This is an MCP server that provides access to the Alpha Vantage API, allowing stock data retrieval to be used as context to LLMs.
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getStockQuote
: Get the current quote for a stock. -
getHistoricalData
: Get historical data for a stock (daily, weekly, or monthly). - (More tools will be added later for technical analysis, company overview, etc.)
To install Financial Data Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install findata-mcp-server --client claude
npm install findata-mcp-server
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Obtain an API key from Alpha Vantage https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key.
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Configure your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop) to connect to the server:
{
"mcpServers": {
"alphaVantage": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "findata-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY": "PUT_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Get the current quote for a stock.
Input:
symbol
: The stock symbol (e.g., AAPL)
Output Example:
Get historical data for a stock.
Input:
-
symbol
: the stock symbol (e.g., AAPL) -
interval
: the time interval for the data (daily
,weekly
, ormonthly
) (optional, default:daily
) -
outputsize
: the size of the output (compact
orfull
) (optional, default:compact
) Output:
JSON object containing the historical data. The structure of the output depends on the interval parameter.
Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or pull request.
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