Finance MCP Server

[Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction) server that allows LLMs to get accurate and up-to-date prices and news about

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What is the Finance MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Finance MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Model Context Protocol server that allows LLMs to get accurate and up-to-date prices and news about stock/cryptocurrencies tickers.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:

  • get_price_tool — Get the price of a stock/cryptocurrency ticker
  • Arguments — - ticker (string): Required - Ticker name or alias (e.g., "BTC-USD", "AAPL")
  • get_news_tool — Get the news of a stock/cryptocurrency ticker

Getting it running

The server ships on npm as @smithery/cli, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Finance's toolset — get_price_tool, Arguments, get_news_tool — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Otman404; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_price_toolGet the price of a stock/cryptocurrency ticker
Arguments- ticker (string): Required - Ticker name or alias (e.g., "BTC-USD", "AAPL")
get_news_toolGet the news of a stock/cryptocurrency ticker.

How to install the Finance MCP server

### docker

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "finance": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "finance-server"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Finance to get price tool.
  • Use Finance to Arguments.
  • Use Finance to get news tool.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Finance to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (get_price_tool, Arguments, get_news_tool) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Finance directly.