About Zensei MCP
Zensei MCP is a remote server for exploring a US stock-market risk index and sector rotation data in MCP clients. Its read-only tools include market indicators, sector and stock details, historical scores, and optional account-specific watchlists.
Key features
- 01Read the 0–100 market risk index
- 02Review index indicators and history
- 03Compare sector ETFs with the S&P 500
- 04Inspect sector and stock details
- 05Access a saved watchlist
Use cases
- 01Check the latest market risk regime
- 02Review historical index scores
- 03Compare sector momentum and returns
- 04Look up a stock's related sectors
MCP support
The remote MCP server exposes read-only market index, sector, stock, search, and watchlist tools, along with index and sector-map views. Public data is available without an account; some tools require sign-in.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://www.zensei.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http zensei https://www.zensei.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"zensei":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.zensei.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"zensei":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.zensei.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"zensei":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.zensei.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"zensei":{"serverUrl":"https://www.zensei.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
4This tool takes no parameters.
Details
From the project READMEZensei MCP server
The MCP server for Zensei: the Zensei Index and the sector rotation scan, in Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP client.
The Zensei Index is a 0-100 risk score for the US stock market. Lower is healthier. The sector scan compares every US sector ETF with the S&P 500.
- URL:
https://www.zensei.com/mcp - Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: optional OAuth 2.1. Public data works without an account. Tools that need an account ask the user to sign in.
- Docs: https://www.zensei.com/mcp
This repository holds the server metadata and the plugin packages. The server runs on zensei.com.
Tools
All tools are read-only.
| Tool | Returns | Access |
|---|---|---|
zensei_index_about | What the index is, how to read the 0-100 score, and how it is built. | Free |
zensei_index_today | Today's final score, its regime label, and the three layer scores. | Free |
zensei_index_indicators | The ten indicators behind the score, each with its status, group, weight and explanation. | Free |
zensei_index_summary | The latest written market summary, with its date and a stale flag. | Free |
zensei_index_history | Daily scores with their regime. | One month free, up to ten years with Premium |
zensei_sectors_scan | Every sector ETF against the S&P 500: quadrant, momentum, relative strength, returns. | 11 broad sectors free, 100+ with Premium |
zensei_sector_detail | One sector in depth, with its largest holdings. | Broad sectors free |
zensei_stock_detail | How a stock does against the sectors that hold it. | Broad sectors free |
zensei_search | Find sector ETFs and stocks by ticker or name. | Premium |
zensei_my_watchlist | The user's saved symbols on Zensei. | Zensei account |
Interactive views
In apps that support MCP Apps (Claude, ChatGPT), two tools come with a view:
zensei_index_todayshows the regime card. Expand it to see the full dashboard, with each indicator's chart.zensei_sectors_scanshows the rotation map. Expand it to see the rankings, and open a sector to see its holdings.
The views call two app-only tools, zensei_view_sector and zensei_view_indicators. Apps hide them from the model.
Resources
| URI | Content |
|---|---|
zensei://index/about | The explainer as a markdown document. |
ui://zensei/index-card.html | The Zensei Index view. |
ui://zensei/sector-map.html | The sector map view. |
Setup
Claude
Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Paste https://www.zensei.com/mcp.
ChatGPT
Turn on developer mode in ChatGPT's app settings, then create an app with the URL https://www.zensei.com/mcp.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http zensei https://www.zensei.com/mcp
Cursor
Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"zensei": {
"url": "https://www.zensei.com/mcp"
}
}
}
VS Code
Add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"zensei": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.zensei.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Any other client
Point the client at https://www.zensei.com/mcp with the Streamable HTTP transport.
Plugin packages
| File | For |
|---|---|
plugin.json, mcp.json, assets/ | The ChatGPT plugin directory (Agent Plugins format, OpenAI listing under extensions.com.openai). |
.claude-plugin/plugin.json, .mcp.json | Claude Code plugins. |
.grok-plugin/plugin.json, .mcp.json | Grok Build plugins. |
To build the ZIP for platform.openai.com/plugins:
./scripts/package-openai.sh
The ZIP lands in dist/zensei-chatgpt.zip. SUBMISSION.md lists what each directory asks for.
Registry metadata
server.jsonfollows the official MCP Registry schema.glama.jsonclaims the listing on Glama.
To publish to the official registry:
mcp-publisher login github
mcp-publisher publish
Limits
- US markets only.
- Not investment advice. Zensei does not predict prices or place trades.
License
MIT
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