ProFunding MCP Server

Trade funding rate arbitrage across 20+ perpetual DEXes from your AI assistant — find opportunities, open delta-neutral positions, supervise them to optimal exit. Backed by ProFunding.

Quick start

pip install profunding-mcp
claude mcp add profunding profunding-mcp -e PROFUNDING_API_KEY=pfk_your_key_here

Free API key at profunding.pro. Market-data tools work without one.

Setup

About the API key

Most tools (trading, account, find-exit, deep analytics) need an API key. Keys are free at profunding.pro — sign up takes seconds, no credit card. Market-data and backtest tools work without one.

Claude Code without a key (market-data only)

claude mcp add profunding profunding-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "profunding": {
      "command": "profunding-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PROFUNDING_API_KEY": "pfk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Auto-approve trade tools (Claude Code)

Claude Code asks for confirmation before each call to a trade tool. To approve them once per project, add the trade allowlist to .claude/settings.local.json in that project's root (or ~/.claude/settings.json for global):

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__profunding__open_trade",
      "mcp__profunding__close_trade",
      "mcp__profunding__cancel_order",
      "mcp__profunding__open_delta_neutral",
      "mcp__profunding__close_delta_neutral",
      "mcp__profunding__convert_stablecoin",
      "mcp__profunding__twap_open_dn",
      "mcp__profunding__twap_close_dn",
      "mcp__profunding__twap_cancel"
    ]
  }
}

Note: Claude's built-in safety policies may still decline crypto trading actions even with the allowlist in place — the allowlist clears permission prompts, not Claude's own safety check on financial actions. If trades get declined, phrase the request as an explicit authorization (e.g. "I authorize a $5 long ETH on Lighter via open_trade. Execute now.") or use Claude Code's plan mode.

Tools (44)

The Auth column shows whether a tool needs an API key:

• open — public, no key needed
• key — needs a free API key (wallet-bound for find-exit / trading)

Market Data & Discovery (12, all open)

Deep Analytics (7, key required)

Trading (5, key required)

Several wallets per DEX. A DEX can be connected from several wallets at once, each its own venue account. Single-leg tools (open_trade, close_trade, get_open_orders, cancel_order, get_order_fills, get_positions, get_balance) take an optional wallet; pair tools (open_delta_neutral, close_delta_neutral, twap_open_dn, twap_close_dn, watch_position, find_exit_preview, find_exit_start) take optional long_wallet / short_wallet. Omitted = the venue's default (★) wallet — or, when closing, the wallets the position was opened on. list_credentials shows the addresses.

Limit Orders (3, key required)

Resting limit orders on every tradable DEX (aster, hyperliquid + HIP-3 sub-DEXes, lighter, pacifica, hibachi, extended, nado, grvt, 01xyz, variational, ethereal, hotstuff, risex, perpl, phoenix, ondo). A limit order from open_trade returns immediately with status="open" and an order id; manage it with these. post_only is honored on all of them except lighter, 01xyz and variational, where it is accepted but not enforceable — the order rests as a plain GTT that may take if marketable, and the response carries a warning saying so. On ondo post-only is enforced by rejection (post_only_has_match means your price would have crossed — reprice, don't retry blind), and a reduce-only limit is emulated by capping size to the live position, because reduce-only cannot ride a GTC limit there. Per-DEX cancel id: most DEXes' open_trade order id is cancellable directly; Lighter resting orders must be located via get_open_orders first — its open_trade response is a tx hash, not a cancellable id, so list-then-cancel.

TWAP (5, key required)

Backend-orchestrated TWAP that slices a delta-neutral open or close over time with per-slice slippage protection. Runs server-side (no client needed) — start it, then poll. Supported DEXes: hyperliquid, extended, pacifica, aster, lighter, grvt, hibachi, ethereal, 01xyz, nado, variational (+ HIP-3).

Account (3, key required)

Credentials (4, key required)

Find Exit (4, key required)

Optimal-exit search for an open delta-neutral position. Backend monitors the spread peak and exits when conditions confirm the trade has stopped paying.

Monitoring (1, key required)

Example Queries

Once connected, ask your AI assistant:

Discovery & analysis (work without a key)

• "What's the best trade I can open right now with $5k?"
• "Analyze ETH/USDC on Extended vs Aster — is it worth entering?"
• "Compare ETH funding rates across Hyperliquid, Aster, and Extended"
• "Check liquidity for SOL on Pacifica — can I fill $10k?"
• "Run a 30-day backtest on BTC long Lighter short Hyperliquid"

Trading (need a key)

• "Open a $200 delta-neutral on ETH: long Hyperliquid, short Aster"
• "What positions do I have open?"
• "Close my BTC delta-neutral pair"
• "Find the optimal exit for my SOL/USDC position with a 50% target APR"
• "Place a resting limit buy of $50 ETH on Aster at 3000, then show my open orders"
• "TWAP into a $1000 delta-neutral on SOL (long Lighter, short Aster) over 20 minutes, then check the job status"

Credentials (need a key)

• "Store my Hyperliquid API key — I'll paste the wallet and signer below"
• "Which DEXes do I have credentials for?"

Get a Key

Visit profunding.pro to claim your free API key. Bound to your wallet so trading and find-exit can sign and route orders on your behalf.