Kalshi MCP — Prediction Markets Server¶

What It Is¶

Kalshi is the first CFTC-regulated prediction market in the US. This MCP server gives AI agents programmatic access to Kalshi markets — enabling programmatic event-driven analysis and trading.

GitHub: https://github.com/onofre-jauregui/kalshi-mcp (TypeScript, new)

Tools Available¶

Tool	Description
`get_markets`	List available prediction markets with prices and volume
`get_positions`	Check current positions across all markets
`place_order`	Place buy/sell orders on event contracts
`get_market_history`	Historical pricing and settlement data

Quick Start¶

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/onofre-jauregui/kalshi-mcp.git
cd kalshi-mcp
npm install

# Configure environment
export KALSHI_API_KEY="your-kalshi-api-key"
export KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY="your-private-key-path"

# Add to Hermes
hermes mcp add kalshi --command "node" --args "dist/index.js" --workdir "$(pwd)" \
  --env KALSHI_API_KEY KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY

Manual Configuration¶

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kalshi": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "KALSHI_API_KEY": "your-kalshi-api-key",
        "KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY": "/path/to/private-key.pem"
      }
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites¶

Kalshi Account: Sign up at kalshi.com
API Key: Generate from Kalshi developer dashboard
RSA Private Key: Required for authenticated API calls (Kalshi uses RSA-based auth)

Business Use Cases¶

Event-Driven Analysis: Have AI agents monitor prediction market probabilities for real-time event forecasting
Market Scanning: Scan all active markets for mispriced event contracts
Portfolio Monitoring: Track event-contract portfolio performance and risk exposure
Programmatic Hedging: Use prediction markets to hedge against defined-event risks

Limitations¶

US-only (Kalshi is CFTC-regulated for US residents)
Kalshi API requires RSA key-pair authentication (more complex than Bearer tokens)
New server — limited tool coverage, expect rapid iteration
Prediction markets are not available in all US states