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Financial Datasets MCP Server

An MCP server for income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, prices and company news.

87VF score

Maintainer: financial-datasets
Market coverage: US · Crypto
GitHub stars: 2,200
Updated: 2025-06

Best for

Claude and MCP users who prefer a single structured U.S. equities API.

Implementation statusGuide reviewed · 2025-06

Implementation status

mcp

Expected result

About 2.2k stars

Known failure mode

Repository activity is older than leading alternatives

Compatibility

US · Crypto

Why it stands out

About 2.2k stars
Simple and documented MCP tool surface
MIT license

Risks and limitations

Repository activity is older than leading alternatives
Requires a Financial Datasets API key

Examples and expected outcomes

Example 1

Fetch prices and statements in agent chat

Sourced evidence
Repeatable steps
Explicit uncertainty

Example 2

Create a read-only research brief

Sourced evidence
Repeatable steps
Explicit uncertainty

Example 3

Compare tickers with source timestamps

Sourced evidence
Repeatable steps
Explicit uncertainty

Access requirements

Keys and runtime

FINANCIAL_DATASETS_API_KEY

License and data rights

MIT repository license; upstream data terms apply

Rate limits

Plan-based API limits; cache statements and prices

Connect to your Agent

Claude config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "financial-datasets-mcp-review": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/mcp-server",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FINANCIAL_DATASETS_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Prompt example

“Use Financial Datasets MCP Server to research AAPL. List sources and timestamps first, then separate facts, calculations, risks and missing data. Do not give personalized trading advice.”

When not to use it

Repository activity is older than leading alternatives
Requires a Financial Datasets API key

Installation