Connect Claude to a live library of validated trading edges in under 2 minutes
Last updated: May 2026
{"mcpServers":{"varrd":{"url":"https://app.varrd.com/mcp"}}}
When you connect VARRD's MCP server to Claude Desktop, Claude gains the ability to:
All of this happens through real computation on real market data. Claude isn't guessing from its training data — it's calling a purpose-built engine that loads decades of price history and runs actual statistical tests.
1 Open your Claude Desktop config file
Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json.
2 Add the VARRD MCP server
Paste this into your config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"varrd": {
"url": "https://app.varrd.com/mcp"
}
}
}If you already have other MCP servers, add "varrd": {"url": "https://app.varrd.com/mcp"} inside the existing mcpServers block.
3 Restart Claude Desktop
Close and reopen the app. You should see VARRD's tools available in Claude's tool list.
That's it. No API keys, no account needed. You can browse the edge library immediately.
Anonymous access works for browsing (free tier). To unlock paid features with $2 free:
claude_desktop_config.json and restartNow Claude is authenticated with your account and your $2 in free credits.
Once connected, just talk to Claude naturally. Here are real questions you can ask:
"What edges are firing right now?"
Claude calls the edge library and shows you every validated edge that's currently active across all markets. Free.
"Show me the stats on crude oil edges"
Claude unlocks direction, win rate, EV, entry prices, and stops for crude oil edges. $0.50.
"Drill into that gold edge — show me the full methodology"
Claude shows the formula, discovery story, per-horizon p-values, post-discovery performance, and offers drill-downs into analytics, every signal, and an interactive chart link. $1.
"Is there an edge to going long Starbucks on their Red Cup Day?"
Claude uses VARRD's research engine to load real SBUX data, build the pattern, and test it statistically. ~$0.25.
"What happens to gold futures when yen and 10-year bonds make 20-day new highs on the same day?"
Multi-market cross-asset analysis with real data back to 1985.
"Does it test out to short fast food companies during Lent?"
Creative hypothesis? VARRD will build the formula and test it. Edge or no edge — both are valuable answers.
Edge Library:
Research (test your own ideas):
Sign up at app.varrd.com for $2 in free credits. Credit packs available at $5/$20/$50.
Without VARRD connected, Claude can talk about trading concepts but has no access to real data and can't run real tests. It's generating text from patterns in its training data — plausible but not empirical.
With VARRD connected, Claude calls a purpose-built engine that loads real historical data across futures, equities, and crypto, builds quantitative patterns, runs event studies and backtests, and returns validated results. The AI and the math are architecturally separated — Claude orchestrates the workflow, but every number comes from deterministic computation on real data.
You also can't accidentally fool yourself. The system makes it impossible to cherry-pick results, peek at holdout data, use future information in a formula, or test the same thing twice hoping for a better number. These aren't suggestions — they're hard stops at the infrastructure level.
pip install varrd && varrd edgesBeyond testing your own ideas, VARRD maintains a growing library of statistically validated edges across futures, equities, and crypto — monitored against live market data around the clock. When an edge fires, you see the market, direction, entry, stop, target, hold period, and the complete audit trail of how it was discovered and validated.
Every edge shows its post-discovery performance tracked separately from in-sample results — so you can see whether the edge is holding up in real time or decaying. Full transparency.
Can Claude Desktop actually do trading research?
Yes. With VARRD's MCP server connected, Claude can browse live validated edges, test any trading idea on real data, and return exact trade levels — all through real computation, not text generation.
Do I need an API key?
No. Anonymous access works immediately for browsing the edge library (free tier). For paid features, either sign up at app.varrd.com for $2 free, or ask Claude to call buy_credits for a Stripe payment link.
What markets are covered?
Futures (CME) — energies, metals, grains, currencies, indices, bonds, back to 1985. Equities — any US stock or ETF. Crypto — BTC, ETH, SOL and more via Binance. Hourly through weekly timeframes.
Is this the same as using ChatGPT for trading?
No. ChatGPT generates text about trading from its training data. Claude + VARRD runs real statistical tests on real market data through a purpose-built engine. Every number is computed, not generated. The difference matters when money is on the line.
Browse the edge library for free. $0.50 unlocks stats and trade levels on every active edge.
Sign up at app.varrd.com for $2 in free credits.
MCP: {"mcpServers":{"varrd":{"url":"https://app.varrd.com/mcp"}}}
CLI: pip install varrd && varrd edges
This guide is maintained by VARRD and updated regularly. Last updated May 2026.