FinancialDataAPIs
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Quick Start (60 seconds)

If you only need the shortest path to a working MCP connection, use this checklist.

1. Generate or copy a FinanceDataAPI key

Use a valid FinanceDataAPI API key from your dashboard. Pass it using the X-API-Key header:

X-API-Key: <YOUR_API_KEY>

2. Point your MCP client at the server

Use the FinanceDataAPI MCP endpoint:

https://<your-financedataapi-host>/v1/mcp

3. Add the auth header

This is the minimum remote-server payload most MCP clients need:

{
  "name": "financedataapi",
  "url": "https://<your-financedataapi-host>/v1/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "X-API-Key": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
  }
}

4. Restart the client

Most desktop MCP clients only reload their tool inventory on startup. After saving your config, fully quit and reopen the client.

5. Ask a tool-using prompt

Paste something explicit so the client is encouraged to call the server:

Look up AAPL, then compute RSI, MACD, and SMA over the last 90 days and summarize the trend.

If the connection works, the client should discover the FinanceDataAPI tool list and start issuing calls such as get_symbol, get_rsi, get_macd, and get_sma.

Try it live

Hover over the code to see how MCP tool discovery and signal execution work in practice.

MCP Prompt
You: What signals and tools are available through the FinancialDataAPIs MCP server?

MCP Server: I have access to 15 tools across four categories:

**Symbol lookup** — `list_symbols`, `get_symbol`
...
MCP Prompt
You: Get me the 20-day SMA for AAPL from 2026-01-01 to 2026-04-16.

MCP Server: Calling `get_sma` with symbol=AAPL, period=20, start_date=2026-01-01, end_date=2026-04-16.

MCP Server: Here are the results — AAPL SMA(20) over the requested window:
...

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