Overview
Your AI assistant can use our official MCP server to access real-time financial data — stock prices, financials, SEC filings, news, and more. There are two ways to connect:- Interactive (Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) — authenticates via OAuth, no API key needed
- Programmatic (scripts, automated workflows) — authenticates via API key
Getting Started
Choose your client below and follow the steps to connect.- Claude
- Claude Code
- Cursor
These steps work for both Claude.ai (web) and the Claude Desktop app.
- Go to Settings → Connectors
- Click Add and enter the server URL:
https://mcp.financialdatasets.ai/ - Click Add custom connector and complete OAuth authentication
- In any new chat, click + and enable Financial Datasets under Connectors
On Team and Enterprise plans, a workspace owner must add the connector in Admin settings first.
MCP Tools
Once connected, your AI assistant will have access to the following tools: Analyst Estimatesget_analyst_estimates: Get analyst consensus estimates for a company, including revenue and earnings forecasts for upcoming periods.
get_earnings: Get earnings data from SEC filings. Pass atickerfor a single company’s most recent quarterly + annual earnings (revenue, net income, EPS, balance sheet & cash flow highlights, BEAT/MISS/MEET vs analyst estimates). Omit the ticker to get the real-time Earnings Feed — the most recently filed earnings across all covered companies, sorted by SEC filing date (newest first). Uselimit(default 10, max 100) to control feed size.
get_stock_prices: Get historical stock price data (open, high, low, close, volume) over a date range with configurable intervals.get_stock_price: Get the latest price snapshot for a stock, including current price and OHLCV data.
get_income_statement: Get historical income statement data (revenue, expenses, net income).get_balance_sheet: Get historical balance sheet data (assets, liabilities, equity).get_cash_flow_statement: Get historical cash flow statement data (operating, investing, financing activities).
get_financial_metrics: Get historical financial metrics such as P/E ratio, enterprise value, and revenue per share.get_financial_metrics_snapshot: Get a snapshot of the latest financial metrics, including market cap, P/E ratio, and dividend yield.
get_segmented_financials: Get segment breakdowns from all three financial statement types (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) in a single call. Returns revenue, operating income, and depreciation by product/segment; assets, goodwill, and long-lived assets by segment; and capital expenditure by segment.
get_filings: Get a list of historical SEC filings for a company (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and more).get_filing_items: Extract specific sections from 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings (e.g., Risk Factors, MD&A).list_filing_item_types: Get a list of all extractable items for 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings.
get_company_facts: Get company details including market cap, employee count, sector, industry, exchange, and more.
get_insider_trades: Get insider trading transactions for a company, including purchases, sales, and other transactions by officers, directors, and major shareholders.
get_news: Get recent news articles for a specific company or the broad market. Pass a ticker for company-specific news, or omit the ticker for general market news.
get_interest_rates: Get the latest policy interest rates from major central banks (e.g., FED, ECB, BOE, BOJ). Returns a snapshot of each bank’s current rate — no parameters required.
screen_stocks: Screen and filter stocks by financial metrics, valuation ratios, and company attributes. Combine multiple conditions to find stocks matching your criteria (e.g., revenue > $1B, P/E < 20, sector = “Technology”).list_stock_screener_filters: Get a list of all available filter fields and operators for the stock screener, grouped by category.
Authentication
The MCP server supports two authentication methods:- OAuth 2.1 — Used by interactive clients (Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.). When you first connect, you’ll be redirected to sign in with your Financial Datasets account. No API key is needed.
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API Key — Used for programmatic access via the
https://mcp.financialdatasets.ai/apiendpoint. Include your key in theX-API-KEYheader.
Example Usage
After connecting, try asking your AI assistant questions like:- “What is Apple’s current P/E ratio and market cap?”
- “Show me Tesla’s income statement for the last 4 quarters”
- “How has Bitcoin’s price changed over the past year?”
- “Break down Amazon’s revenue by business segment”
- “Find the Risk Factors section from Microsoft’s latest 10-K”
- “Compare Google and Meta’s revenue growth over the past 3 years”
- “Screen for technology stocks with a P/E ratio under 20 and revenue over $1 billion”
- “What’s happening in the markets today?”
- “What companies just reported earnings?”
- “Show me the latest earnings for Netflix”
- “What are the current central bank interest rates?”