Overview
mcp-yahoo-finance is a server designed to interface with Yahoo Finance, providing access to financial data and services.
To use mcp-yahoo-finance, set up the server and connect it to your application to retrieve financial data from Yahoo Finance.
- Access to real-time financial data from Yahoo Finance. - Easy integration with applications for financial analysis. - Support for various financial metrics and data points.
- Building financial dashboards that display stock prices and trends.
- Analyzing historical financial data for investment decisions.
- Integrating financial data into trading algorithms.
Add to your AI client
Use these steps to connect mcp-yahoo-finance in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible apps. The same JSON appears in the Use with menu above for one-click copy.
Cursor
Add this to your .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root, then restart Cursor.
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye"
]
}
}
}Claude Desktop
Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye"
]
}
}
}Claude Code
Add this to your project's .mcp.json file. Claude Code will detect it automatically.
.mcp.json (project root)
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye"
]
}
}
}VS Code (Copilot)
Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Requires the GitHub Copilot extension with MCP support enabled.
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye"
]
}
}
}Windsurf
Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file, then restart Windsurf.
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye"
]
}
}
}Cline
Open Cline settings, navigate to MCP Servers, and add this server configuration.
Cline MCP Settings (via UI)
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-yahoo-finance-smartheye"
]
}
}
}