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COT-Reports

By cot-reports.com Verified namespace

CFTC Commitments of Traders data for every CFTC futures market: positions, history, COT index.

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Connect to COT-Reports
Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
908 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
9

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 908 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name cot-reports.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 9 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 908 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 908 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    22 of 22 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-05T12:12:27.698072Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using COT-Reports

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http cot-reports https://mcp.cot-reports.com

Capabilities

Tools 9

explain_cot

A short explanation of a COT concept — the trader groups, net positions, open interest, the four report families, the COT index, release timing — with a link to the full guide. Available at every level.

Discovered
get_cot_index

The COT index (0–100: where the current net position sits between its lowest and highest of the lookback window) for large speculators and commercials, from the Legacy report. Without an account: the 26- and 52-week windows; a free account, COT Premium and a Data API key: every window. Both CFTC variants (Futures Only and Futures & Options Combined) with COT Premium and Data API keys; without an account and with a free account, each report's default variant.

Discovered
get_history

Weekly COT history for one market, newest first: open interest and the net position of every trader group (up to 260 reports per call; page back with "until"). Without an account: Legacy, the last 26 reports (6 months). Free account: Legacy, the last 520 reports (10 years). COT Premium and Data API keys: every report family and the full history; COT Premium also adds close prices. A new COT Premium subscription that can still be withdrawn from reads the last year of what Premium adds, until the date in its confirmation e-mail. Both CFTC variants (Futures Only and Futures & Options Combined) with COT Premium and Data API keys; without an account and with a free account, each report's default variant.

Discovered
get_latest_positions

The latest COT report for one market: long, short and net positions of every trader group, the week-on-week change, % of open interest. Without an account and with a free account: the Legacy report. COT Premium and Data API keys: every report family (Legacy, Disaggregated, TFF, Supplemental); COT Premium also adds the close price. Both CFTC variants (Futures Only and Futures & Options Combined) with COT Premium and Data API keys; without an account and with a free account, each report's default variant.

Discovered
get_latest_snapshot

The latest Legacy COT report of every market, 100 markets per answer (use offset for the next page): net positions of large speculators and commercials, their week-on-week change, and open interest. Filter by category. Available at every level. Both CFTC variants (Futures Only and Futures & Options Combined) with COT Premium and Data API keys; without an account and with a free account, each report's default variant.

Discovered
get_release_schedule

Which COT report is the latest, when it was published, and when the next one is due (the CFTC publishes on Fridays at 3:30 pm Eastern for the Tuesday before; holidays move it). Available at every level.

Discovered
get_weekly_summary

The weekly summary of the 35 main markets (currencies, crypto, metals, energy, agriculture, stock indices) from the latest Legacy report: net positions of speculators and commercials and their change. Available at every level. Both CFTC variants (Futures Only and Futures & Options Combined) with COT Premium and Data API keys; without an account and with a free account, each report's default variant.

Discovered
list_markets

Lists the CFTC markets COT-Reports covers (350+): CFTC code, ticker, name, exchange, category and which report families exist for each. Filter by a search text, a category or a report family. Available at every level.

Discovered
scan_extremes

Markets where large speculators are crowded long or short this week (the Crowding score: a blend of the 26-, 52- and 156-week percentiles of their net position as % of open interest; crowded long from 80 until it falls below 75, crowded short from 20 until it rises above 25), from the Legacy Futures Only report. COT Premium only, as on the website.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected908 ms9

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