Sec vs Xero MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Sec and Xero MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Sec for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Xero MCP Server 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 Sec when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_companies, get_company_filings, get_company_facts.
Choose Xero MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
- You have the keys it needs:
XERO_CLIENT_ID, XERO_CLIENT_SECRET, XERO_SCOPES, XERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | XERO_CLIENT_IDXERO_CLIENT_SECRETXERO_SCOPESXERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 383 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Sec | View Xero MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Sec tools 3
search_companiesSearch SEC EDGAR for companies by name or ticker symbol. Returns matching company names and their CIK numbers, which are needed for other SEC tools.get_company_filingsGet recent SEC filings for a company by CIK number, ticker, or company name. Returns filing dates, form types, and accession numbers. Optionally filter by form type (e.g., "10-K", "10-Q", "8-K").get_company_factsGet XBRL financial facts for a company by CIK number, ticker, or company name. Returns latest_annual — revenue, net income, operating income, total assets, liabilities, equity, cash, EPS and shares for the most recent fiscal year (10-K), resolved to whichever XBRL concept the filer currently reports under — plus per-concept detail with the fiscal year and period end on every figure. Concepts the filer has retired (e.g. a pre-ASC-606 Revenues tag) are kept for history but flagged stale and sorted last.
Xero MCP Server tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Sec
{
"mcpServers": {
"sec": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-sec"
]
}
}
}
Xero MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"xeroapi-xero-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@xeroapi/xero-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"XERO_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_XERO_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"XERO_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_XERO_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"XERO_SCOPES": "YOUR_XERO_SCOPES_HERE",
"XERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN": "YOUR_XERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Sec is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Xero MCP Server belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Sec for finance & fintech work and Xero MCP Server 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.
Sec has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Xero MCP Server is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: oauth 2.0. 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 sec and xeroapi-xero-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Sec has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Xero MCP Server has 57/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 383 GitHub stars.