mcp-server-kalshi
local MCP servermcp-server-kalshi is a local MCP server: MCP server for end-to-end trading on Kalshi prediction markets: discover, research, trade. Install it from pypi as mcp-server-kalshi.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add mcp-server-kalshi -e KALSHI_ENV=... -e KALSHI_API_KEY=... -e KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=... -e BASE_URL=... -- uvx mcp-server-kalshi
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-kalshi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-kalshi"
],
"env": {
"KALSHI_ENV": "...",
"KALSHI_API_KEY": "...",
"KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "...",
"BASE_URL": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
KALSHI_ENV,KALSHI_API_KEY,KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH,BASE_URL
Summary
MCP server for end-to-end trading on Kalshi prediction markets: discover, research, trade.
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| mcp-server-kalshi | 28 | Local | Yes | pypi |
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Questions
It reads 4 environment variables: KALSHI_ENV, KALSHI_API_KEY, KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH, BASE_URL. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
mcp-server-kalshi is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package mcp-server-kalshi.
Run: claude mcp add mcp-server-kalshi -e KALSHI_ENV=... -e KALSHI_API_KEY=... -e KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=... -e BASE_URL=... -- uvx mcp-server-kalshi
Run: codex mcp add mcp-server-kalshi --env KALSHI_ENV=... --env KALSHI_API_KEY=... --env KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=... --env BASE_URL=... -- uvx mcp-server-kalshi
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