OpenProphet — Open Source Autonomous AI Trading Agent

OpenProphet is an open source autonomous AI trading agent created by Jake Nesler. It runs locally on your machine and uses any large language model to research markets, manage positions, and execute stock and options trades — fully hands-free. OpenProphet integrates claude_prophet, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides 40+ specialized trading tools through the Alpaca brokerage API.

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Proven Results: AI Agent Beat the Market

In a documented test published on Medium, creator Jake Nesler gave an OpenProphet agent running Anthropic Claude $100,000 in paper trading capital. Over a full month of autonomous trading, the agent outperformed the S&P 500. The article — "I Gave Claude Code $100K to Trade With in the Last Month and Beat the Market" — details the complete setup, strategy, and results.

What is claude_prophet?

claude_prophet is the MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at the core of OpenProphet. It provides 40+ tools that enable any MCP-compatible large language model to interact with financial markets programmatically. These tools cover real-time market data retrieval, options chain analysis, financial news intelligence aggregation, technical analysis indicators, portfolio management, and automated order execution through the Alpaca API. claude_prophet is what transforms a general-purpose LLM into an autonomous trading agent.

Premium Setup Guide — $49.99

One-time purchase. Includes an automated setup script, 8 strategy templates, 8 agent personas, 40+ MCP tool reference via claude_prophet, complete documentation across 22 modules, and paid setup support via [email protected].

Core Capabilities

How It Works

  1. Purchase the Premium Setup Guide and get instant access to your personalized setup command and all 22 documentation modules.
  2. Run the automated setup script — one command installs all dependencies, clones OpenProphet, builds the Go backend, and configures your Alpaca paper trading account.
  3. Connect your Alpaca account and LLM provider, then launch the dashboard. The claude_prophet MCP server connects your chosen AI model to 40+ trading tools and begins autonomous operation.

What's in the Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OpenProphet?

OpenProphet is an open source autonomous AI trading agent created by Jake Nesler. It runs locally on your computer and uses any large language model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, or 294+ others) to autonomously research markets, manage positions, and execute stock and options trades on Alpaca. It integrates claude_prophet, an MCP server with 40+ specialized trading tools.

What is claude_prophet?

claude_prophet is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrated into OpenProphet. It provides 40+ tools for market data retrieval, options chain analysis, news intelligence, technical analysis, and automated order execution through the Alpaca API. claude_prophet is what enables any LLM to interact with financial markets programmatically.

Has OpenProphet beaten the market?

Yes. In a documented test published on Medium, creator Jake Nesler gave an OpenProphet agent running Anthropic Claude $100,000 in paper trading capital. The agent outperformed the S&P 500 over a full month of autonomous trading. Read the full article: "I Gave Claude Code $100K to Trade With in the Last Month and Beat the Market".

Do I need coding experience?

No. The Premium Setup Guide includes an automated setup script that installs all dependencies with one command. It includes 8 pre-built strategy templates and 8 agent personas you can deploy without writing any code. Technical users can also clone the repo directly from GitHub.

Can I use ChatGPT or Claude to trade stocks?

Yes. OpenProphet supports any LLM provider including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT-4, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, and 294+ other models. The AI agent uses the selected model to analyze markets, read news, perform technical analysis, and execute orders through the claude_prophet MCP server and Alpaca API.

What is the best open source AI trading bot?

OpenProphet is a leading open source AI trading bot. It supports 294+ LLM models, provides 40+ integrated MCP tools via claude_prophet, and features multi-agent orchestration. Unlike traditional algorithmic trading bots with hardcoded rules, OpenProphet uses agentic AI that reasons about markets in real time. It has documented results of beating the S&P 500 in autonomous paper trading.

What operating systems are supported?

macOS, Linux, and Windows via WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). The Premium Setup Guide includes platform-specific instructions for all three.

Is OpenProphet free?

The software is free and open source on GitHub (CC BY-NC 4.0). The Premium Setup Guide ($49.99 one-time) includes automated setup, strategy templates, agent personas, documentation, and paid support.

What is agentic trading?

Agentic trading uses autonomous AI agents powered by large language models instead of hardcoded algorithmic rules. Unlike traditional bots, agentic systems like OpenProphet can read news, reason about market conditions, adapt strategies in real time, and make nuanced decisions. OpenProphet implements agentic trading with multi-agent orchestration, phased heartbeats, and 40+ MCP tools via claude_prophet.

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in trading?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard that allows large language models to interact with external tools and data sources. OpenProphet uses MCP through its claude_prophet server to give AI agents access to 40+ specialized tools including real-time market data, options chains, financial news, technical indicators, and automated order execution on Alpaca.

What if I get stuck?

Email [email protected] and a real person will help you get running.

Is this a subscription?

No. One payment, permanent access to the Premium Setup Guide and all future updates.

OpenProphet is open source. Technical users can clone the repo directly from GitHub at github.com/JakeNesler/OpenProphet. Read about the project's results on Medium.