A side-by-side look at the Financial Modeling Prep (fmpsdk) and Secfinapi MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Financial Modeling Prep (fmpsdk) for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Secfinapi MCP for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
FMP_API_KEY.get_quote, get_company_profile, get_income_statement.SECFINAPI_KEY, SECFINAPI_BASE_URL.get_company_info, get_income_statement, get_balance_sheet.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | FMP_API_KEY | SECFINAPI_KEYSECFINAPI_BASE_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 215 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Financial Modeling Prep (fmpsdk) | View Secfinapi MCP |
get_quoteFull real-time quote for one symbol (equity, index, commodity, crypto,
or forex pair): price, change, day/52-week range, volume, market cap,
50/200-day averages.get_company_profileCompany profile: price and market cap, identifiers (CIK/ISIN/CUSIP),
sector and industry, headquarters, leadership, description, exchange.get_income_statementIncome statement (revenue, expenses, net income) for one company.
period: "annual" or "quarter". limit: how many periods, newest first.get_balance_sheetBalance sheet (assets, liabilities, equity) for one company.
period: "annual" or "quarter". limit: how many periods, newest first.get_cash_flowCash flow statement (operating, investing, financing) for one company.
period: "annual" or "quarter". limit: how many periods, newest first.get_key_metricsPer-period key metrics: valuation multiples, per-share figures, returns
on capital, margins — FMP-computed from the statements.get_financial_ratiosPer-period financial ratios: liquidity, leverage, efficiency,
profitability, and valuation — FMP-computed from the statements.get_historical_pricesDaily close price and volume for one symbol between two dates
(YYYY-MM-DD). Leave dates unset for FMP's default recent window. Long
ranges are returned page by page — see the response's `note`.search_symbolResolve a ticker symbol from a name or fragment (e.g. "apple" -> AAPL).get_stock_newsRecent news articles for one or more symbols (comma-separated, e.g.
"AAPL,MSFT"): headline, publisher, url, published date, snippet.list_fmp_endpointsFind FMP endpoints beyond the curated tools. `query` is a substring
match over name/group/summary; `group` filters to one category (e.g.
"congress", "institutional_ownership"); `free_only` drops endpoints that
need a paid FMP plan. Returns name, group, plan tier ("Free"/"Starter"/
"Premium"/"Ultimate"/"Add-on"), and one-line summary — pass a name to
`describe_fmp_endpoint` for the full signature.describe_fmp_endpointFull detail for one endpoint: call signature, every parameter, return
type, plan tier, FMP wire path, and the complete docstring. Use before
`call_fmp_endpoint` so the arguments are right.get_company_infoCompany metadata for a US public company: legal name, SIC/industry, exchange, fiscal year end, S&P 500 membership, and a link to its original filings on SEC EDGAR.get_income_statementStandardized income statement (revenue, cost of revenue, operating income, net income, EPS) for a US public company, parsed from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings. Each period includes its filing date.get_balance_sheetStandardized balance sheet (assets, liabilities, equity) for a US public company, parsed from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings.get_cash_flowStandardized cash flow statement (operating, investing, financing cash flows) for a US public company, parsed from SEC EDGAR XBRL.get_metrics50+ financial ratios and metrics for a US public company: ROE, ROIC, gross/operating/net margin, FCF margin, debt/equity, current ratio, and year-over-year growth rates.list_companiesList or search the US public companies available in SECfinAPI. Optionally filter by a name/ticker search term.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"financial-modeling-prep-fmpsdk": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"fmpsdk-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FMP_API_KEY": "YOUR_FMP_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"michalperni11-gif-secfinapi-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"secfinapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SECFINAPI_KEY": "YOUR_SECFINAPI_KEY_HERE",
"SECFINAPI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SECFINAPI_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}