kite-mcp-server

Last updated: January 03, 2026

An MCP server that gives AI assistants secure access to Zerodha's Kite Connect trading API. It lets AI agents retrieve market data, manage portfolios, and execute trades through a standardized protocol. Built at Zerodha and hosted at mcp.kite.trade for anyone with a Kite account to use.

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol is a standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data sources. Instead of each AI app building custom integrations, MCP provides a common interface. Think of it like USB for AI tools: one protocol, many capabilities.

For trading, this means you can connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client to your Kite account and interact with markets through natural language.

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 creation and management
Market data: Real-time quotes, LTP, OHLC, and historical price data
Instrument search: Look up trading instruments across exchanges
Pagination: Automatic pagination for large datasets
Multiple deployment modes: stdio, HTTP, SSE, and hybrid (production)
Tool exclusion: Disable specific tools (e.g., create a read-only instance by excluding order placement)

Available Tools

The server exposes 20+ tools organized by domain:

Category	Tools
Auth	`login`
Market Data	`get_quotes`, `get_ltp`, `get_ohlc`, `get_historical_data`, `search_instruments`
Portfolio	`get_profile`, `get_margins`, `get_holdings`, `get_positions`, `get_mf_holdings`
Orders	`place_order`, `modify_order`, `cancel_order`, `get_orders`, `get_trades`, `get_order_history`, `get_order_trades`
GTT	`get_gtts`, `place_gtt_order`, `modify_gtt_order`, `delete_gtt_order`

Quick Start

The fastest way to get started is with the hosted version. No installation needed:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kite": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp.kite.trade/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add that to your Claude Desktop config and you're set. Authentication happens through Kite's OAuth flow when you first connect.

For self-hosting, clone the repo and configure your Kite Connect API credentials:

git clone https://github.com/zerodha/kite-mcp-server
cd kite-mcp-server
cp .env.example .env  # add your KITE_API_KEY and KITE_API_SECRET
go build -o kite-mcp-server && ./kite-mcp-server

Tech Stack

Go with the Kite Connect Go client
MCP protocol implementation supporting stdio, HTTP, and SSE transports
Nix flake + direnv for reproducible dev environments
Just for build commands
synctest for deterministic timing tests (no flaky CI)

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`KITE_API_KEY`	required	Kite Connect API key
`KITE_API_SECRET`	required	Kite Connect API secret
`APP_MODE`	`http`	`stdio`, `http`, `sse`, or `hybrid`
`APP_PORT`	`8080`	Server port
`EXCLUDED_TOOLS`	(empty)	Comma-separated tools to disable

Production runs in hybrid mode, serving both /mcp and /sse endpoints so clients can pick whichever transport they prefer.