A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Yahoo Finance data access
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# Yahoo Finance MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Yahoo Finance data. This server enables AI assistants to fetch real-time stock prices, financial statements, news, options data, and more through a standardized interface. ## Features - **Historical Stock Prices**: Get historical price data with customizable periods and intervals - **Stock Information**: Access comprehensive stock data including financials, metrics, and company info - **Financial Statements**: Retrieve income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements - **News**: Fetch latest news articles for any ticker - **Options Data**: Get option chains, expiration dates, and options analytics - **Holder Information**: Access institutional, mutual fund, and insider holder data - **Analyst Recommendations**: Get analyst ratings, upgrades, and downgrades - **Corporate Actions**: Track dividends and stock splits ## Installation ### Using uvx (Recommended) The easiest way to use this MCP server is with `uvx`, which runs it directly without installation: ```bash uvx yahoo-finance-mcp-server ``` ### Using uv Install the package using `uv`: ```bash uv pip install yahoo-finance-mcp-server ``` ### Using pip ```bash pip install yahoo-finance-mcp-server ``` ### From Source ```bash git clone https://github.com/laxmimerit/yahoo-finance-mcp-server.git cd yahoo-finance-mcp-server uv pip install -e . ``` ## Configuration ### Claude Desktop Configuration Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file: **MacOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` #### Using uvx (Recommended): ```json { "mcpServers": { "yahoo-finance": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["yahoo-finance-mcp-server"] } } } ``` #### Using uv: ```json { "mcpServers": { "yahoo-finance": { "command": "uv", "args": ["run", "yahoo-finance-mcp-server"] } } } ``` #### …
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