yahoo-finance-mcp vs filesystem

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	yahoo-finance-mcp by Alex2Yang97	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	FinanceAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

yahoo-finance-mcp · Summary

Comprehensive Yahoo Finance MCP server providing stock data, financial statements, options, and market news.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

yahoo-finance-mcp · Use cases

Analyze stock performance and trends with historical price data
Compare financial statements between companies
Monitor market news and analyst recommendations

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

yahoo-finance-mcp · Install

Recommended: run with `uvx`

Run the server directly from the repository:

uvx --from git+https://github.com/Alex2Yang97/yahoo-finance-mcp yahoo-finance-mcp

Claude Desktop Integration

Edit Claude Desktop config file:

**macOS:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yfinance": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/Alex2Yang97/yahoo-finance-mcp",
        "yahoo-finance-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

**Windows:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yfinance": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/Alex2Yang97/yahoo-finance-mcp",
        "yahoo-finance-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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