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Evidence fieldAlpha Vantage MCP ServerShortlist candidateStripe MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for
  • Market/economic data retrieval for analysis and research
  • Users already holding an Alpha Vantage API key
  • Searching Stripe documentation and support knowledge from an MCP client
  • Inspecting Stripe account, balance, customer, product, and payment data
  • Creating supported Stripe resources in a test account with human confirmation
Not ideal for
  • Trading or order-execution workflows
  • Users who need a free unlimited market-data service
  • Unattended production payment administration
  • Workflows that require Stripe API operations not exposed by the current tool set
Avoid when
  • You might mistake informational data for trading advice
  • You cannot manage API-key quotas/costs
  • The client cannot protect Stripe authorization tokens or secret keys
  • You cannot require confirmation for write-capable payment tools
  • Untrusted content can influence the same agent session without tool isolation
Provenance
Provenance details

First-party MCP

Alpha Vantage · Publisher source ↗

First-party MCP

Stripe · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Repo: Sep 14, 2026

Package: Sep 14, 2026

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Popularity evidence
GitHub stars

210

GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-25T20:49:00Z

Not documented
Package downloads / 30 daysNo reliable download data

56,858

package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-09-24T18:01:10.986000Z

Shared repository starsNot documented

1,831

Shared repository stars (not MCP-specific) · checked 2026-09-24T18:01:37.616000Z

External adoption evidence
  • GitHub: repository stars: 210Exact MCP-specific repository observation.GitHub: repository stars · Current total · checked 2026-09-25T20:49:00ZEvidence source ↗
Not documented
Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP
Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP
Codex✓ Streamable HTTP
VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP
Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP
OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
AuthenticationHosted endpoint uses OAuth-style browser authorization where the user enters an Alpha Vantage API key. Legacy API-key-in-URL connection is deprecated. Local stdio accepts the Alpha Vantage API key as the local server credential.The hosted https://mcp.stripe.com endpoint uses Stripe OAuth. Stripe also documents a local path using Stripe credentials; prefer Restricted API Keys with only the required permissions, and keep live versus sandbox context explicit. Do not infer Agent-Key or session-revocation behavior beyond current Stripe MCP documentation.
CostA free Alpha Vantage API key is available; premium/realtime data entitlements or higher usage may require a paid Alpha Vantage plan.Stripe documents no separate MCP access fee. Normal Stripe product, transaction, account, and chosen AI-client charges still apply; ChatGPT custom connector availability also depends on an eligible ChatGPT plan.
PermissionsRead-only market/economic/financial data retrieval. Current data tools are annotated readOnlyHint=true and destructiveHint=false. No brokerage/order placement/account mutation authority is part of the canonical tool surface.The hosted server receives OAuth access selected during Stripe authorization. The documented tool set includes read operations and write operations such as creating customers, products, prices, payment links, invoices, coupons, refunds, and disputes-related actions; actual access remains bounded by the authorized Stripe account and credential.
Data handlingQueries are sent to Alpha Vantage market-data APIs. Returned market/economic/company data is exposed to the connected MCP client/LLM. The canonical surface is market-data retrieval rather than private brokerage-account control.Requests and tool results pass between the MCP client, Stripe's hosted MCP endpoint, and the connected Stripe account. The server can return account and payment-related records plus Stripe knowledge-base content to the client. A local @stripe/mcp process receives the configured STRIPE_SECRET_KEY. Do not place live secret keys in shared configuration or logs.
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • Read-only market data is safer than transaction-capable finance MCPs
  • Financial data still carries licensing, timeliness, and decision-risk considerations
  • The hosted endpoint simplifies setup and uses OAuth, while the local package can use a secret key and therefore expands local credential-handling responsibility.
  • Stripe labels the MCP service a public preview, so tools and behavior can change.
  • Tool access is convenient but can create or modify payment-related resources within the granted Stripe account.
Risk contextLow mutation risk because the canonical MCP surface is read-only data retrieval. Main operational risks are external market-data dependency, API-key handling, rate/plan limits, and financial-data freshness/entitlement differences.This is a write-capable financial integration. Use test mode for evaluation, least privilege, explicit confirmation for every mutation, separate untrusted web content from payment actions, and revoke MCP sessions promptly when no longer needed. This review relies on publisher documentation and does not claim MCP100 execution testing.
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-09-252026-07-24
Candidate evidence2026-09-25T20:49:00Z2026-09-24T04:25:05.554391Z

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