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Why This Exists

Claude Desktop — the simplest way to connect MCP servers on Windows and Mac — is not available on Linux.

This repo makes MetaTrader MCP work on Linux by bridging the Windows-only MetaTrader5 Python package through Wine using mt5linux. Once set up, you can use:

• Claude Code (Anthropic's CLI) — fully confirmed working
• Ollama local LLMs (qwen2.5:7b-instruct, qwen3-8b-instruct, etc.) — fully confirmed working
• Any other MCP-compatible client

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Credits

This project is built on the shoulders of two open source projects:

• ariadng/metatrader-mcp-server by @ariadng — the original MCP server implementation. All the core trading logic, MCP tools, and server architecture come from his work. Go star his repo.

• lucas-campagna/mt5linux by @lucas-campagna — the RPyC bridge that makes it possible to run the MetaTrader5 Python package on Linux via Wine. Without this, none of this would work on Linux.

What we added: the Linux compatibility patches, the mt5linux shim, the start.sh wrapper, and this documentation.

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⚠️ Important Disclaimer

Trading financial instruments involves significant risk of loss. This software is provided as-is, and the developers accept no liability for any trading losses, gains, or consequences of using this software. This is not financial advice. Always trade responsibly.

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How It Works

Claude Code  ──────────────────────┐
                                   │  stdio
Ollama (Gemma4, gpt-oss, etc.)  ───┤
                                   ↓
              metatrader-mcp-server  (native Linux Python)
                                   ↓  RPyC over TCP :18812
              mt5linux bridge  (Windows Python inside Wine)
                                   ↓  Windows IPC
              MetaTrader 5 terminal  (Wine)

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Quick Start

See the full step-by-step guide: LINUX_SETUP.md

It covers everything from installing Windows Python inside Wine to registering the MCP server with Claude Code or Ollama — including all the gotchas we ran into.

The short version:

# 1. Install Windows Python 3.10 inside your MT5 Wine prefix
WINEPREFIX=~/.mt5 wine python-3.10.11-amd64.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=0 PrependPath=1

# 2. Install MetaTrader5 + mt5linux inside Wine Python
WINEPREFIX=~/.mt5 wine python -m pip install MetaTrader5 mt5linux "numpy<2.0"

# 3. Install mt5linux on native Linux Python
pip install mt5linux

# 4. Clone and install this repo
git clone https://github.com/ESSIEM1/metatrader-mcp-server-linux.git
cd metatrader-mcp-server-linux
pip install -e .

# 5. Edit start.sh with your credentials, then register with Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio metatrader -- /home/$USER/metatrader-mcp-server-linux/start.sh

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Features

Everything from the original ariadng/metatrader-mcp-server, plus Linux support:

• 25 MCP tools — account info, market data, order execution, position management, trading history
• Natural language trading — "Buy 0.01 lots of EURUSD" or "Close all losing positions"
• Claude Code — works via stdio MCP transport
• Ollama local LLMs — confirmed working with Gemma4, gpt-oss, qwen3.5:9b, llama3.1:8b
• SSE/HTTP transport — for remote or Ollama connections
• WebSocket quote server — real-time tick streaming

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Available Tools

Account

• get_account_info — balance, equity, margin, leverage

Market Data

• get_symbols, get_symbol_price, get_symbol_info
• get_candles_latest, get_candles_by_date

Orders

• place_market_order, place_pending_order
• modify_position, modify_pending_order

Positions

• get_all_positions, close_position, close_all_positions
• close_all_profitable_positions, close_all_losing_positions

Pending Orders

• get_all_pending_orders, cancel_pending_order, cancel_all_pending_orders

History

• get_deals, get_orders

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Ollama Support

Confirmed working models:

Model	Tool use	Notes
qwen2.5:7b-instruct	✅ confirmed	Recommended — fast, reliable tool use
qcwind/qwen3-8b-instruct-Q4-K-M	✅ confirmed	Good for trading logic — more agentic behavior
qwen3.5:9b	⚠️	Fast, lightweight
llama3.1:8b	⚠️	Decent tool support — sometimes forgets tools
deepseek-r1:14b	⚠️	Reasoning model — tool support varies

See LINUX_SETUP.md for Ollama setup instructions.

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IMPOTANT RUNNING INFORMATION

1. Make sure you run claude code or ollama launch claude inside the folder:

~/metatrader-mcp-server-linux

(or ~/metatrader-mcp-server if you have modified the original MCP from Aria Dhanang and manually added our LINUX_SETUP.md patches.)

Failing to do so will result in the MCP server and tools being unavailable to Claude or local LLMs.

2. Many small llms are not able to find the mcp tools. Make sure you use an "Instruct" model such as "qwen2.5:7b-instruct" or "qcwind/qwen3-8b-instruct-Q4-K-M", both tested and confirmed working and available at https://ollama.com/

3. Running ollama launch claude should automatically run the script, opening and connecting to MT5. If your model is not communicating with MT5, make sure MT5 is open or run the script manually: ~/metatrader-mcp-server/start.sh in a different terminal tab.

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Launching

a) Using Claude CLI

cd ~/metatrader-mcp-server-linux claude

Then inside the CLI:

Using the metatrader-mcp-server tools, give me the account balance.

B) Using Ollama

cd ~/metatrader-mcp-server-linux ollama launch claude

Then:

Select model: qwen2.5:7b-instruct Enter prompt: Using the metatrader-mcp-server tools, give me the account balance.

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Tested Environment

Component	Version
OS	Debian 13 Trixie
Kernel	Linux 6.12.88+deb13-amd64
Wine	10.0
MT5 build	5833
Windows Python (Wine)	3.10.11
Linux Python	3.11.9
MetaTrader5 package	5.0.5735
Claude Code	v2.1.153
Ollama + qwen2.5:7b-instruct and qwen3-8b-instruct-Q4-K-M	confirmed working
CPU: AMD EPYC 7551P 32-Core (64)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB
MEMORY: 256GB 2667 ECC

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License

MIT — same as the original project. See LICENSE.

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