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Zerodha Broking · India · since 2010

Zerodha, with an AI that reads every holding you own.

What Zerodha is, what it charges, what its Kite MCP connector lets Claude see, and how Walnut reads your Zerodha holdings next to every other broker and gives each one a keep, trim or exit read.

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  • Reads your Zerodha account
  • Each holding vs the S&P 500
  • Login stays at Zerodha

Your Zerodha, in Walnut

Connected
Equity (demat)View only
₹8,50,000
Mutual funds (Coin)View only
₹3,20,000

Which of my Zerodha holdings carry the most weight?

Two banks and one IT name make up just under half of the portfolio, and one sits above a quarter on its own, so Walnut flags it and shows why.

Free to connect, read in full
Sample account, for illustration

Pricing and fees, checked October 2026

How much does Zerodha cost?

Brokerage on equity delivery
₹0
Cap per intraday or F&O order
₹20
Commission on direct mutual funds
₹0
DP charge per scrip, on sells
₹15.34
Customers, per Zerodha
1.8 crore+
Kite MCP connector for Claude
Free

AI features

What Zerodha's own AI does

Zerodha ships one AI product, Kite MCP. It connects a Kite account to Claude and other AI tools at no charge.

Announced May 2025

Kite MCP

A hosted connector, run by Zerodha, that lets an AI assistant read your holdings, positions, margins and live market data from Kite.

GTT orders the exception

Read-only by design

Zerodha describes every operation as read-only. The one thing the assistant can set up is a GTT order; regular order placement is not offered.

Claude, Cursor, Windsurf

Which assistants it names

Zerodha's setup guide covers Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf and VS Code with Copilot. It does not list ChatGPT.

Where Walnut fits

Kite MCP sees Zerodha. Walnut reads Zerodha next to any other broker you connect, puts each holding against the S&P 500, flags any one name over a quarter of the portfolio, and answers questions about all of it in one place.

See how it reads

Pricing

What Zerodha costs

Equity and mutual fundsIntraday and F&O
Brokerage₹0 on delivery₹20 or 0.03%, lower
Options brokerageNot applicableFlat ₹20 an order
Direct mutual funds₹0 commissionNot applicable
DP charge on a sell₹15.34 per scripNot applicable
Account opening, individualFreeFree

Zerodha's published charges, checked October 2026. Walnut charges nothing extra to connect Zerodha.

With Walnut

What you can do with Zerodha here

  • Read your Zerodha holdingsEvery position, with live prices
  • Each holding against the S&P 500One-year price return, momentum and size
  • A keep, trim or exit readPer holding, with any name over 25% flagged
  • Goals and net worthZerodha counted next to your other accounts
  • Place orders from WalnutNot at Zerodha. You place them in Kite
The Zerodha guideBy the Walnut team · Updated October 2026 · 5 min read

Everything else people ask about Zerodha, answered plainly.

Is Zerodha good for beginners?

Short answer

For a long-term investor in India it is one of the cheapest places to start. Zerodha charges no brokerage on equity delivery trades and no commission on direct mutual funds, and opening an individual account is free.

The costs a beginner can miss sit around the trade rather than in it. Each time a stock is sold from the demat account, Zerodha charges a DP fee of ₹15.34 per scrip, and after the first year a non-BSDA account pays ₹300 a year plus GST in maintenance.

What Kite does not give is a read on the whole portfolio: whether a few banks or IT names now carry most of the risk, or how each holding has done against a benchmark. That is the gap an AI that reads the account can close.

Read the full guide: Best trading apps for beginners in India

Is Zerodha safe?

Short answer

Zerodha Broking is registered with SEBI as a stock broker (INZ000031633) and as a depository participant (IN-DP-431-2019), and is a member of NSE, BSE, MCX and MSEI. Shares you buy sit in a demat account in your name. None of that protects against market losses.

Connecting Zerodha to Walnut runs through a secure connection where you sign in at Zerodha. Walnut never sees or stores your Zerodha password, holds no money and moves none, and you can disconnect from Walnut's Brokerage screen at any time.

SEBI

Registered broker and DP

Demat

Shares held in your own name

2010

Year Zerodha started operations

Read the full guide: How demat accounts are protected in India

Can Zerodha connect to ChatGPT or Claude?

Short answer

Zerodha connects to Claude through Kite MCP, a free, read-only connector it runs itself, launched in May 2025. Zerodha's guide does not list ChatGPT. Walnut links Zerodha through a secure connection, and its connector lets both Claude and ChatGPT read those holdings.

The two do different jobs. Kite MCP gives an assistant Zerodha data on its own. Through Walnut, Zerodha is read next to any other account you connect, each holding is set against the S&P 500, and each gets a keep, trim or exit read. Orders are not placed from Walnut at Zerodha, so any trade the assistant describes is one you place in Kite.

Read the full guide: Brokerage MCP connectors compared

Zerodha vs Upstox vs Interactive Brokers

ZerodhaUpstoxInteractive Brokers
Equity delivery brokerage₹0₹20 an orderNot compared
DP charge on a sell₹15.34 per scrip₹20 + GST per scripNot compared
Broker's own AI connectorKite MCP, read-onlyUpstox MCP, read-onlyAI Integration, you submit orders
Read in WalnutYesYesYes
Buy through WalnutView onlyView onlyView only

Buying through Walnut works at Public and Robinhood, and at eight other brokers including E*Trade, tastytrade and Webull. Zerodha, Upstox and Interactive Brokers read in full and stay view-only.

Read the full guide: Best trading apps for beginners in India

Quick answers

What does Zerodha charge per trade?
Nothing on equity delivery. Intraday and futures cost ₹20 or 0.03% an order, whichever is lower, and options a flat ₹20 an order.
What is Kite MCP?
Zerodha's free connector for AI tools such as Claude. It reads holdings, positions and market data, and can set GTT orders but not place regular ones.
Can Walnut trade in my Zerodha account?
No. Walnut reads Zerodha in full and places no orders there. You place trades in Kite; buying through Walnut works at Public and Robinhood, and at eight other brokers including E*Trade, tastytrade and Webull.
Does Walnut see my Zerodha cost basis?
No. Zerodha holdings arrive without cost basis, so Walnut shows each holding's price return against the S&P 500 rather than profit and loss.
Does Walnut see my Zerodha password?
No. You sign in at Zerodha through a secure connection. Walnut never sees or stores the password and never holds or moves money.
Is connecting Zerodha to Walnut free?
Yes. Connecting is free, and so is the assistant up to a per-session allowance. Walnut Unlimited, $9.99 a month on the web, lifts that limit.

Keep reading

Which brokers have an AI assistant?Broker by broker, what each one's own AI can doHow to connect your brokerage to ClaudeStep by step, with what Claude can and cannot readHow to connect your brokerage to ChatGPTThe routes that work today, and what ChatGPT can seeIs it safe to connect a brokerage to an AI?What a connection can see, and what it cannot touch
Other broker pages:UpstoxInteractive BrokersPublicRobinhoodAll brokers

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Sources, checked October 2026

Walnut is an AI financial advisor app; it is not a registered investment adviser. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell a security. Broker fees, products and availability change, so check the current terms with the broker.

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