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Kraken
✓ Last checked 2026-10-17| Category | Exchanges & brokers for bots |
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| Assets | crypto spot, crypto futures, xStocks, forex |
| Live vs paper | live; built-in spot and futures paper trading in Kraken CLI (no API key needed) |
| Order approval / safety | Official open-source Kraken CLI with a built-in MCP server (151 commands); default exposes only market, account and paper; trade/funding tools are flagged dangerous and need acknowledged=true unless --allow-dangerous; dead man's switch for live runs |
| Pricing / free tier | CLI and MCP free; trading fees per Kraken schedule |
| Rate limits | Kraken REST counter-based limits per tier; MCP inherits CLI rate-limit handling |
| Official / community | official |
| Last checked | 2026-10-17 |
| Source | docs.kraken.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/krakenfx/kraken-cli |
| Regions (US / UK / EU) | US, UK and EU (MiCA) supported; some products and US states are restricted; check Kraken's availability page. |