Is Yfinance Mcp safe to use?

Yfinance Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Yfinance Mcp?

Yfinance Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with Yfinance Mcp?

Yfinance Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Yfinance Mcp actively maintained?

Yfinance Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 137 GitHub stars.

Yfinance Mcp

Name: Yfinance Mcp
Author: narumiruna

by narumiruna

137 0 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 3d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

0 tools

Grade F

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Finance

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yfmcp": {
      "args": [
        "yfmcp@latest"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Yfinance Mcp does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with access to Yahoo Finance data via yfinance. Query stock information, financial news, sector rankings, and generate professional financial charts — all from your AI chat.

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Is Yfinance Mcp safe to use?: Yfinance Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Yfinance Mcp?: Yfinance Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Yfinance Mcp?: Yfinance Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Yfinance Mcp actively maintained?: Yfinance Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 137 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yfmcp": {
      "args": [
        "yfmcp@latest"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Yfinance Mcp does

Test This Server

No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.

README

Yahoo Finance MCP Server

Features

Stock Data — Company info, financials, valuation metrics, dividends, and trading data
Financial Statements — Income statement and balance sheet with historical data (EBIT, Invested Capital, etc.)
Financial News — Recent news articles and press releases for any ticker
Search — Find stocks, ETFs, and news across Yahoo Finance
Sector Rankings — Top ETFs, mutual funds, companies, growth leaders, and top performers by sector
Price History — Historical OHLCV data as markdown tables or professional charts
Chart Generation — Candlestick, VWAP, and volume profile charts returned as WebP images
Options Data — Option chains with calls, puts, strike prices, IV, and expiration dates
Ownership Data — Major holders, institutional investors, mutual fund holders, and insider transactions

Tools

`yfinance_get_ticker_info`

Retrieve comprehensive stock data including company info, financials, trading metrics, and governance data.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`symbol`	string	Yes	Stock ticker symbol (e.g. `AAPL`, `GOOGL`, `MSFT`)

Returns: JSON object with company details, price data, valuation metrics, trading info, dividends, financials, and performance indicators.

`yfinance_get_ticker_news`

Fetch recent news articles and press releases for a specific stock.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`symbol`	string	Yes	Stock ticker symbol

Returns: JSON array of news items with title, summary, publication date, provider, URL, and thumbnail.

`yfinance_search`

Search Yahoo Finance for stocks, ETFs, and news articles.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	Yes	Search query — company name, ticker symbol, or keywords
`search_type`	string	Yes	`"all"` (quotes + news), `"quotes"` (stocks/ETFs only), or `"news"` (articles only)

Returns: Matching quotes and/or news results depending on search_type.

`yfinance_get_top`

Get top-ranked financial entities within a market sector.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`sector`	string	Yes	Market sector (see supported sectors below)
`top_type`	string	Yes	`"top_etfs"`, `"top_mutual_funds"`, `"top_companies"`, `"top_growth_companies"`, or `"top_performing_companies"`
`top_n`	number	No	Number of results to return (default: `10`, max: `100`)

Returns: JSON array of top entities with relevant metrics.

Supported Sectors

Basic Materials, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, Real Estate, Technology, Utilities

`yfinance_get_price_history`

Fetch historical price data and optionally generate technical analysis charts.

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

44/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−56

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Yfinance Mcp safe to use?: Yfinance Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Yfinance Mcp?: Yfinance Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Yfinance Mcp?: Yfinance Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Yfinance Mcp actively maintained?: Yfinance Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 137 GitHub stars.