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Financial Data - MCP Server

Financial Data - MCP Server

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github.com/xBlueCodeData & Analytics9Updated 82w ago

About Financial Data - MCP Server

An MCP server that brings Alpha Vantage stock data into LLM workflows. It retrieves current quotes and historical prices for users building market-data context.

Key features

  1. 01Current stock quotes
  2. 02Daily, weekly, and monthly history

Use cases

  1. 01Add a stock’s current quote to an LLM prompt
  2. 02Review historical prices at a selected interval

MCP support

Exposes stock quote and historical-data tools to MCP clients, using the Alpha Vantage API.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
"mcpServers": {
"findata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli"
]
}
}
}
Run commandnpx -y @smithery/cli

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npm@smithery/cli

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

Financial Data - MCP Server

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This is an MCP server that provides access to the Alpha Vantage API, allowing stock data retrieval to be used as context to LLMs.

findata-mcp-server MCP server

Available Features

  • getStockQuote: Get the current quote for a stock.
  • getHistoricalData: Get historical data for a stock (daily, weekly, or monthly).
  • (More tools will be added later for technical analysis, company overview, etc.)

Setup

Installing via Smithery

To install Financial Data Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install findata-mcp-server --client claude
Manual Installation
npm install findata-mcp-server

Usage in Host

  1. Obtain an API key from Alpha Vantage https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key.

  2. Configure your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop) to connect to the server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alphaVantage": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "findata-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY": "PUT_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

getStockQuote

Get the current quote for a stock.

Input:

symbol: The stock symbol (e.g., AAPL) Output Example:

getHistoricalData

Get historical data for a stock.

Input:

  • symbol: the stock symbol (e.g., AAPL)
  • interval: the time interval for the data (daily, weekly, or monthly) (optional, default: daily)
  • outputsize: the size of the output (compact or full) (optional, default: compact) Output:

JSON object containing the historical data. The structure of the output depends on the interval parameter.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or pull request.

License

MIT

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