Connect Claude Code to TradingView — MCP Setup Guide

Connect Claude Code to TradingView Desktop using the TradingView MCP Jackson server. Once set up, Claude can read your live chart and help with analysis — entries, structure, and trade ideas — through MCP.

What you need: TradingView Desktop (Windows or Mac), Claude Code Desktop, and about 10 minutes.

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Step 1 — Download TradingView Desktop

Install TradingView for Windows or Mac from the official TradingView website.

You need the desktop app — not just the browser tab — for the MCP integration to work.

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Step 2 — Open Claude Code Desktop

Launch Claude Code on your computer. You'll paste the one-shot setup prompt here in the next step.

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Step 3 — Clone the MCP repo

Use this repository:

https://github.com/LewisWJackson/tradingview-mcp-jackson

Claude will clone it for you when you run the setup prompt below — or clone it manually to ~/tradingview-mcp-jackson if you prefer.

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Step 4 — Paste this one-shot setup into Claude Code

Copy everything in the block below and paste it into a new Claude Code chat:

Set up TradingView MCP Jackson for me.

Clone https://github.com/LewisWJackson/tradingview-mcp-jackson.git to ~/tradingview-mcp-jackson, run npm install, then add it to my MCP config at ~/.claude/.mcp.json (merge with any existing servers, don't overwrite them).

The config block is:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradingview": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/tradingview-mcp-jackson/src/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_USERNAME with my actual username.

Then copy rules.example.json to rules.json and open it so I can fill in my trading rules.

Finally restart and verify with tv_health_check.

Claude Code will:

• Clone the repo
• Run npm install
• Merge the MCP config into ~/.claude/.mcp.json (without wiping your other servers)
• Create rules.json from the example file
• Verify the setup with tv_health_check

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Step 5 — Launch TradingView in debug mode

TradingView must run with CDP/debug enabled for the MCP server to connect.

Mac:

./scripts/launch_tv_debug_mac.sh

Windows:

scripts\launch_tv_debug.bat

Linux:

./scripts/launch_tv_debug_linux.sh

Or ask Claude directly:

Use tv_launch to start TradingView in debug mode

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Step 6 — Restart Claude

After setup completes, restart Claude Code so the new MCP connection loads properly.

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Step 7 — Ask Claude to analyze your chart

Once TradingView is running with your chart open, try:

Design a trading analysis for the current TradingView chart.

Claude can now use TradingView through MCP to help with chart analysis — structure, levels, and trade ideas based on what's on your screen.

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Quick checklist

• TradingView Desktop installed
• Claude Code Desktop open
• One-shot setup prompt pasted and completed
• rules.json filled in with your trading rules
• TradingView launched in debug mode
• Claude restarted
• Chart analysis prompt tested

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Repo: github.com/LewisWJackson/tradingview-mcp-jackson

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