The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the AdvisorFinder MCP Server listing page.
An MCP server that gives AI assistants access to SEC-registered financial advisor data — search advisors by name, look up full profiles, check disclosure status, and review firm fees, all from within Claude or any MCP-compatible client.
Built by AdvisorFinder.
The fastest way to use this — no install, always up to date. Point your MCP client at:
Claude (custom connector): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL above.
Claude Code:
Prefer a local stdio process — e.g. for MCP clients that don't yet support remote/HTTP servers directly? Install the package; it runs a thin stdio proxy in front of the same remote server above.
Or with uvx (no install needed):
By default the proxy talks to https://mcp.advisorfinder.com/mcp. To point it at a different deployment (e.g. staging), set ADVISORFINDER_MCP_URL:
Once configured, just talk to Claude naturally:
No CRD numbers needed — search by name, firm, city, or state.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_advisors | Search SEC-registered investment adviser representatives by name, firm, city, and/or state. Returns CRD, name, linked firm(s), a four-state disclosure status, and an SEC IAPD link per match. |
get_advisor | Full profile by CRD: employment history, exams, state investment-adviser registrations, self-reported professional designations, years in the industry, and four-state disclosure status. |
check_advisor | Quick verification by CRD or name (optionally narrowed by firm/state): is the registration active, their state investment-adviser registrations, how long in the industry, and disclosure status. Never returns a numeric risk score — only the underlying facts. |
find_bookable_advisors | Search advisors listed on AdvisorFinder's marketplace — a few hundred members with public profiles you can view and contact directly (optionally filtered by specialty, city, and/or state). Returns each member's self-provided profile info, a link to their full AdvisorFinder profile, and regulatory facts for their CRD: the same registration + four-state disclosure status as any other advisor when their CRD is in our SEC dataset, or a labeled "not in our SEC dataset" note with verify links when it isn't (typically state-registered or BD-side advisors) — never presented as if clean. |
search_firms | Search SEC- and state-registered investment adviser firms by name and/or state. Returns CRD, name, city/state, AUM band, advisor headcount, and an SEC IAPD link. State-registered-only firms are included but flagged — purely state-registered firms have no advisor rosters at all; state-listed firms showing rosters are dual-registered. |
get_firm | Full firm profile by CRD: locations, other/prior names, fee schedule (from Form ADV Part 2A where available), disciplinary flags, and advisor roster count. |
get_database_stats | Database-wide stats: firm and advisor counts, data vintages (as-of dates for each upstream source), and a full four-state disclosure tally. |
Disclosure status is always one of four honest states — none_reported, disclosed_no_detail, disclosed_with_detail, or unknown — never phrased as "clean" or "safe." When we don't have a record for someone, every tool returns direct links to SEC IAPD and FINRA BrokerCheck so you can still look them up through official sources.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
advisorfinder://credentials-guide | Guide to financial advisor credentials — CFP, CFA, CPA, ChFC, Series 7/65/66, and more (all self-reported; not independently verified here). |
advisorfinder://data-sources | About SEC IAPD, FINRA BrokerCheck, what we store vs. don't, and how to verify data independently. |
advisorfinder://coverage-and-limitations | What's covered, what isn't (state-only firms, disclosure detail, verified designations, the AdvisorFinder marketplace), and what an empty result actually means. |
Coverage: SEC-registered investment adviser firms and the active investment adviser representatives (IARs) linked to them. Advisor rosters cover IARs at SEC-registered advisers only — complete as of 2026-08 (416,000+ active IARs; validated within 1% of FINRA's CRD statistics, and per-firm against Form ADV Item 5 self-reports). Purely state-registered advisers (~16k firms, ~47k IARs per NASAA) have no rosters; state-listed firms showing rosters are dual-registered. An empty roster for a state-registered firm means not covered, not empty. Use get_database_stats for current firm/advisor counts and per-source data vintages (as-of dates), which move independently of this package's version.
Disclosure detail is deliberately not republished here. We store and surface a disclosure status (one of the four states above), never the underlying event narratives, allegations, or settlement amounts. Always check FINRA BrokerCheck or SEC IAPD directly for the full disclosure record before making any decision.
Designations are self-reported. Every professional designation (CFP, CFA, etc.) shown here comes from the advisor's own filing — none of it is independently verified against the issuing body. Check directly with the issuing body if a credential matters to your decision.
No numeric risk score. This server intentionally does not compress disclosure/registration facts into a single risk number — it surfaces the underlying facts so you can judge for yourself.
AdvisorFinder marketplace. Some advisors are listed on AdvisorFinder's marketplace (find_bookable_advisors, and enrichment on other tools' results). Their listings add self-provided profile information and a link to contact them. Being listed is a business relationship with AdvisorFinder — it is labeled on every result, never affects search ranking, and is not an endorsement. Regulatory data is shown identically for all advisors. AUM and client-count figures in marketplace listings are self-reported, always labeled "as listed on their AdvisorFinder profile." Some marketplace members are state-registered or broker-dealer-side advisors whose records may not appear in our SEC-roster data — those results are clearly labeled, with FINRA BrokerCheck / SEC IAPD verify links included.
This MCP server is provided by AdvisorFinder and is intended for informational and research purposes only. It is not financial, legal, or investment advice.
The data served through this tool originates from publicly available SEC and FINRA databases. AdvisorFinder acts as an intermediary to make this public data more accessible — we do not independently verify, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the underlying data.
Important:
Non-breaking addition on top of 2.0.0:
find_bookable_advisors — search AdvisorFinder marketplace members (a few hundred advisors) by specialty, city, and/or state; returns their self-provided profile info plus regulatory facts for their CRD (the same registration + four-state disclosure status as any other advisor when the CRD is in our SEC dataset, or a labeled "not in our SEC dataset" note with verify links when it isn't).search_advisors, get_advisor, and check_advisor now include a labeled AdvisorFinder marketplace listing block on results for advisors who are marketplace members — never an endorsement, never affecting ranking.get_database_stats now reports a marketplace member count and snapshot date.advisorfinder://coverage-and-limitations documents the marketplace layer.This is a full rebuild, not an incremental update:
verify_advisor → check_advisor; lookup_advisor → get_advisor; get_risk_profile is removed; search_firms and get_firm are new.get_risk_profile tool and the advisorfinder://risk-scoring-methodology resource are gone. Disclosure information is now surfaced only as the four honest states described above — never compressed into a score.verify_advisor, lookup_advisor, get_risk_profile, advisorfinder://risk-scoring-methodology) is being retired and will stop working. Update to the new tool names and drop any reliance on risk scores.