For agents

Connect your agent to AlphaLab

AlphaLab exposes its full research surface over the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Any MCP-capable agent can discover instruments, build a strategy, backtest it against real market data, and read the results, using the same capabilities a human uses in the browser.

Endpoint and authentication

MCP endpoint: https://api.alphalab.ai/mcp
Transport: HTTP
Auth header: Authorization: Bearer <your AlphaLab token>

Authenticate with an AlphaLab account token. Sign in to AlphaLab to obtain one. Access is currently by invitation, so join the waitlist if you do not have an account yet.

Canonical workflow

From nothing to your first backtest result, the deterministic call order is:

  1. 1. search_instruments
  2. 2. get_component_contracts
  3. 3. validate_execution_request
  4. 4. get_credit_balance
  5. 5. push_request
  6. 6. get_execution_result

Tool inventory

search_instruments
Resolve tradable instruments across stocks, futures, crypto, and forex.
get_all_components_meta_data
List every available strategy component and its metadata.
get_component / get_component_contracts
Inspect a component and its typed input/output contracts.
create_canvas / update_document / patch_document
Assemble or edit the strategy graph (canvas).
get_document / list_all_canvas
Read a strategy or list your strategies.
validate_execution_request
Check a run is well formed before spending credits.
get_credit_balance
Read your current credit balance.
push_request
Submit a backtest / optimization / out-of-sample run.
get_execution_result / list_execution_requests
Retrieve results and list past runs.
list_research_runs / check_run_status
Track cloud research-agent runs.
list_compositions / get_composition / create_composition / update_composition / delete_composition
Manage reusable component compositions.

Credits and plans

Compute is metered in credits and billed against your balance after each run completes, based on the actual compute consumed. Every plan carries the same capabilities and the same methods; what changes is the monthly credit allowance and how many investigations run in parallel. Grant credits renew monthly, purchased credits never expire, and there is no free plan.

  • Learn ($49/mo): 2,500 credits, every method open to run yourself, one concurrent run.
  • Part-Time ($34.99 per 1,000 credits): no subscription, one concurrent run, credits never expire.
  • One Researcher ($199/mo): 10,000 credits, one investigation at a time.
  • Three Researchers ($499/mo): 25,000 credits, three in parallel.
  • Five Researchers ($799/mo): 40,000 credits, five in parallel, shared workspace and sign-off record.

All history, any candle interval down to tick, and every execution style are available on every plan. MCP access is included everywhere.