🟢Getting Started with the Edge MCP

Installation

Option 1: npm (easiest)

npx @edgedottrade/mcp --help

No installation required! The npm wrapper automatically downloads the correct binary for your platform.

Option 2: Claude Desktop Plugin

/plugin marketplace add edgedottrade/mcp
/plugin install edge@edgedottrade/mcp

Configure your API key when prompted, and the plugin will be ready to use.

Option 3: OpenClaw Skill

claw skill install edge

Or add to your clawhub.yaml:

skills:
  - edge

Option 4: cargo

cargo install edge-trade

Option 5: From source

git clone https://github.com/edgetrade/mcp.git
cd mcp
cargo build --release -p edge-trade

Get API Key

Visit https://app.trade.edge/settings/api-keys to create an API key.

Configuration

Claude Desktop

If you installed via npm or cargo (not using the plugin):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@edgedottrade/mcp", "--api-key", "sk-your-key-here"]
    }
  }
}

Or with cargo:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edge": {
      "command": "edge",
      "args": ["--api-key", "sk-your-key-here"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@edgedottrade/mcp", "--api-key", "sk-your-key-here"]
    }
  }
}

Continue

Add to your config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@edgedottrade/mcp", "--api-key", "sk-your-key-here"]
    }
  }
}

First Tool Call

Test the installation:

npx @edgedottrade/mcp --api-key sk-your-key-here help search

Or if installed via cargo:

edge --api-key sk-your-key-here help search

With the plugin installed, just ask your agent to:

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