# Building a Finance agent with MCP
## See Full Video:
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnLeVjDZ16Y)
## Overview
This project demonstrates the use of a **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server for retrieving financial data. The MCP server is integrated with **Agno** and **Smol Agent** to showcase its versatility in handling multiple agentic frameworks in standardized way.
1. **MCP Server (Finance):**
* This server is created using `financialdatasets api` fetch financial information of companies
* Standardizes interactions with external financial data sources using MCP.
2. **Agentic Framework Integration**
* Integrated mcp server with Agno and Smol Agent.
* MCP creates a universal standard for all agentic workflows.
## Features
* MCP enables AI applications to access diverse data sources and tools using a consistent protocol, streamlining the development process.
* AI applications (clients) communicate with MCP servers that expose specific capabilities, such as data access or function execution
* MCP allows AI models to retrieve up-to-date information and perform actions based on real-time data, enhancing their responsiveness and accuracy .
## Getting Started
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Ihtishammehmood/Finance_MCP-Server.git
```
2. Add [Groq](https://console.groq.com/keys) and [Financial Datasets](https://www.financialdatasets.ai/) APi to .env:
```
GROQ_API_KEY = "Place your GROQ API key here"
FINANCIAL_DATASETS_API_KEY = "Place your Financial Datasets API key here"
```
3. Install UV package Manager
```bash
pip install uv
```
4. Create Virtual Environment
```bash
uv venv
```
5. Activate virtual Environment:
```bash
.venv\Scripts\activate
```
6. Install dependencies
```bash
uv add -r requirements.txt
```
7. Start Agno and Smol Agent integrations:
```bash
uv run agno_agent.py
```
## Initialize MCP Inspector
* Run `mcp dev server.py` in Terminal
## Add MCP server in IDE
```
{
"mcpServers": {
"stockTools": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"Absolute path to server.py file directory",
"run",
"server.py"
]
}
}
}
```
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
