodities like XAUUSD; indices like US500; ETF codes like US500ETF; stocks always use the COUNTRY:TICKER form with an ISO alpha-2 country prefix, e.g. US:AAPL, DE:SAP, SA:2222. Use list_symbols to discover valid symbols.
get_last_tradeMost recent trade (price/size/timestamp) for a symbol. Symbol conventions: crypto pairs like BTCUSD; forex pairs like EURUSD; commodities like XAUUSD; indices like US500; ETF codes like US500ETF; stocks always use the COUNTRY:TICKER form with an ISO alpha-2 country prefix, e.g. US:AAPL, DE:SAP, SA:2222. Use list_symbols to discover valid symbols.
get_snapshotConsolidated snapshot for a symbol: last trade, bid/ask quote, previous close, and change vs that close. Best single call for "how is X doing right now". For OHLC bars use get_history or get_previous_close. Symbol conventions: crypto pairs like BTCUSD; forex pairs like EURUSD; commodities like XAUUSD; indices like US500; ETF codes like US500ETF; stocks always use the COUNTRY:TICKER form with an ISO alpha-2 country prefix, e.g. US:AAPL, DE:SAP, SA:2222. Use list_symbols to discover valid symbols.
get_previous_closePrevious completed daily bar (OHLCV) for a symbol. Pass interval for the most recently settled intraday bar instead. Symbol conventions: crypto pairs like BTCUSD; forex pairs like EURUSD; commodities like XAUUSD; indices like US500; ETF codes like US500ETF; stocks always use the COUNTRY:TICKER form with an ISO alpha-2 country prefix, e.g. US:AAPL, DE:SAP, SA:2222. Use list_symbols to discover valid symbols.
get_historyHistorical OHLCV aggregate bars between two UTC dates. Valid interval pairs: 1/5/15 minute, 1/4 hour, 1 day. History depth depends on the account plan.
list_symbolsList the enabled public symbols for an asset class, optionally filtered by a case-insensitive substring of the symbol or name. Use this before guessing a symbol.
get_market_statusWhether markets are open, closed, or in pre/post-market. Call without arguments for a global overview (crypto, forex, and stock regions), or narrow by asset, symbol, or market/region code (e.g. market=US).
get_market_sessionsTrading session windows (pre-market, primary, post-market) for a market, asset class, or symbol on a given date.
get_market_holidaysHoliday calendar (full closures and early closes) for a market, asset class, or symbol.
get_bond_yieldLatest government bond yield (last rate) for a country/tenor pair. Symbols use COUNTRY:TENOR. Countries: US, DE, FR, IT, ES, UK (UK gilts use UK, never GB). US tenors: 1M, 3M, 6M, 1Y, 2Y, 3Y, 5Y, 7Y, 10Y, 20Y, 30Y. European tenors: 1Y, 2Y, 3Y, 5Y, 10Y, 30Y only.