# wqb-mcp

> WorldQuant BRAIN MCP Server for Claude Code

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/wqb-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: WorldQuant BRAIN Community
- homepage: https://github.com/jordane95/wqb-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/jordane95/wqb-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:wqb-mcp

### Description (declared)

# WorldQuant BRAIN MCP Server

Minimal MCP server for WorldQuant BRAIN platform integration with Claude Code.

## Features

- Complete BRAIN platform API integration (alphas, simulations, data)
- Forum access (glossary, search, posts)
- Biometric authentication support
- Browser automation for complex workflows
- Flexible credential management (env vars or system keyring)

## Setup

### 1. Install Package

```bash
pip install -e .

# Install Playwright browser
python3 -m playwright install chromium
```

### 2. Configure Credentials

The server checks credentials in this order:

1. **Environment variables** (`WQB_EMAIL`, `WQB_PASSWORD`)
2. **System keyring** (macOS Keychain / Windows Credential Locker)

Choose one of the following methods:

**Method 1: Environment variables via `claude mcp add` (recommended)**

This registers the server and configures credentials in one step:

```bash
claude mcp add wqb-mcp -e WQB_EMAIL=you@example.com -e WQB_PASSWORD=yourpass -- python3 -m wqb_mcp.server
```

**Method 2: System keyring**

```bash
wqb-mcp-setup
```

### 3. Register MCP Server

Only needed if using Method 2 (Method 1 already registers the server).

> **Note:** Use `python3` (not `python`) to ensure the correct interpreter is used when Claude Code spawns the process. Shell aliases don't work in non-interactive subprocesses.

```bash
claude mcp add wqb-mcp -- python3 -m wqb_mcp.server
```

### 4. Verify & Restart

```bash
# Check server connects
claude mcp list

# Restart Claude Code
exit
claude
```

## Package Structure

```
wqb-mcp/
├── src/
│   └── wqb_mcp/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       ├── server.py              # Entry point (auto-prompts setup on first run)
│       ├── setup.py               # CLI credential setup
│       ├── models.py              # Pydantic models
│       ├── config.py              # Credential management (env vars + keyring)
│       ├── forum.py               # Forum scraper (Playwright)
│       ├── client/
│       │   ├── __init__.py       …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- infra.browser-automation (1, derived)
- security.secrets (0.859, derived)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/wqb-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:22:36.608Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/wqb-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/wqb-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:wqb-mcp