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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
yfinance-mcp
by narumiruna
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Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
FinanceAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptPython
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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)
  1. [Install uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)
  2. 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
  1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/narumiruna/yfinance-mcp.git
cd yfinance-mcp
uv sync
  1. 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.

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