How to integrate Polygon io MCP with Claude Agent SDK

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Polygon io to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Polygon io agent that can get daily summary for aapl stock, retrieve latest news on tsla ticker, check if nyse market is open now through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Polygon io account through Composio's Polygon io MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get and set up your Claude/Anthropic and Composio API keys
  • Install the necessary dependencies
  • Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Polygon io
  • Configure an AI agent that can use Polygon io as a tool
  • Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Polygon io operations

What is Claude Agent SDK?

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official framework for building AI agents powered by Claude. It provides a streamlined interface for creating agents with MCP tool support and conversation management.

Key features include:

  • Native MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers
  • Permission Modes: Control tool execution permissions
  • Streaming Responses: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications
  • Context Manager: Clean async context management for sessions

What is the Polygon io MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Polygon io MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Polygon io account. It provides structured and secure access to real-time and historical financial market data, so your agent can pull ticker lists, fetch stock summaries, analyze technical indicators, and surface news updates on your behalf.

  • Comprehensive ticker discovery and lookup: Instantly retrieve detailed lists of supported stock, forex, crypto, and option tickers to power your trading dashboards or research tools.
  • Daily summary and technical analysis: Ask your agent to fetch daily price summaries, calculate exponential moving averages, MACD, or RSI for any supported ticker and timeframe.
  • Financial events and dividend insights: Pull up historical dividend distributions, keep tabs on scheduled market holidays, and plan trading activities around real exchange calendars.
  • Up-to-date market status monitoring: Have your agent check real-time market open/close statuses and trading conditions across multiple exchanges and asset classes.
  • Automated news aggregation for securities: Let your agent gather the latest news articles, sentiment analysis, and headlines for specific tickers, helping you stay informed with minimal effort.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get All TickersTool to retrieve a comprehensive list of supported ticker symbols across all asset classes.
Get Condition CodesTool to retrieve a unified list of trade and quote condition codes and their definitions.
Get Crypto EMATool to calculate Exponential Moving Average (EMA) technical indicator for a crypto ticker.
Get Crypto MACDTool to calculate Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) technical indicator for a crypto ticker.
Get Crypto Open/CloseTool to get the open, close, high, low, and volume for a cryptocurrency pair on a specific date.
Get Crypto RSITool to calculate the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for a cryptocurrency ticker.
Get Crypto SMATool to calculate Simple Moving Average (SMA) technical indicator for a cryptocurrency ticker.
Get Daily Open/CloseTool to get the daily open, close, after-hours, and pre-market prices for a stock on a specific date.
Get DividendsTool to retrieve a historical record of cash dividend distributions for a given ticker.
Get Economy Inflation Indicators (Enhanced)Tool to retrieve key indicators of realized inflation including CPI and PCE price indexes with comprehensive date filtering.
Get Exponential Moving AverageTool to retrieve the Exponential Moving Average for a stock ticker.
Get SEC FilingTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific SEC filing by filing ID.
Get SEC Filing FileTool to download a specific file from an SEC filing.
Get Forex EMATool to calculate Exponential Moving Average (EMA) technical indicator for a forex pair.
Get Forex MACDTool to calculate Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) technical indicator for a forex pair.
Get Forex Real-Time Currency ConversionTool to convert amounts between currency pairs using real-time forex rates.
Get Forex RSITool to calculate the Relative Strength Index (RSI) technical indicator for a forex pair.
Get Forex SMATool to calculate Simple Moving Average (SMA) technical indicator for a forex pair.
Get Futures QuotesTool to get real-time quote information for futures contracts with bid/ask prices, sizes, and timestamps.
Get Grouped Daily Market SummaryTool to retrieve daily OHLCV data for the entire market for a given date.
Get Historic Forex TicksTool to get historic ticks for a currency pair on a specific date.
Get Inflation ExpectationsTool to retrieve inflation expectations data from the Federal Reserve, including market-based rates and Cleveland Fed model estimates.
Get IPO DataTool to retrieve comprehensive information on Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), including upcoming and historical events.
Get Labor Market DataTool to retrieve labor market data including unemployment rate, labor force participation rate, average hourly earnings, and job openings.
Get MACDTool to retrieve the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) for a stock ticker.
Get Market HolidaysTool to retrieve upcoming market holidays and their corresponding open/close times.
Get Market StatusTool to retrieve the current trading status across major exchanges and currency markets.
Get NewsTool to retrieve the most recent news articles for a specified ticker.
Get Options Contract OverviewTool to retrieve comprehensive details about a specific options contract including contract type, exercise style, expiration date, strike price, and underlying ticker.
Get Options EMATool to calculate Exponential Moving Average (EMA) technical indicator for an options ticker.
Get Options MACDTool to calculate Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) technical indicator for an options ticker.
Get Options RSITool to calculate Relative Strength Index (RSI) technical indicator for an options ticker.
Get Options SMATool to calculate Simple Moving Average (SMA) technical indicator for an options ticker.
Get Related CompaniesTool to retrieve tickers related to a given ticker based on similar business or market characteristics.
Get RSITool to retrieve the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for a stock ticker.
Get Simple Moving AverageTool to retrieve the Simple Moving Average (SMA) for any ticker (stocks, forex, crypto).
Get SplitsTool to retrieve historical stock split events for a given ticker.
Get Stocks Custom BarsTool to retrieve aggregated historical OHLC and volume data for a stock over custom date ranges with configurable time windows.
Get Stocks Daily Market SummaryTool to retrieve daily OHLC, volume, and VWAP data for all U.
Get Stocks Filings Risk FactorsTool to retrieve risk factors identified in companies' 10K filings.
Get Stocks Filings SectionsTool to retrieve raw text content from specific sections of SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, etc.
Get Stocks Free FloatTool to retrieve free float data for US-listed securities showing the most recent available number of shares available for public trading and the percentage of total shares outstanding.
Get Stocks Full Market SnapshotTool to retrieve a comprehensive snapshot of the entire U.
Get Stocks Income StatementsTool to retrieve comprehensive income statement data including revenue, expenses, and net income from company SEC filings.
Get Stocks Previous Day BarTool to retrieve the previous trading day's open, high, low, close (OHLC), and volume data for a stock ticker.
Get Stocks Risk Factor TaxonomiesTool to retrieve the complete list of risk factor classifications used in the risk factors endpoint.
Get Stocks V1 DividendsTool to retrieve historical dividend payment records for US stocks with split-adjusted amounts and historical adjustment factors.
Get Short Interest DataTool to retrieve comprehensive FINRA short interest data that tracks the short selling metrics for securities on a specific settlement date.
Get Short Volume DataTool to retrieve short selling volume data for stock tickers.
Get Stocks V1 SplitsTool to retrieve historical stock split and reverse split events for US equities with historical adjustment factors for price normalization.
Get Ticker EventsTool to retrieve timeline of ticker change events such as symbol renaming or rebranding.
Get Ticker OverviewTool to retrieve comprehensive details for a single ticker, including identifiers, industry, and branding assets.
Get Ticker TypesTool to retrieve a list of all ticker types supported by Polygon.
Get Treasury YieldsTool to retrieve daily market yields for US Treasury securities across standard maturities (1-month to 30-year).
List ExchangesTool to retrieve all exchanges supported by Polygon.
List Filing FilesTool to retrieve files associated with an SEC filing by filing ID.
List SEC FilingsTool to retrieve SEC filings from the Polygon.
List Options ContractsTool to list and filter options contracts by underlying ticker, type, expiration, strike, and more.
Last Quote for a SymbolTool to retrieve the last quote tick for a given stock symbol.
Last Trade for a Currency PairTool to retrieve the last trade tick for a currency pair in the forex market.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Composio API Key and Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Primary know-how of Claude Agents SDK
  • A Polygon io account
  • Some knowledge of Python

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Go to the Anthropic Console and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
  • Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

Install dependencies

pip install composio-anthropic claude-agent-sdk python-dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the Claude Agents SDK.

What's happening:

  • composio-anthropic provides Composio integration for Anthropic
  • claude-agent-sdk is the core agent framework
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY authenticates with Anthropic/Claude

Import dependencies

import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()
What's happening:
  • We're importing all necessary libraries including the Claude Agent SDK and Composio
  • The load_dotenv() function loads environment variables from your .env file
  • This setup prepares the foundation for connecting Claude with Polygon io functionality

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Polygon io
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["polygon_io"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")
What's happening:
  • The function checks for the required COMPOSIO_API_KEY environment variable
  • We're creating a Composio instance using our API key
  • The create method creates a Tool Router session for Polygon io
  • The returned url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

# Configure remote MCP server for Claude
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": url,
            "headers": {
                "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Polygon io tools via Composio.",
    max_turns=10
)
What's happening:
  • We're configuring the Claude Agent options with the MCP server URL
  • permission_mode="bypassPermissions" allows the agent to execute operations without asking for permission each time
  • The system prompt instructs the agent that it has access to Polygon io
  • max_turns=10 limits the conversation length to prevent excessive API usage

Create client and start chat loop

# Create client with context manager
async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
    print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

    # Main chat loop
    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()
        if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
            print("Goodbye!")
            break

        # Send query
        await client.query(user_input)

        # Receive and print response
        print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, "content"):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, "text"):
                        print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
        print()
What's happening:
  • The Claude SDK client is created using the async context manager pattern
  • The agent processes each query and streams the response back in real-time
  • The chat loop continues until the user types 'exit' or 'quit'

Run the application

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())
What's happening:
  • This entry point runs the async chat_with_remote_mcp() function using asyncio.run()
  • The application will start, create the MCP connection, and begin the interactive chat session

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Polygon io and Claude Agent SDK:

import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Polygon io
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["polygon_io"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")

    # Configure remote MCP server for Claude
    options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
        permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
        mcp_servers={
            "composio": {
                "type": "http",
                "url": url,
                "headers": {
                    "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
                }
            }
        },
        system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Polygon io tools via Composio.",
        max_turns=10
    )

    # Create client with context manager
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

        # Main chat loop
        while True:
            user_input = input("You: ").strip()
            if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
                print("Goodbye!")
                break

            # Send query
            await client.query(user_input)

            # Receive and print response
            print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
            async for message in client.receive_response():
                if hasattr(message, "content"):
                    for block in message.content:
                        if hasattr(block, "text"):
                            print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
            print()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())

Conclusion

You've successfully built a Claude Agent SDK agent that can interact with Polygon io through Composio's Tool Router.

Key features:

  • Native MCP support through Claude's agent framework
  • Streaming responses for real-time interaction
  • Permission bypass for smooth automated workflows
You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.

How to build Polygon io MCP Agent with another framework

FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Polygon io MCP?

With a standalone Polygon io MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Polygon io tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Polygon io and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Agent SDK?

Yes, you can. Claude Agent SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Polygon io tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Polygon io while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Polygon io scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Polygon io data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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