Use Alara with Your AI Tool

What You Need

  • A Alara account (Sign Up if needed).
  • API Keys from your exchange (e.g., Binance). We show how in Step 1.
  • An AI tool like Cursor or Claude Desktop.

Setup Steps

(1) Connect Your Exchange

Let Alara see your trades.

  1. Go to your Alara Dashboard.
  2. Click "Connect New Exchange".
  3. Pick your exchange (like Binance).
  4. Get API Keys from your exchange website:
    • Find API settings on the exchange site.
    • Make a new API Key.
    • IMPORTANT: Set Permissions to READ-ONLY. Never allow trading or withdraws.
    • Copy the API Key and Secret.
  5. Paste keys into Alara. Add a nickname.
  6. Click "Connect Exchange".
  7. (Maybe click "Sync" on dashboard after).

(Need help with exchange keys? Check their site or our specific exchange guides.)

(2) Setup Your AI Tool (Cursor/Claude)

Tell your AI tool how to use Alara.

2.1 Get Alara Key

This key lets your AI talk to Alara. (Different from exchange keys).

2.2 Configure Cursor / Claude Desktop

Need Python installed? Open Terminal.

  1. Install bridge:
    pip install alara
  2. Run script (replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your Alara key from 2.1):
    python -m alara.main --api-key YOUR_API_KEY_HERE --print-mcp-config
  3. Copy the JSON output (starts with ` ends with `).
  4. Find your AI tool's MCP config file. (Cursor: usually ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Others: See MCP Guide).
  5. Paste the JSON into the `mcpServers` list in that file.
  6. Save the file. Reload MCP in your AI tool (Cursor: Command Palette -> Reload MCP. Claude: Restart app).

(More info? See Bridge README.)

(3) Ask Your AI Questions!

Now you can ask your AI tool:

  • "Using Alara, check my trades last week."
  • "Ask Alara about my profit on Coinbase."
  • "Tell Alara to look for FOMO."

Supported Exchanges

We work with:

  • Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, OKX, KuCoin... (List grows!)

See full list when you click "Connect New Exchange" on Dashboard.

Support

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