Financial Datasets MCP Server

Introduction

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing access to stock market data from Financial Datasets, enabling AI assistants like Claude to retrieve financial information.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• uv package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install uv if needed using the provided script.
3. Create a virtual environment using uv venv, activate it, and install dependencies using uv add "mcp[cli]" httpx.
4. Create a .env file, copy the .env.example content, and set your Financial Datasets API key.
5. Run t## Connecting to Claude Desktop
6. Install Claude Desktop.
7. Create/edit the Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json).
8. Add the MCP server configuration, replacing placeholders with the correct paths for uv and the project directory.
9. Restart Claude Desktop.
10. Access financial tools in Claude Desktop's tools menu.
11. Ask Claude questions to retrieve financial data.