`alpaca_intraday_vwap`

Pack: alpaca · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp

Current session VWAP for US stocks — is the price above or below VWAP right now? Fetches today’s 1-minute bars from 04:00 ET (pre-market included), computes the cumulative volume-weighted average price, and compares it to the latest trade. Returns current_price, session_vwap, above_vwap, and session volume per symbol. Answers “current VWAP for BLK, AAPL, RHI, CTAS — above or below?” in one call. Multiple symbols comma-separated (max 20). BYOK Alpaca (free account), real-time IEX feed. Example: alpaca_intraday_vwap({ symbols: “BLK,AAPL,RHI,CTAS”, _apiKey: “key_id:secret_key” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`symbols`	string	yes	Comma-separated ticker symbols, e.g. “BLK,AAPL,RHI,CTAS” (max 20)
`_apiKey`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "symbols": "AAPL",
  "_apiKey": "your-alpaca-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"alpaca_intraday_vwap","arguments":{"symbols":"AAPL","_apiKey":"your-alpaca-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('alpaca_intraday_vwap', {
  "symbols": "AAPL",
  "_apiKey": "your-alpaca-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "symbols": "BLK,AAPL,RHI,CTAS",
  "_apiKey": "your-alpaca-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpaca": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/alpaca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

alpaca_intraday_vwap