filesystem vs yfinance-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | yfinance-mcp by narumiruna | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 135 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 49 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | FinanceAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
yfinance-mcp · Summary
Yahoo Finance MCP server providing stock data, financial statements, news, charts, and options data.
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
yfinance-mcp · Use cases
- Financial research assistants retrieving real-time stock data and financial statements
- Investment analysis tools accessing historical price data and technical charts
- AI-powered financial advisors monitoring market news and sector rankings
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.
yfinance-mcp · Install
Installation
Via uv (recommended)
- [Install uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)
- Add the following to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"yfmcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["yfmcp@latest"]
}
}
}Via Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"yfmcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "narumi/yfinance-mcp"]
}
}
}From Source
- Clone the repository and install dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/narumiruna/yfinance-mcp.git
cd yfinance-mcp
uv sync- Add the following to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"yfmcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"--directory",
"/path/to/yfinance-mcp",
"yfmcp"
]
}
}
}Replace /path/to/yfinance-mcp with the actual path to your cloned repository.