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OpenTools cleanly integrates with Alpaca, covering a range of tooling from current market trading times to portfolio performance. This provider is designed for agentic flows - using framework or model adapater - so that consumers alike are able to find their information quickly and accurately. The next plan for this provider will be to attach trading capabilities to ensure a seamless experience.
Alpaca support is read-only for now. Order placement and trade execution are not yet exposed but are currently on the roadmap

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What are the exposed tools?

The following tools are available when using the Alpaca provider:
ToolDescription
alpaca_get_accountAccount balances, equity, and buying power
alpaca_list_positionsAll open positions
alpaca_get_positionA single position by symbol or asset ID
alpaca_get_clockMarket open / close status
alpaca_list_assetsTradable assets with optional filters
alpaca_get_assetA single asset by symbol or ID
alpaca_list_ordersOrders with optional filtering
alpaca_get_orderA single order by ID
alpaca_get_portfolio_historyEquity and P&L time series

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Quick example

Below is a quick way to construct an Alpaca trading service which exposes all the avaiable tools: 
import os
from opentools import trading

tools = trading.alpaca(
    api_key=os.environ["ALPACA_KEY"],
    api_secret=os.environ["ALPACA_SECRET"],
    model="openai",
    paper=True,
    minimal=True,
)
Once constructed, tools can be passed into a tool loop using run_with_tool or connect to an agentic framework.
If you want to include certain tools or exclude others, use include or exclude when needed with a boolean flag. Ensure to use one of the tool names listed above.

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What are all the configuration options?

Alpaca supports all shared Trading features:
  • Paper/live
    Use paper=True to target Alpaca’s paper trading environment.
  • Minimal
    Set minimal=True to omit provider metadata and reduce token usage.
  • Include/Exclude
    Control which tools are exposed to the model using include and exclude.
These options behave consistently across all trading providers.

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