Getting Started

What is MTContext?

In one sentence MTContext lets you talk to your MetaTrader 5 terminal in plain English through an AI client like Claude — checking prices, reviewing your account, and (if you choose) placing trades — without installing anything on your computer beyond one file. How it works, without the jargon Three pieces work together: 1. A small file in your terminal. You install one Expert Advisor (EA) — MTContextBridge.ex5 for MetaTrader 5 (MetaTrader 4 support is coming soon) — by dragging it onto a chart. This is the only thing that touches your trading terminal. 2. MTContext's cloud service. The EA connects outward to our servers. Your terminal never accepts incoming connections, so there's nothing to expose or port-forward. 3. Your AI client. Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or any other MCP-compatible app connects to MTContext's cloud service using a key tied to your account. From there, you can ask it things like "what's my EURUSD spread right now?" and it calls through to your terminal and back. Why this is different from other setups Most tools that connect AI to MetaTrader require you to run a Python process and a local server on the same machine as your terminal — fine for developers, not realistic for most traders. MTContext skips that: the EA connects outbound on its own, so your AI client can be on a different machine, a different network, or even a laptop while your terminal runs on a VPS. What you can actually do with it - Look things up — prices, spreads, historical bars, account balance, open positions, trade history. These are read-only and completely safe to try immediately. - Ask for analysis — indicators (RSI, MACD, ATR, and more), risk sizing, correlation checks, macro and sentiment context. - Place trades — with a safety net. Every trade-affecting request defaults to a "dry run": MTContext tells you exactly what would happen without touching your account. Nothing executes for real until you explicitly confirm. - Set guardrails — for example, an equity protection rule that closes everything if your account drops below a level you set. What it doesn't do MTContext doesn't decide trades for you and doesn't run an automated strategy on its own. It's the bridge that lets your AI client see your terminal's state and act on it when you ask — the AI client is doing the thinking, MTContext is doing the connecting. It also can't override your broker's rules: lot size limits, margin requirements, and symbol restrictions all still apply exactly as your broker enforces them. Next step New here? The fastest path is: 1. Choose a plan and subscribe 2. Install the EA on your terminal 3. Connect your AI client 4. Ask it for a live price to confirm everything's working Most people are up and running in under 10 minutes. See the Quickstart article for the exact steps.

Choosing a plan and subscribing

MTContext has four tiers, and the differences come down to two things: whether you can place trades, and whether you get the advanced analytics tools. Here's what each plan includes so you can pick the right one. Free — read-only The free tier lets you connect a terminal and use every read-only and analysis tool: live prices, bars, account state, all sixteen technical indicators, risk-based lot sizing, and a trade journal (up to 100 entries). It's genuinely useful on its own and it's the safest way to explore, because there's no way to place a live trade from it. No card required. Pro — $29/mo (or $290/yr) Pro adds the trade capability: placing, modifying, and closing orders (always behind the dry_run safety model), plus the server-side equity guard and price alerts. It includes 1 terminal seat, and you can add up to 4 more seats at $19/mo each — so up to 5 terminals in total. This is the plan for an individual trader who wants the AI to actually act on their account. Team — $99/mo (or $990/yr) Team includes everything in Pro and adds the analytics capability: pair correlation, portfolio risk summaries, currency-strength ranking, market news, and retail sentiment — plus explain_trade coaching. It comes with 5 terminal seats and supports up to 10 additional seats. It's aimed at trading teams or anyone running multiple accounts who needs the portfolio-level tools. Enterprise Enterprise adds strategy backtesting and the highest alert limits, for larger deployments. Contact us through the site for details. Seat add-ons, trials, and annual billing - Seat add-ons are $19/mo (or $190/yr) each, the same price on Pro and Team. - Paid plans come with a 14-day trial. - Annual billing works out to roughly two months free versus paying monthly. Because prices and limits can change, always confirm the current numbers on the pricing page before subscribing. How to subscribe Subscribe from your dashboard — pick a tier and billing period, check out, and your account is upgraded immediately. Then generate and bind a terminal key (see Activating your license key) to start connecting. Next steps New to the product? Read What is MTContext? first. Deciding between Pro and Team on seats? See Terminal seats: PRO vs TEAM. See plans and start free at mtcontext.com.

Quickstart: zero to your first live price

This is the fastest path from a fresh account to asking your AI for a live MetaTrader price. Most people finish in under ten minutes. Each step links to a detailed article if you want more depth, but you can follow this straight through. What you'll need - A MetaTrader 5 terminal, logged in to your broker (MetaTrader 4 support coming soon) - An AI client that supports MCP — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor - A few minutes No Python, no local server, no coding. Step 1 — Create an account and choose a plan Sign up at mtcontext.com. The free tier gives you read-only market data with no card required, which is enough to complete this quickstart. If you want to place trades, pick a plan that includes trading — see Choosing a plan and subscribing. Step 2 — Get your license key In your dashboard, find your license key. You'll paste it into the EA and it also authorizes your AI client. Keep it private — see Keeping your terminal key and JWT safe. Step 3 — Install the Expert Advisor Download the EA from your dashboard and drag it onto any chart in your terminal, then paste your license key into its inputs: - MT5: follow Installing the EA on MT5. - MT4: MetaTrader 4 support is coming soon. When it's running, your terminal shows online in the dashboard. Step 4 — Connect your AI client Copy the MCP config snippet from your dashboard and add it to your client: - Claude Desktop: Connecting Claude Desktop - Claude Code: Connecting Claude Code - Cursor: Connecting Cursor Restart or refresh the client so it loads MTContext. Step 5 — Ask for a live price In your AI client, ask: "Using MTContext, what's the current EURUSD bid and ask?" If you get a live quote, everything's working end to end. This is read-only, so nothing touches your account. Where to go next - Learn what else you can ask: Checking prices, bars, and account state - Before any real trade: Placing trades safely with dry_run - Something not connecting? EA won't connect / shows "disconnected" or "No terminal connected" in your AI client Get started free at mtcontext.com.

Do I need Python to use AI with MetaTrader?

Short answer: no. With MTContext you don't need Python, a code editor, or any command-line work to connect AI to MetaTrader. If you've seen setups that involve installing Python and running a local server, that's a different approach — here's the difference, and why MTContext skips all of it. Why other tools ask for Python Most open-source MetaTrader-to-AI tools are Python programs. They rely on MetaTrader 5's Python API, which means you install Python, install the tool's dependencies, and keep a local server process running on the same machine as your terminal. It works, but it's really only realistic if you're a developer. How MTContext avoids it MTContext moves the hard part to the cloud. You install one Expert Advisor file — a normal MetaTrader add-on — by dragging it onto a chart, the same way you'd add any indicator or EA. That EA connects outward to MTContext's servers. Your AI client (Claude, Cursor, and so on) connects to those same servers with a license key. So the pieces you touch are just: 1. One EA file on your terminal. 2. One config block pasted into your AI client (copied straight from your dashboard). No Python. No local server. No DLLs. It works on MetaTrader 5 today, with MetaTrader 4 support coming soon. What "no code" actually means here You will paste a small block of configuration into your AI client once — but you don't write it, you copy it from your dashboard with your key already filled in. That's the extent of the "technical" part. If you can install an indicator on a chart and paste text into a settings file, you can set up MTContext. Do I need a VPS or to leave my computer on? Only your terminal needs to be running for the AI to reach it. Many traders run MetaTrader on a VPS so it stays online, while their AI client runs on a laptop somewhere else — MTContext supports that split because the EA connects outward. But it's not required; a terminal on your own always-on machine works fine too. Next steps Ready to see it work? Follow Quickstart: zero to your first live price, or go straight to Installing the EA on MT5. Start free at mtcontext.com — no card required.