Financial Data - MCP Server

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

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