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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e  # Exit on any error
+
+echo "🚀 Starting AI-Trader..."
+
+# Step 1: Data preparation
+echo "📊 Fetching and merging price data..."
+cd /app/data
+python get_daily_price.py
+python merge_jsonl.py
+cd /app
+
+# Step 2: Start MCP services in background
+echo "🔧 Starting MCP services..."
+cd /app/agent_tools
+python start_mcp_services.py &
+MCP_PID=$!
+cd /app
+
+# Step 3: Wait for services to initialize
+echo "⏳ Waiting for MCP services to start..."
+sleep 3
+
+# Step 4: Run trading agent with config file
+echo "🤖 Starting trading agent..."
+CONFIG_FILE="${1:-configs/default_config.json}"
+python main.py "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+# Cleanup on exit
+trap "echo '🛑 Stopping MCP services...'; kill $MCP_PID 2>/dev/null; exit 0" EXIT SIGTERM SIGINT