`kalshi_orderbook`

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

Current YES/NO orderbook (bids + asks with size, in cents) for a market ticker. Use to see live liquidity depth before judging whether an edge is tradable. Returns sorted price/quantity levels.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`ticker`	string	yes	Kalshi market ticker
`depth`	number	no	Levels to return per side (default 5, max 100)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "ticker": "KXFED-26OCT-T3.50",
  "depth": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kalshi/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"kalshi_orderbook","arguments":{"ticker":"KXFED-26OCT-T3.50","depth":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('kalshi_orderbook', {
  "ticker": "KXFED-26OCT-T3.50",
  "depth": 10
});

Response shape

Always returns: ticker, yes_bids, no_bids, note

Field	Type	Description
`ticker`	string	Market ticker
`yes_bids`	array	YES side bid levels (sorted descending by price)
`no_bids`	array	NO side bid levels (sorted descending by price)
`note`	string	Explanation of price encoding and probability calculation

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ticker": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Market ticker"
    },
    "yes_bids": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "price_cents": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Bid price in cents"
          },
          "quantity": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Size at this price level"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "YES side bid levels (sorted descending by price)"
    },
    "no_bids": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "price_cents": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Bid price in cents"
          },
          "quantity": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Size at this price level"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "NO side bid levels (sorted descending by price)"
    },
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Explanation of price encoding and probability calculation"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ticker",
    "yes_bids",
    "no_bids",
    "note"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

kalshi_orderbook