alpaca-mcp-server vs google_workspace_mcp
alpaca-mcp-server: The Alpaca MCP Server is a comprehensive Model Context Protocol server that integrates Alpaca's Trading API. It enables natural language trading operations for stocks, options, and crypto through various AI assistants, supporting portfolio management and real-time market data.; google_workspace_mcp: This production-ready MCP server enables full natural language control over Google Workspace services like Calendar, Drive, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Tasks, and Chat through MCP clients, AI assistants, and developer tools. It is the most feature-complete Google Workspace MCP server, now supporting Remote OAuth2.1 multi-user operation and one-click Claude installation.
TL;DR
- You already have an Alpaca account and want an assistant to read quotes, positions and news and place orders on stocks, options and crypto.
- You want to start safely: paper trading is the default.
- You want to limit what the assistant sees with `ALPACA_TOOLSETS`.
- You trade through a different broker: this server is for Alpaca's API only.
- You have prompts or configs built on V1: V2 is a rewrite and none of the V1 tools exist.
- You would switch on live trading without limits and confirmations: a model can misread a prompt and orders can be hard to undo.
- You want one server for Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Tasks and Chat instead of one per service.
- Several people will use it: it supports multi-user OAuth 2.0 and 2.1 with bearer tokens.
- You want to limit exposure with tool tiers such as `--tool-tier core`.
- You only need Sheets: a focused server exposes fewer tools and less account access.
- You cannot create your own Google Cloud OAuth credentials: setup requires them.
- Giving an assistant access to Gmail and Drive is not acceptable in your organisation.
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