mcp-yfinance vs fetch
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-yfinance by 9nate-drake | fetch by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 19 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 34 | 76 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | FinanceAI / LLM Tools | Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 18 mo ago | this month |
mcp-yfinance · Summary
MCP server providing Yahoo Finance data through yfinance API to Claude Desktop.
fetch · Summary
An MCP server that fetches web content and converts HTML to markdown, allowing LLMs to read web pages.
mcp-yfinance · Use cases
- Get current stock prices and market data for various companies
- Analyze historical stock performance over custom time periods
- Retrieve institutional ownership and analyst price target information
fetch · Use cases
- LLMs reading news articles and blogs
- Content analysis of web pages
- Retrieving information from public websites
- Chunked reading of large web documents
mcp-yfinance · Install
Installation
Requirements
- Python 3.10 or higher
- Claude Desktop
Install Steps
- Clone this repo:
git clone https://github.com/9nate-drake/mcp-yfinance- Install required packages:
pip install mcp yfinanceConfiguration
Add to your Claude Desktop config file claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"yfinance": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"/path/to/finance_server/server.py"
]
}
}
}fetch · Install
Installation
**Using uv (recommended)** No specific installation needed. Use uvx to run the server directly:
uvx mcp-server-fetch**Using PIP** Install via pip:
pip install mcp-server-fetchThen run as:
python -m mcp_server_fetchClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetch": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
}
}
}