๐ Free Alternative to Sensibull & Opstra
| Feature |
Sensibull (โน1500/mo) |
Opstra (โน999/mo) |
Indian Option MCP (Free) |
| Option Chain |
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Live from NSE |
| Strategy Builder |
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(20+) |
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(15+) |
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34 strategies |
| Greeks Calculator |
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Black-Scholes |
| Max Pain |
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| OI Analysis |
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| IV Smile/Skew |
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| Position Sizing |
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| Margin Estimation |
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| Probability of Profit |
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| AI-Powered Analysis |
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Claude AI |
| Natural Language |
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"Build me an Iron Condor" |
| API/Programmatic |
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MCP Protocol |
| Price |
โน1500/month |
โน999/month |
๐ Forever Free |
โจ Why Indian Option MCP?
| Pain Point |
Old Way |
With This MCP |
| Checking option chains |
Open Sensibull/NSE website, scroll, compare |
"Show me NIFTY option chain" |
| Building strategies |
Manually pick strikes, calculate P&L |
"Build an iron condor on BANKNIFTY" |
| Greeks analysis |
Open Black-Scholes calculator, enter values |
"What are the Greeks for NIFTY 24000 CE?" |
| Finding support/resistance from OI |
Stare at OI columns, do mental math |
"Where is the highest OI in NIFTY?" |
| Position sizing |
Spreadsheet + guesswork |
"Size a position for โน5L capital, 2% risk" |
๐ 24/7 Availability โ Works Even After Market Hours
Most NSE tools and scrapers break after 3:30 PM IST because NSE takes down the option chain API. This MCP server uses a dual-endpoint fallback architecture:
| Time |
Data Source |
What You Get |
| 9:15 AM โ 3:30 PM (Market Open) |
Primary NSE API |
Full chain with IV, Greeks, change-in-OI, bid/ask |
| After 3:30 PM (Market Closed) |
Fallback derivatives API |
Closing snapshot with OI, LTP, volume, strike prices |
No configuration needed. The fallback is automatic. You always get data, any time of day.
๐ Features
๐ Option Chain Tools
| Tool |
Description |
get_option_chain |
Full option chain with strikes, LTP, OI, IV, volume, bid/ask for calls & puts |
get_expiry_dates |
All available expiry dates for any F&O symbol |
get_spot_price |
Current spot/underlying price of any stock or index |
๐ข Greeks & Pricing
| Tool |
Description |
calculate_greeks |
All Greeks โ Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho โ via Black-Scholes |
calculate_iv |
Implied Volatility from market price (Newton-Raphson method) |
calculate_option_price |
Theoretical option price using Black-Scholes model |
what_if_greeks |
Scenario analysis โ how Greeks change under hypothetical conditions |
๐๏ธ Strategy Builder โ 34 Pre-Built Strategies
| Tool |
Description |
build_strategy |
Build any of 34 strategies with real market prices, payoff & breakevens |
custom_strategy |
Build custom multi-leg strategies with specific strikes |
suggest_strategy |
Get strategy suggestions based on outlook & risk preference |
list_strategies |
Browse all available strategies by category |
calculate_payoff |
Payoff/P&L table at expiry across price scenarios |
๐ Open Interest Analysis
| Tool |
Description |
calculate_max_pain |
Max Pain strike โ where option buyers lose the most |
get_pcr |
Put-Call Ratio (OI, Volume, and Change based) with interpretation |
highest_oi_strikes |
OI-based support & resistance levels |
oi_change_analysis |
Change in OI patterns โ emerging support/resistance |
๐ IV Analytics
| Tool |
Description |
iv_smile |
IV Smile curve + IV Skew across strikes |
expected_move |
Expected price range by expiry (1ฯ, 1.645ฯ, 1.96ฯ) |
๐ Market Data
| Tool |
Description |
market_overview |
NIFTY & BANKNIFTY snapshot โ spot, ATM IV, PCR, lot size |
market_status |
Is the NSE market currently open or closed? |
lot_size |
Lot size for any F&O instrument |
next_expiry |
Next weekly/monthly expiry date |
๐ก๏ธ Risk Management
| Tool |
Description |
estimate_margin |
SPAN + Exposure margin estimate for option strategies |
probability_of_profit |
POP calculation using log-normal distribution |
position_sizing |
Optimal lot count based on capital & risk tolerance |
๐ Scanners
| Tool |
Description |
scan_high_oi |
Find strikes with highest institutional OI buildup |
unusual_activity |
Detect abnormally high volume/OI ratio |
๐ฌ MCP Prompts
| Prompt |
Description |
strategy_advisor |
Full strategy recommendation workflow โ chains, PCR, max pain, expected move, build & size |
market_analysis |
Comprehensive analysis โ OI, PCR, IV smile, max pain, expected move synthesized |
โก Quick Start
Option 1: npx (Recommended โ Zero Install)
Add this to your Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"indian-options": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "indian-option-mcp"]
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. Done. ๐
Option 2: Clone & Build
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/devag7/Indian-Option-MCP.git
cd Indian-Option-MCP
# Install dependencies & build
npm install
npm run build
Configure Claude Desktop
Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:
| OS |
Path |
| macOS |
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows |
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
| Linux |
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
{
"mcpServers": {
"indian-options": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/Indian-Option-MCP/dist/bundle.mjs"],
"env": {
"DATA_PROVIDER": "nse"
}
}
}
}
That's it. Restart Claude Desktop and start asking about Indian options! ๐
๐ฌ Example Conversations
Once configured, just talk naturally to Claude:
You: Show me the NIFTY option chain for the nearest expiry
You: Build an iron condor on BANKNIFTY with 3 strikes OTM
You: What's the max pain for NIFTY? Where is OI-based support?
You: I'm bullish on RELIANCE. Suggest a strategy with low risk.
You: Calculate Greeks for NIFTY 24500 CE, 10 days to expiry, 14% IV
You: Show the expected move for NIFTY at 95% confidence
You: Size a short straddle on BANKNIFTY for โน10L capital, max 2% risk
๐๏ธ Strategy Library
All 34 pre-built strategies, ready to deploy with live market prices:
๐ Bullish
| Strategy |
Legs |
long_call |
1 |
bull_call_spread |
2 |
bull_put_spread |
2 |
put_credit_spread |
2 |
synthetic_long |
2 |
covered_call |
2 |
collar |
3 |
strap |
2 |
jade_lizard |
3 |
๐ Bearish
| Strategy |
Legs |
long_put |
1 |
bear_put_spread |
2 |
bear_call_spread |
2 |
put_debit_spread |
2 |
call_credit_spread |
2 |
synthetic_short |
2 |
protective_put |
2 |
strip |
2 |
โ๏ธ Neutral
| Strategy |
Legs |
short_straddle |
2 |
short_strangle |
2 |
iron_condor |
4 |
iron_butterfly |
4 |
butterfly |
3 |
calendar_spread |
2 |
double_diagonal |
4 |
๐ Volatility
| Strategy |
Legs |
long_straddle |
2 |
long_strangle |
2 |
back_spread_call |
2 |
back_spread_put |
2 |
ratio_call_spread |
2 |
ratio_put_spread |
2 |
short_call |
1 |
short_put |
1 |
broken_wing_butterfly |
3 |
christmas_tree |
3 |
๐ก Tip: Use list_strategies to browse by category, or suggest_strategy to get recommendations based on your market view.
๐ Data Providers
| Provider |
API Key |
Features |
Speed |
| NSE India (default) |
โ Not needed |
Full option chains, OI, IV, volume, spot prices |
โก Fast |
| Zerodha Kite (optional) |
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Required |
Full option chains, tick-level data, order book depth |
โกโก Faster |
NSE (Default โ Zero Config)
Works out of the box. The server fetches data directly from NSE India's public endpoints.
# No configuration needed โ just build and run
DATA_PROVIDER=nse # this is the default
Zerodha Kite (Optional)
For traders with a Zerodha account who want faster data and deeper order book:
DATA_PROVIDER=zerodha
KITE_API_KEY=your_api_key
KITE_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
KITE_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token # refreshed daily
Get credentials from developers.kite.trade
โ๏ธ Environment Variables
Copy .env.example to .env and configure as needed:
cp .env.example .env
| Variable |
Default |
Description |
DATA_PROVIDER |
nse |
Data source โ nse (free) or zerodha (needs API key) |
KITE_API_KEY |
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Zerodha Kite API key (only if zerodha) |
KITE_API_SECRET |
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Zerodha Kite API secret (only if zerodha) |
KITE_ACCESS_TOKEN |
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Zerodha session token, refreshed daily (only if zerodha) |
CACHE_TTL_SECONDS |
5 |
Real-time data cache lifetime in seconds |
INSTRUMENT_CACHE_TTL_HOURS |
12 |
Instrument master cache lifetime in hours |
RISK_FREE_RATE |
0.07 |
Annual risk-free rate for Black-Scholes (7% = Indian 10Y bond) |
LOG_LEVEL |
info |
Logging verbosity โ debug, info, warn, error |
๐๏ธ Architecture
indian-option-mcp/
โโโ src/
โ โโโ index.ts # Entry point โ stdio transport
โ โโโ server.ts # MCP server โ all 35+ tools registered here
โ โโโ config.ts # Zod-validated env configuration
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โ โโโ data/
โ โ โโโ providers/
โ โ โ โโโ base.provider.ts # Abstract data provider interface
โ โ โ โโโ nse.provider.ts # NSE India scraper (default)
โ โ โ โโโ zerodha.provider.ts # Kite Connect API client
โ โ โโโ provider-factory.ts # Provider factory pattern
โ โ โโโ cache/
โ โ โ โโโ memory-cache.ts # TTL-based in-memory cache
โ โ โ โโโ instrument-cache.ts # Long-lived instrument master cache
โ โ โโโ constants/
โ โ โ โโโ lot-sizes.ts # F&O lot sizes (NIFTY=75, BANKNIFTY=30, etc.)
โ โ โ โโโ expiry-calendar.ts # Expiry date calculations
โ โ โ โโโ indices.ts # Index metadata & strike intervals
โ โ โโโ models/
โ โ โโโ option-chain.ts # Option chain data models
โ โ โโโ instrument.ts # Instrument definitions
โ โ โโโ quote.ts # Quote/tick models
โ โ โโโ strategy.ts # Strategy type definitions
โ โ โโโ index.ts # Model barrel exports
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โ โโโ engine/
โ โ โโโ black-scholes.ts # Option pricing & Greeks (ฮ, ฮ, ฮ, ฮฝ, ฯ)
โ โ โโโ implied-volatility.ts # IV solver (Newton-Raphson)
โ โ โโโ iv-surface.ts # IV Smile, Skew, Rank, Percentile, HV
โ โ โโโ strategy-builder.ts # 34 strategy templates + builder
โ โ โโโ payoff.ts # Payoff/P&L at expiry engine
โ โ โโโ max-pain.ts # Max Pain calculator
โ โ โโโ pcr.ts # Put-Call Ratio analyzer
โ โ โโโ oi-analysis.ts # OI distribution & activity detection
โ โ โโโ margin-calculator.ts # SPAN margin estimator
โ โ โโโ risk-metrics.ts # POP, Kelly, position sizing
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โ โโโ utils/
โ โโโ date.ts # Market hours, DTE, expiry helpers
โ โโโ format.ts # Currency, number, OI formatting
โ โโโ math.ts # Normal CDF, statistical functions
โ โโโ logger.ts # Stderr-only logger (MCP-safe)
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โโโ dist/ # Compiled output
โโโ package.json
โโโ tsconfig.json
โโโ .env.example
Design Principles
- Zero external trading dependencies โ only
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk and zod
- Provider pattern โ swap between NSE and Zerodha with one env variable
- Pure computation engine โ all pricing, Greeks, and analytics are self-contained
- MCP-safe logging โ all output goes to
stderr, never stdout (protects stdio transport)
- Startup validation โ Zod schemas validate all config at boot, not at runtime
๐ ๏ธ Development
# Watch mode (recompile on save)
npm run dev
# Type-check without emitting
npm run lint
# Run tests
npm test
# Inspect with MCP Inspector
npm run inspect
# Clean build artifacts
npm run clean
๐ค Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Here's how to get started:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch โ
git checkout -b feat/my-feature
- Commit your changes โ
git commit -m "feat: add my feature"
- Push to your branch โ
git push origin feat/my-feature
- Open a Pull Request
Areas for Contribution
- ๐ New strategies (e.g., seagull, condor variations)
- ๐ Additional data providers (Upstox, Angel One, etc.)
- ๐ Enhanced analytics (IV term structure, correlation analysis)
- ๐งช Test coverage for engine modules
- ๐ Documentation improvements
๐ License
This project is licensed under the MIT License โ see the LICENSE file for details.
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