The Octagon MCP server provides AI-powered financial research and analysis tools for both public and private market data through specialized agents, enabling users to extract insights from various financial sources.
Public Market Intelligence:
Analyze SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, S-1) for over 8,000 public companies
Extract insights from earnings call transcripts and management commentary
Calculate financial metrics/ratios and compare financial performance
Analyze stock market data, including price movements and trading volumes
Private Market Intelligence:
Research information on over 3 million private companies and their financials
Investigate startup funding rounds, investors, and valuations
Analyze M&A, IPO, and other corporate transactions
Research investor profiles and their investment activities
Analyze private debt activities, borrowers, and lenders
Additional Capabilities:
Extract financial data from public websites via web scraping
Perform comprehensive research across multiple data sources
Use specialized agents like
octagon-sec-agent,octagon-transcripts-agent, and others for specific tasksIntegrate seamlessly with MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf
Used as an example for analyzing financial data from SEC filings, retrieving gross margin percentages, and researching the impact of their privacy changes on advertising companies.
Mentioned as an acquisition target in an example query for researching M&A transactions through the octagon-deals-agent.
Used in examples for analyzing earnings call transcripts, particularly regarding AI chip demand statements from their CEO.
Mentioned as a company that can be researched for funding information, including latest round size, valuation, and key investors.
Used in examples for calculating financial ratios like price-to-earnings and analyzing R&D spending trends over time.
Used as an example for web scraping capabilities, particularly for extracting property prices and square footage data from specific locations.
Octagon: MCP for Market Data
The Octagon MCP server provides specialized AI-powered financial research and analysis by integrating with the Octagon Market Intelligence API, enabling users to easily analyze and extract detailed insights from public filings, earnings call transcripts, financial metrics, stock market data, and extensive private market transactions within Claude Desktop and other popular MCP clients.

Features
✅ Comprehensive Market Intelligence - Orchestrates multiple specialized agents for complete market analysis
SEC filings analysis and data extraction (8000+ public companies 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, S-1)
Earnings call transcript analysis (10 yrs of historical and current)
Financial metrics and ratios analysis (10 yrs of historical and current)
Stock market data access (over 10,000 active tickers, daily historical and current)
Private company research (3M+ companies)
Funding rounds and venture capital research (500k+ deals)
M&A and IPO transaction research (2M+ deals)
Institutional holdings and Form 13F filings
Cryptocurrency market data and analysis
✅ Deep Research Capabilities - Comprehensive research tools that can aggregate information from multiple sources
✅ Web Scraping - Extract structured data from any public website (json, csv, python scripts)
Related MCP server: Portfolio Manager
Get Your Octagon API Key
To use Octagon MCP, you need to:
Sign up for a free account at Octagon
After logging in, from left menu, navigate to API Keys
Generate a new API key
Use this API key in your configuration as the
OCTAGON_API_KEYvalue
Prerequisites
Before installing or running Octagon MCP, you need to have npx (which comes with Node.js and npm) installed on your system.
Mac (macOS)
Install Homebrew (if you don't have it):
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"Install Node.js (includes npm and npx):
brew install nodeThis will install the latest version of Node.js, npm, and npx.
Verify installation:
node -v npm -v npx -v
Windows
Download the Node.js installer:
Go to https://nodejs.org/ and download the LTS version for Windows.
Run the installer and follow the prompts. This will install Node.js, npm, and npx.
Verify installation: Open Command Prompt and run:
node -v npm -v npx -v
If you see version numbers for all three, you are ready to proceed with the installation steps below.
Installation
Running on Claude Desktop
To configure Octagon MCP for Claude Desktop:
Open Claude Desktop
Go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config
Add the following to your
claude_desktop_config.json(Replaceyour-octagon-api-keywith your Octagon API key):
Restart Claude for the changes to take effect
Running on Cursor
Configuring Cursor Desktop 🖥️ Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6+
To configure Octagon MCP in Cursor:
Open Cursor Settings
Go to Features > MCP Servers
Click "+ Add New MCP Server"
Enter the following:
Name: "octagon-mcp" (or your preferred name)
Type: "command"
Command:
env OCTAGON_API_KEY=your-octagon-api-key npx -y octagon-mcp
If you are using Windows and are running into issues, try
cmd /c "set OCTAGON_API_KEY=your-octagon-api-key && npx -y octagon-mcp"
Replace your-octagon-api-key with your Octagon API key.
After adding, refresh the MCP server list to see the new tools. The Composer Agent will automatically use Octagon MCP when appropriate, but you can explicitly request it by describing your investment research needs. Access the Composer via Command+L (Mac), select "Agent" next to the submit button, and enter your query.
Running on Windsurf
Add this to your ./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json:
Running with npx
Manual Installation
Documentation
For comprehensive documentation on using Octagon agents, please visit our official documentation at: https://docs.octagonagents.com
The documentation includes:
Detailed API references
Agent-specific query guidelines
Examples and use cases
Best practices for investment research
Available Tools
Each tool uses a single prompt parameter that accepts a natural language query. Include all relevant details in your prompt.
octagon-agent
[COMPREHENSIVE MARKET INTELLIGENCE] Orchestrates all agents for comprehensive market intelligence analysis. Combines insights from SEC filings, earnings calls, financial metrics, stock data, institutional holdings, private company research, funding analysis, M&A transactions, investor intelligence, and debt analysis.
Best for: Complex research requiring multiple data sources and comprehensive analysis across public and private markets.
Example queries:
octagon-scraper-agent
[PUBLIC & PRIVATE MARKET INTELLIGENCE] Specialized agent for financial data extraction from investor websites. Extract structured financial data from investor relations websites, tables, and online financial sources.
Best for: Gathering financial data from websites that don't have accessible APIs.
Example queries:
octagon-deep-research-agent
[PUBLIC & PRIVATE MARKET INTELLIGENCE] A comprehensive agent that can utilize multiple sources for deep research analysis. Aggregate research across multiple data sources, synthesize information, and provide comprehensive investment research.
Best for: Investment research questions requiring up-to-date aggregated information from the web.
Example queries:
Example Queries
"What were Amazon's revenue and net income figures in Q4 2023?"
"Analyze Tesla's R&D spending trends over the last 3 years."
"What guidance did NVIDIA's CEO provide regarding AI chip demand in their latest earnings call?"
"Compare the price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, and EV/EBITDA ratios for the top 5 semiconductor companies."
"What was Anthropic's latest funding round size, valuation, and key investors?"
"Extract all data fields from zillow.com/san-francisco-ca/"
"Research the financial impact of Apple's privacy changes on digital advertising companies' revenue and margins"
"How many investments did Andreessen Horowitz make in AI startups in the last 12 months?"
"Retrieve historical Bitcoin price data from 2023 and analyze the price volatility trends"
"Analyze the competitive dynamics in the EV charging infrastructure market"
Troubleshooting
API Key Issues: Ensure your Octagon API key is correctly set in the environment or config file.
Connection Issues: Make sure the connectivity to the Octagon API is working properly.
Rate Limiting: If you encounter rate limiting errors, reduce the frequency of your requests.
License
MIT
Individual Specialized MCP Servers
While this server provides comprehensive market intelligence combining all our specialized agents, you can also use our individual MCP servers for specific use cases:
Public Market Data Servers
Octagon SEC Filings MCP - Dedicated server for SEC filings analysis
Octagon Earnings Transcripts MCP - Specialized for earnings call transcript analysis
Octagon Stock Market Data MCP - Focused on stock market data access
Octagon Financial Statements MCP - Financial metrics and ratios analysis
Octagon 13F Holdings MCP - Institutional ownership and Form 13F filings
Private Market Data Servers
Octagon Private Companies MCP - Private company research and intelligence
Octagon Investors MCP - Investor profiles and investment strategies
Octagon Funding Data MCP - Startup funding rounds and venture capital data
Research Tools
Octagon Deep Research MCP - Comprehensive research and web scraping capabilities
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