MCP Yahoo Finance
# MCP Yahoo Finance
A [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) (MCP) server for Yahoo Finance interaction. This server provides tools to get pricing, company information, and generate financial visualizations.
> This project is a fork and extension of [maxscheijen/mcp-yahoo-finance](https://github.com/maxscheijen/mcp-yahoo-finance), with added visualization capabilities.
## Features
- **Financial Data**: Get current stock prices, historical prices, dividends, income statements, and more
- **Visual Analytics**: Generate beautiful visualizations for market sentiment, portfolio tracking, and technical analysis
- **Easy Integration**: Works with Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients
## Setup Instructions
### 1. Clone the Repository
Clone this repository to your local machine:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/leoncuhk/mcp-yahoo-finance.git
cd mcp-yahoo-finance
```
### 2. Install Dependencies
Install the required dependencies using pip:
```sh
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
If the requirements.txt file is missing, you can install dependencies directly:
```sh
pip install mcp yfinance pandas matplotlib seaborn plotly kaleido numpy pillow base64io
```
### 3. Configure MCP Client
#### Claude Desktop
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` (create it if it doesn't exist):
- **macOS/Linux**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"yahoo-finance": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-yahoo-finance"]
}
}
}
```
You can also use docker:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"yahoo-finance": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "IMAGE"]
}
}
}
```
#### VSCode
Add this to your `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
"servers": {
"yahoo-finance": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-yahoo-finance"]
}
}
}
```
#### Cursor
Add this to your Cursor MCP configuration:
```json
{
"mcp-servers": {
"yahoo-finance": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-yahoo-finance"]
}
}
}
```
### 4. Restart your MCP client
After configuring, restart Claude Desktop or your preferred MCP client to load the server.
## Available Tools
### Basic Financial Data
- **get_current_stock_price**: Get the current stock price for a symbol
- **get_stock_price_by_date**: Get the stock price for a specific date
- **get_stock_price_date_range**: Get stock prices for a date range
- **get_historical_stock_prices**: Get historical stock data with customizable periods
- **get_dividends**: Get dividend information for a stock
- **get_income_statement**: Get income statement data
- **get_cashflow**: Get cashflow statement data
- **get_earning_dates**: Get earning dates information
- **get_news**: Get recent news for a stock
### Visualization Tools
- **generate_market_dashboard**: Create a market sentiment dashboard with real-time index performance
- **generate_portfolio_report**: Generate a portfolio performance tracking report
- **generate_stock_technical_analysis**: Create a technical analysis report for a stock
## Visualization Examples
### Market Sentiment Dashboard

### Portfolio Tracking

### Stock Technical Analysis

## Example Prompts
Here are some example prompts to try with Claude:
### Basic Financial Data
1. "What is the current stock price of Apple?"
2. "What is the difference in stock price between Apple and Google?"
3. "How much did the stock price of Apple change between 2025-01-01 and 2025-3-31?"
### Visualization Requests
1. "Generate a market sentiment dashboard showing the performance of major indices."
2. "Create a portfolio tracking report for tech stocks AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, and NVDA."
3. "Show me a technical analysis chart for Tesla stock with moving averages and support/resistance levels."
4. "Generate a market sentiment dashboard with S&P 500, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ."
5. "Can you create a portfolio report for my energy stocks: XOM, CVX, BP, COP, and SLB?"
6. "I need a detailed technical analysis for NVDA stock showing RSI and volume patterns."
## Testing
To test the visualization capabilities:
```sh
cd tests
python test_visualization.py
```
This will generate example visualization images in the `examples` directory.
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
## Acknowledgements
- Original project by [Max Scheijen](https://github.com/maxscheijen)
- Extended with visualization capabilities inspired by [tooyipjee](https://github.com/tooyipjee)
TDQS
Scored across 10 tools
Most tools are clearly distinct, focusing on specific financial data types like cashflow, dividends, or news. However, there is some overlap between get_current_stock_price, get_stock_price_by_date, and get_stock_price_date_range, which could cause confusion about which to use for price queries, though their descriptions help clarify the differences.
All tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'get_' prefix and snake_case, such as get_cashflow and get_historical_stock_prices. This predictability makes it easy for agents to understand and navigate the tool set without naming conflicts or inconsistencies.
With 10 tools, the server is well-scoped for financial data retrieval, covering key aspects like prices, financial statements, news, and recommendations. Each tool serves a distinct purpose without being overly broad or sparse, fitting typical needs in this domain.
The tool set provides comprehensive coverage for retrieving financial data, including core elements like prices, statements, and news. A minor gap is the lack of tools for updating or managing data (e.g., no create or delete operations), but this is reasonable for a read-only finance server focused on data access.