Your agent can trade now

Kraken CLI gives AI agents and developers direct access to global markets.
Open-source. Native MCP. Zero dependencies.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/krakenfx/kraken-cli/releases/latest/download/kraken-cli-installer.sh  sh

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Works with every MCP client

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APIs were built for systems.
Kraken CLI for agents.

Most trading agent projects die in the API docs. Kraken CLI skips all of that.

134 commands. Native MCP.

No wrappers, no auth headaches. Every command returns valid JSON with stable error categories. Your agent routes on data, not parsed sentences.

Every market, one install.

Spot, futures, xStocks, forex, derivatives, staking and WebSocket streaming. Zero runtime dependencies.

Paper trade first. Go live when ready.

Test against live Kraken prices — no API keys, no real money. When your strategy works, one word changes. Nothing else does.

Open source, MIT licensed.

Built by Kraken. Fully auditable, fully extensible. 50 pre-built Agent Skills included.

What you can build right now

Paste any of these into Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. The agent handles the rest.

INSTALL KRAKEN CLI

Install kraken-cli and build me a morning market brief for BTC, ETH, and SOL.

ANALYZE CRYPTO

Watch ETH, SOL, and BTC for 30 seconds. Show me the price movement, volume, and volatility for each.

PAPER TRADING SESSION

Initialize a paper trading session with $10,000. Buy and sell BTC using a simple momentum strategy for 1 minute. Show me the trade log and P&L.

AUTOMATICALLY BUY ON DROP

Set up a paper trading simulation: buy $100 of BTC every time the price drops 1% from the last fill. Start with $1,000. Run it for 2 minutes against live prices and return the trade log.

REBALANCE PORTFOLIO

Check my Kraken balance. Calculate what trades would be needed to bring BTC from its current portfolio weight to 50%. Show me the proposed trades — don't execute yet.

PRICE ALERT AGENT

Monitor BTC and ETH every 60 seconds. Alert me if either moves more than 2% in either direction from the price at the start of the session. Show a summary of all triggered alerts when done.

The repo ships 50 Agent Skills — pre-built SKILL.md workflow packages covering these use cases and more. These are starting points, not ceilings.

View skills on GitHub

How it works

Step 1

Install

One curl command. Detects your OS and architecture. macOS and Linux supported. No runtime dependencies.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/krakenfx/kraken-cli/releases/latest/download/kraken-cli-installer.sh sh

Step 2

Connect your agent

Run kraken mcp -s all to expose all commands via MCP, or call kraken <command> -o json from any agent or script. Public market data needs no API keys.

Step 3

Paper trade, then go live

Test against live prices, no credentials required. When ready, kraken paper buy becomes kraken order buy. That's it.

kraken paper buy

Built to be safe to build with

Kraken CLI can execute real trades. Here's how we've designed it to keep you in control.

Start with paper trading

Validate strategy logic and catch edge cases against live prices — before a single real order is placed. No credentials needed, no financial risk.

Dead man's switch

Run kraken order cancel-after 60 to automatically cancel all open orders if your process goes silent. Essential for any agent operating a live account.

Least-privilege API keys

Scope API keys to exactly the permissions your workflow requires. Read-only monitoring needs no trading access at all.

Keys never leave your device

API keys are stored locally with restricted file permissions. They're never logged, never printed, and never exposed in error output.

Open source

Every line is auditable on GitHub. No black boxes, no surprises. MIT licensed and free to fork, extend, or contribute to.

FAQs

Can this execute real trades automatically?

Yes — if you configure it with API keys and trading permissions, with Kraken CLI your agent can place, amend, and cancel real orders. This is intentional. Use paper trading first. Use the dead man's switch when running live. Use least-privilege API keys that match your workflow's actual needs.

What happens if the agent makes a mistake?

Paper trading has no financial consequence — use it to validate strategy logic before going live. In live mode, the --validate flag on order commands simulates execution without placing the order. The dead man's switch (cancel-after) provides an automatic safety net for autonomous workflows.

Do I need a Kraken account to get started?

No. Public market data and paper trading work without credentials. You need a Kraken account to access live balances, place real orders, or use funding features.

Which AI tools does it work with?

Any agent that can call a CLI or speak MCP. Confirmed integrations: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Goose, OpenClaw. If your tool supports MCP, run kraken mcp and it will work.

Is this officially supported by Kraken?

Kraken CLI is open source and maintained by Kraken. This is experimental software. Read the disclaimer on GitHub before using with real funds or autonomous agents.

The exchange infrastructure is ready.

What will you build?

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