Yahoo Finance2 MCP Server

by gadicc

JS API for Yahoo Finance

805Node.jsstdio

context tax

pending

security

100/100

cold start

pending

freshness

Active4d ago

Our reading of Yahoo Finance2, from the data

Yahoo Finance2 is a finance & fintech MCP server from gadicc.

We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 4 days ago (2026-10-17). For comparison, 64% of finance & fintech servers are active or maintained.

With 805 GitHub stars it ranks #9 of 2,965 finance & fintech servers we index.

It runs locally on your machine over stdio.

Install Yahoo Finance2 MCP server

claude mcp add yahoo-finance2 -- npx -y yahoo-finance2

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yahoo-finance2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "yahoo-finance2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yahoo-finance2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "yahoo-finance2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "yahoo-finance2": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "yahoo-finance2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yahoo-finance2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "yahoo-finance2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Security signals

100/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No findings from the checks that ran.

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI (made by NavyaAI, which also runs MCPSkillHub). Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 4d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-17 · 4d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-15 · 6d ago · GitHub · v4.0.4
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry

How it compares in Finance & Fintech

Against the most-starred finance & fintech servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
Yahoo Finance2 (this)	805	—	not measured	Active	local
CCXT	44,454	—	not measured	Active	local
Finance Toolkit	5,439	—	not measured	Active	local + hosted
Financial Datasets	2,308	—	not measured	Abandoned	—
Agent Toolkit	1,960	—	not measured	Active	hosted
Stripe	1,960	—	not measured	Active	local

All finance & fintech MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the Yahoo Finance2 MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add yahoo-finance2 -- npx -y yahoo-finance2. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Yahoo Finance2 require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use Yahoo Finance2 as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Yahoo Finance2 in the official MCP registry?

No. It was indexed from npm.

Sources and method

GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Package registry (npm / PyPI): listed
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Editorial standards are owned by Ramachandra Vikas Chamarthi, Founder & AI HPC Architect. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.