For AI agents: a documentation index is available at the root level at /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt. Append /llms.txt to any URL for a page-level index, or .md for the markdown version of any page.
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  • Getting Started
    • Overview
  • Local MCP
    • Quickstart guide
    • Prerequisites
    • ChatGPT Desktop
    • Claude Code CLI
    • Claude Desktop
    • Codex CLI
    • Cursor
    • Gemini CLI
    • VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
    • Windsurf
    • Troubleshooting
  • Remote MCP
    • Quickstart guide
    • Railway
    • Render
    • Fly.io
    • AWS Lambda
    • Docker / VPS
  • Paradex-hosted MCP
    • Quickstart guide
    • Claude.ai (Web)
    • ChatGPT Desktop
    • Smithery
    • Other Clients
    • CLI
    • Agentic Skills
  • MCP Reference
    • Resources
    • Tools
    • Prompts
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Local MCP

Quickstart guide

The Paradex MCP server implements the Model Context Protocol standard, giving AI assistants structured, authenticated access to the Paradex trading platform.

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Prerequisites

Complete these steps before connecting your AI client. If you only need market data (no trading), you can skip the private key step and go straight to your client’s setup page from the Quickstart guide.

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Repository: github.com/tradeparadex/mcp-paradex-py

Once configured, your AI assistant can:

  • Fetch live and historical market data
  • Manage trading accounts and vaults
  • Place, monitor, and cancel orders
  • Track positions, balances, and funding payments

Your setup choice depends on:

  • Which MCP features you need — trading is only available with a local setup at the moment. Remote and Paradex-hosted options provide market data only.
  • Which AI client you prefer — Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT, and others are supported. Not every client supports every setup path.
1

Pick your client

Use the table below to see which setup paths are available for your client, then pick your setup path.

ClientLocal MCP setupRemote MCP deploymentParadex-hosted MCP
ChatGPT Desktop
Claude Code CLI
Claude Desktop
Claude.ai (web)
Codex CLI
Cursor
Gemini CLI
VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Windsurf
2

Pick your setup path

Local MCP setup (Recommended)
Remote MCP deployment
Paradex-hosted MCP

MCP server runs on your machine. Full API support including trading.

  1. Complete the Prerequisites — install Python, uvx, and get your Paradex private key.
  2. Click your client name in the table above and follow the setup instructions.