alpaca-broker-account-onboarding
Open and manage brokerage accounts via the Alpaca Broker API — account creation, KYC/CIP, identity & disclosures, agreements, document upload (incl. W-8BEN), account status lifecycle, and account updates/closure. Use when a developer is building onboarding, KYC, or account-management flows on Alpaca in any language.
npx skills add alpacahq/alpaca-skills --skill account-onboarding --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Alpaca Broker API — Account Onboarding & KYC Create and manage end-user brokerage accounts under your firm. This is the **first** step of any Broker API integration: no funding, journaling, or trading can happen until an account reaches `ACTIVE`. > Read `alpaca-broker-integration` first for base URLs, auth, and conventions. This skill assumes **Broker API + HTTP Basic auth**. ## Reference - Guide: `https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/getting-started-with-broker-api`, `https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/accounts` - API ref: `https://docs.alpaca.markets/reference/createaccount` - Live schema: `alpaca-docs` MCP → `get-endpoint` title `"Broker API"` path `/v1/accounts` ## 1. Endpoints | Method | Path | Purpose | |--------|------|---------| | POST | `/v1/accounts` | Create account (submit application) | | GET | `/v1/accounts` | List/query accounts (returns up to 1000) | | GET | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}` | Get one account (`AccountExtended`) | | PATCH | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}` | Update account | | POST | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/actions/close` | Close account (returns 204) | | POST | `/v1/accounts/{account_id}/documents/upload` | Upload owner/KYC documents (array body) | | GET | `/v
- Reference
- 1. Endpoints
- 2. Create-account request (POST /v1/accounts)
- 3. Agreements
- 4. Documents & W-8BEN
- 5. Account status lifecycle
- 6. KYC results & CIP
- 7. Integration guidance & lessons learned
What does the alpaca-broker-account-onboarding skill do?
Open and manage brokerage accounts via the Alpaca Broker API — account creation, KYC/CIP, identity & disclosures, agreements, document upload (incl. W-8BEN), account status lifecycle, and account updates/closure. Use when a developer is building onboarding, KYC, or account-management flows on Alpaca in any language.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add alpacahq/alpaca-skills --skill account-onboarding --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From alpacahq/alpaca-skills, a repository with 106 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.