Kite MCP Server
About
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with secure access to the Kite Connect trading API. It enables AI agents to retrieve market data, manage portfolios, and execute trades through a standardized interface.
Details
- License
- MIT
Explore
- Portfolio Management: View holdings, positions, margins, and mutual fund investments
- Order Management: Place, modify, and cancel orders with full order history
- GTT Orders: Good Till Triggered order management
- Market Data Access: Real-time quotes, historical data, OHLC data
- Pagination Support: Automatic pagination for large datasets (holdings, orders, trades)
- Comprehensive Coverage: Implements most Kite Connect API endpoints
- Multiple Deployment Modes: stdio, HTTP, SSE, and hybrid mode (production)
- Built-in Documentation: Auto-served documentation at runtime
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Kite MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
- For hosted version (recommended): Nothing! Just use https://mcp.kite.trade/mcp
- For self-hosting: Go 1.21 or later
- For self-hosting: Valid Kite Connect API credentials
- Claude Desktop (Hosted Mode) - Recommended
- Claude Desktop (HTTP Mode) - Recommended
- Claude Desktop (SSE Mode)
- Claude Desktop (stdio Mode)
- Other MCP Clients
- login - Login to Kite API and generate authorization link
This project includes a Nix flake for consistent development environments:
Requirements:
- Go 1.23+ with GOEXPERIMENT=synctest (required for timing-dependent tests)
``bash
| Environment Variable | Default | Description |
| -------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| KITE_API_KEY | Required | Your Kite Connect API key |KITE_API_SECRET
| | Required | Your Kite Connect API secret |APP_MODE
| | http | Server mode: stdio, http, sse, or hybrid |APP_PORT
| | 8080 | Server port (HTTP/SSE/hybrid modes) |APP_HOST
| | localhost | Server host (HTTP/SSE/hybrid modes) |EXCLUDED_TOOLS
| | _(empty)_ | Comma-separated list of tools to exclude from registration |
Note: In production, we use hybrid mode which supports both /sse and /mcp` endpoints, making both HTTP and SSE protocols available for different client needs.
You can exclude specific tools by setting the EXCLUDED_TOOLS environment variable with a comma-separated list of tool names. This is useful for creating read-only instances.
Example:
EXCLUDED_TOOLS=place_order,modify_order,cancel_order
The hosted version at mcp.kite.trade excludes potentially destructive trading operations for security. For accessing the other operations you can generate your own API keys and run the server locally.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"kite mcp server": {
"kite": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.kite.trade/sse"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"kite": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.kite.trade/sse"
]
}
}A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with secure access to the Kite Connect trading API. This server enables AI agents to retrieve market data, manage portfolios, and execute trades through a standardized interface.
TL;DR for Traders
Want to use AI with your Kite trading account? Just add https://mcp.kite.trade/mcp to your AI client configuration. No installation or API keys required - it's hosted and ready to use.
Features
- Portfolio Management: View holdings, positions, margins, and mutual fund investments
- Order Management: Place, modify, and cancel orders with full order history
- GTT Orders: Good Till Triggered order management
- Market Data Access: Real-time quotes, historical data, OHLC data
- Pagination Support: Automatic pagination for large datasets (holdings, orders, trades)
- Comprehensive Coverage: Implements most Kite Connect API endpoints
- Multiple Deployment Modes: stdio, HTTP, SSE, and hybrid mode (production)
- Built-in Documentation: Auto-served documentation at runtime
Quick Start
Hosted Version (Recommended)
The easiest way to get started is with our hosted version at mcp.kite.trade. Both /mcp and /sse endpoints are available - no installation or API keys required on your end.
Quick Setup: Add the following to your MCP configuration:
https://mcp.kite.trade/mcp
Recommended: Use the new HTTP mode (/mcp endpoint) for better performance and reliability. You can use mcp-remote to connect to the hosted server.
For self-hosting with your own API keys, follow the installation steps below.
Prerequisites
- For hosted version (recommended): Nothing! Just use https://mcp.kite.trade/mcp
- For self-hosting: Go 1.21 or later
- For self-hosting: Valid Kite Connect API credentials
Getting started
git clone https://github.com/zerodha/kite-mcp-server
cd kite-mcp-server
Configuration
Create a .env file with your Kite Connect credentials:
KITE_API_KEY=your_api_key
KITE_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
APP_MODE=http
APP_PORT=8080
APP_HOST=localhost
You can also use the provided justfile to initialize the config.
just init-env
Running the Server
```bash
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