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Alphadesk Terminal MCP Server

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Read-only market data, SEC filings and financial statements, on your own vendor keys.

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Read-only market data, SEC filings and financial statements, on your own vendor keys.

Security Report

4.8
Use Caution4.8High Risk

AlphaDesk is a well-architected market research terminal with sound security fundamentals. The codebase demonstrates proper authentication design, appropriate use of encryption for sensitive data, and read-only MCP tools with per-reader access control. Permissions are aligned with its purpose as a financial data aggregation platform. Minor code quality observations exist around error handling and input validation, but no critical vulnerabilities or dangerous patterns were identified. Supply chain analysis found 25 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 17 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

4 files analyzed · 31 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

database

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

network_websocket

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

**Required.** 32 bytes, base64: seals every reader's keys. Losing it makes them unreadableOptional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_VAULT_KEY

**Required.** Descriptive User-Agent with contact details, as SEC asksOptional

Environment variable: SEC_USER_AGENT

Postgres connection string; unset uses SQLite in ALPHADESK_DATAOptional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_DATABASE_URL

Data directory for SQLite (default ~/.alphadesk)Optional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_DATA

off for a single local account without sign-inOptional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_AUTH

Public URL; OAuth redirects and the agent host allowlist depend on itOptional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_BASE_URL

Session signing secretOptional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_SECRET

Secure cookies (on behind HTTPS)Optional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_COOKIE_SECURE

Owner accounts (Admin page, never gated)Optional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_OWNER_EMAILS

off disables search by meaningOptional

Environment variable: ALPHADESK_SEMANTIC_SEARCH

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-vigneshv1cky-alphadesk-terminal": {
      "env": {
        "ALPHADESK_AUTH": "your-alphadesk-auth-here",
        "ALPHADESK_DATA": "your-alphadesk-data-here",
        "SEC_USER_AGENT": "your-sec-user-agent-here",
        "ALPHADESK_SECRET": "your-alphadesk-secret-here",
        "ALPHADESK_BASE_URL": "your-alphadesk-base-url-here",
        "ALPHADESK_VAULT_KEY": "your-alphadesk-vault-key-here",
        "ALPHADESK_DATABASE_URL": "your-alphadesk-database-url-here",
        "ALPHADESK_OWNER_EMAILS": "your-alphadesk-owner-emails-here",
        "ALPHADESK_COOKIE_SECURE": "your-alphadesk-cookie-secure-here",
        "ALPHADESK_SEMANTIC_SEARCH": "your-alphadesk-semantic-search-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "alphadesk"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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