decodetick-mcp

Decode the tick. Find the edge.

Market intelligence for your AI assistant - algo-trading strategies, analytics and specialized research knowledge.

Just ask

• "What strategy works best on AAPL?"
• "Show me the top strategy's backtest - return, max drawdown, win rate."
• "How risky is BTC?"
• "How do I avoid overfitting a backtest?"

Getting started

Standard config works in most MCP clients:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "decodetick": {
      "url": "https://mcp.decodetick.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

It works without an account; sign in with Decodetick for higher usage limits.

Click the Add to Cursor button above, or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "decodetick": {
      "url": "https://mcp.decodetick.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Click the Install in VS Code button above, or use the CLI:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"decodetick","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.decodetick.com/mcp"}'

or add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "decodetick": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.decodetick.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http decodetick https://mcp.decodetick.com/mcp

Add --scope user to enable it in every project.

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then enter:

https://mcp.decodetick.com/mcp

Connectors are account-level, so the server is available in both the desktop app and claude.ai. Sign in with Decodetick when prompted, or skip it to continue without an account.

Custom MCP connectors need Developer mode (Plus/Pro/Team/Enterprise/Edu):

1. Settings → Connectors → Advanced - enable Developer mode.
2. Settings → Connectors → Create - name it Decodetick, set the MCP server URL to https://mcp.decodetick.com/mcp, pick OAuth (or No authentication to use it without an account), and create.
3. In a chat, open + → Developer mode and toggle Decodetick on.

uvx decodetick-mcp             # run straight from PyPI
pip install decodetick-mcp     # or install
docker run -p 8080:8080 $(docker build -q .)  # or containerized

uvx and pip run the server over stdio; the Docker image serves streamable HTTP on localhost:8080. Sign-in with Decodetick is available on the hosted server.

How it works

You ask in plain language. The AI picks the right tool. You get an answer with evidence - strategy metrics you can rank, or research passages you can cite - not a data dump.

You ask	You get
"What strategy works best on AAPL?"	Strategies backtested on AAPL, ranked by their score on it
"How risky is BTC?"	The instrument dossier - volatility, drawdowns, character fingerprint
"What does the research say about position sizing?"	Ranked passages with slug + locale for citation

Tools

Four read-only tools.

• leaderboard - the strategy leaderboard: published, backtested strategies, ranked. Sort by score or by backtested APY - apy_desc ranks by cagr_usd (annualized return in USD, comparable across markets; a strategy without a USD figure sorts last); filter by family or by instrument symbol ("what works best on AAPL?").
• strategy - one strategy's full dossier: metrics, risk mode, parameters, and the backtest summary.
• instrument - the catalog of covered markets, or one instrument's dossier: buy-and-hold facts and the six-axis character fingerprint.
• research - one search across the research: articles plus, on paid tiers, the deeper knowledge base. Returns cited passages.

Example prompts

Explore the leaderboard

What strategy works best on AAPL?
Show me the highest-APY strategy and its max drawdown.
Which strategy family performs best?

Dig into a strategy

Give me the full details on the MA Crossover strategy.
What's the win rate and risk mode of your top strategy?

Explore the markets

Which markets do you cover?
How risky is BTC - volatility, drawdowns, character?

Search the research

How do I avoid overfitting a backtest?
Find articles about position sizing and drawdown control.

Disclaimer

Strategy results are hypothetical backtests on historical data. They do not reflect actual trading, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Nothing this server returns is investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any instrument. See the risk disclosure.

Terms and privacy

Use of the hosted server is subject to the Decodetick Terms and Privacy Policy.

Security

Please report vulnerabilities privately, as described in SECURITY.md.

License

MIT - decodetick.com