About Finnhub
Finnhub is an MCP server published by catherinedparnell in the Developer Tools category: an MCP server to interface with Finnhub API.
The repository has 9 stars and 10 forks, with the last commit a year ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.
Install
git clone https://github.com/catherinedparnell/mcp-finnhubThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
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README
Finnhub MCP Server
An MCP server to interface with Finnhub API.
Tools
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list_news- List latest market news from Finnhub market news endpoint
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get_market_data- Get market data for a particular stock from quote endpoint
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get_basic_financials- Get basic financials for a particular stock from basic financials endpoint
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get_recommendation_trends- Get recommendation trends for a particular stock from recommendation trend endpoint
Configuration
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Run
uv syncto install the dependencies. To installuvfollow the instructions here. Then dosource .venv/bin/activate. -
Setup the
.envfile with the Finnhub API Key credentials.
FINNUB_API_KEY=<FINNHUB_API_KEY>
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Run
fastmcp install server.pyto install the server. -
Open the configuration file located at:
- On macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - On Windows:
%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- On macOS:
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Locate the command entry for
uvand replace it with the absolute path to theuvexecutable. This ensures that the correct version ofuvis used when starting the server. -
Restart Claude Desktop to apply the changes.
Development
Run fastmcp dev server.py to start the MCP server. MCP inspector is helpful for investigating and debugging locally.
README fetched from the repository 6 days ago. The original is authoritative.