Yfinance MCP vs Stocktwits
A side-by-side look at the Yfinance MCP and Stocktwits MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Yfinance MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Stocktwits for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Yfinance MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
yfinance_get_ticker_info, yfinance_get_analyst_price_targets, yfinance_get_analyst_estimates.
Choose Stocktwits when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
symbol_stream, user_stream, trending_symbols.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 203 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | 9 |
| Full listing | View Yfinance MCP | View Stocktwits |
Tools & capabilities
Yfinance MCP tools 15
yfinance_get_ticker_infoRetrieve comprehensive stock data including company information, financials, trading metrics and governance. Returns JSON object with fields including: - Company: symbol, longName, sector, industry, longBusinessSummary, website, city, country - Price: currentPrice, previousClose, open, dayHigh, dayLow, fiftyTwoWeekHigh, fiftyTwoWeekLow - Valuation: marketCap, enterpriseValue, trailingPE, forwardPE, priceToBook, pegRatio - Trading: volume, averageVolume, averageVolume10days, bid, ask, bidSize, askSize - Dividends: dividendRate, dividendYield, exDividendDate, payoutRatio - Financials: totalRevenue, revenueGrowth, earningsGrowth, profitMargins, operatingMargins - Performance: beta, fiftyDayAverage, twoHundredDayAverage, trailingEps, forwardEps Note: Available fields vary by security type. Timestamps are converted to readable dates.yfinance_get_analyst_price_targetsFetch the current price and analyst consensus price targets for a stock. Returns a JSON object with the fields supplied by Yahoo Finance: - current: Current market price - low: Lowest analyst price target - high: Highest analyst price target - mean: Mean analyst price target - median: Median analyst price target Analyst coverage and available fields vary by symbol.yfinance_get_analyst_estimatesFetch consensus estimates, EPS/revenue trends, revisions, recommendations, and earnings history.yfinance_get_fund_dataFetch ETF or mutual-fund composition, holdings, exposures, ratings, and operating details.yfinance_get_upgrades_downgradesFetch analyst upgrades, downgrades, initiations, and price target changes. Returns analyst actions newest first. Fields supplied by Yahoo Finance can include: - GradeDate: Date and time of the analyst action - Firm: Analyst firm name - ToGrade and FromGrade: New and previous ratings - Action: Rating action, such as upgrade, downgrade, initiation, or reiteration - priceTargetAction: Price target action, such as Raises, Lowers, or Maintains - currentPriceTarget and priorPriceTarget: New and previous price targets Available fields vary by symbol and analyst action.yfinance_get_ticker_newsFetch recent news articles and press releases for a specific stock. Returns JSON array where each news item has: - id: Unique article identifier - content: Object containing: - title: Article headline - summary: Brief article summary - pubDate: Publication date (ISO 8601 format) - provider: Object with displayName (e.g., "Yahoo Finance") and url - canonicalUrl: Object with article url, site, region, lang - thumbnail: Object with image URLs and resolutions - contentType: Type of content (e.g., "STORY", "VIDEO") Use this to track company announcements, market sentiment, and breaking news.yfinance_searchSearch Yahoo Finance for stocks, ETFs, and news articles. Returns JSON with search results based on search_type: - 'quotes': Array of securities with: - symbol: Ticker symbol - shortname/longname: Company name - quoteType: Security type (EQUITY, ETF, MUTUALFUND, etc.) - exchange: Exchange code - sector: Business sector - industry: Industry classification - score: Search relevance score - 'news': Array of articles with: - uuid: Article identifier - title: Headline - publisher: News source - link: Article URL - providerPublishTime: Unix timestamp - relatedTickers: Array of related symbols - thumbnail: Image URLs - 'all': Object with both 'quotes' and 'news' arrays Use this to find ticker symbols, discover related securities, or search financial news.yfinance_screenRun a Yahoo Finance screener query. Supports predefined Yahoo screener keys and custom equity, mutual-fund, or ETF query trees.yfinance_screen_gappersRun a custom equity screener tuned for opening-session stock gappers.yfinance_get_topGet top-ranked financial entities within a sector. This unified tool provides access to various rankings: - ETFs and mutual funds focused on the sector - Largest companies by market capitalization - Fastest-growing companies by revenue/earnings - Best-performing stocks by price appreciation Returns JSON data with relevant metrics for each entity type.yfinance_get_price_historyFetch historical price data and optionally generate technical analysis charts. When chart_type is None, returns Markdown table with columns: - Date: Trading date (index) - Open: Opening price - High: Highest price - Low: Lowest price - Close: Closing price - Volume: Trading volume - Dividends: Dividend payments (if any) - Stock Splits: Split events (if any) When chart_type is specified, returns a chart image: - 'price_volume': Candlestick chart with volume bars - 'vwap': Price with Volume Weighted Average Price overlay - 'volume_profile': Volume distribution by price level Set prepost=True to include pre-market and post-market data when available. Note: Not all period/interval combinations are valid. Minute intervals (1m, 5m, etc.) only work with short periods (1d, 5d).yfinance_get_financialsFetch financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow) with historical data. Returns JSON with income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow data across reporting periods. Use the data to analyze trends, calculate ratios, or compare periods.- +3 more on the listing page
Stocktwits tools 9
symbol_stream"What are people saying about [ticker]" / "StockTwits sentiment for [TICKER]" / "retail / WSB / Twitter chatter on [stock]" / "Stocktwits feed for [symbol]" — recent messages mentioning a ticker on StockTwits (the largest finance-focused social-media platform). Returns user posts with bullish/bearish sentiment tags, timestamps, like counts. Use for retail-investor sentiment, social-volume tracking, contrarian signal.user_streamRecent StockTwits posts from a specific user (by user_id string). Supports since/max cursor pagination and a limit cap. Returns messages with sentiment tags, timestamps, and ticker cashtags. Use to follow a particular trader's commentary stream.trending_symbols"What stocks are trending today" / "most talked-about tickers" / "hot stocks on social media" / "WSB / retail trending names" — top trending tickers on StockTwits by message volume right now. Use for retail-attention scans, meme-stock detection, social-momentum trading.trending_messages"Most popular posts on StockTwits right now" / "trending stock chatter" — most-engaged-with messages across all StockTwits streams. Use for general market-zeitgeist sense-making.suggested_symbolsStockTwits editorially curated trending equities — a hand-picked selection distinct from raw-volume trending_symbols. Returns symbol tickers, names, and watch counts. Use when you want editorial picks rather than algorithmic social-volume rank.symbol_search"Look up StockTwits ticker for [company]" / "search for symbol on StockTwits" — symbol search on StockTwits to confirm a ticker exists or find variant tickers (e.g. crypto, ETFs).chart_data"Chart data for [ticker]" / "sparkline data for [stock]" / "price history for [ticker] this week" — OHLCV price bars for a ticker from the StockTwits chart feed: 5-minute bars for one trading day (1D), ~30-minute bars for a week (1W), daily bars for 1M/3M/6M/YTD, weekly for 1Y, monthly for 5Y/ALL. Returns open, high, low, close and volume per bar. Crypto uses the StockTwits suffix (BTC.X). Use for thumbnail charts and quick recent-price context beside StockTwits sentiment; prefer dedicated finance packs (yahoo-finance, alphavantage) for serious price analysis.watchlistsList a StockTwits user's public watchlists by user_id. Returns watchlist IDs, names, and ticker counts. Use to discover a trader's followed symbols; then pass a watchlist_id to the watchlist tool for the message stream.watchlistRecent StockTwits messages for all tickers in a specific watchlist (by watchlist_id). Supports since/max cursor pagination and a limit cap. Use to track social chatter across a curated list of symbols in one call.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Yfinance MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"narumiruna-yfinance-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"yfmcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
Stocktwits
{
"mcpServers": {
"stocktwits": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-stocktwits"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Yfinance MCP is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Stocktwits belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Yfinance MCP for finance & fintech work and Stocktwits for finance & fintech.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Yfinance MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Stocktwits has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add narumiruna-yfinance-mcp and stocktwits as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Yfinance MCP has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 203 GitHub stars. Stocktwits has 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.