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Yahoo Finance MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with access to Yahoo Finance data via yfinance. Query stock information, financial news, sector rankings, and generate professional financial charts — all from your AI chat.
Features
- Stock Data — Company info, financials, valuation metrics, dividends, and trading data
- Financial Statements — Income statement and balance sheet with historical data (EBIT, Invested Capital, etc.)
- Financial News — Recent news articles and press releases for any ticker
- Search — Find stocks, ETFs, and news across Yahoo Finance
- Sector Rankings — Top ETFs, mutual funds, companies, growth leaders, and top performers by sector
- Price History — Historical OHLCV data as markdown tables or professional charts
- Chart Generation — Candlestick, VWAP, and volume profile charts returned as WebP images
- Options Data — Option chains with calls, puts, strike prices, IV, and expiration dates
Tools
yfinance_get_ticker_info
Retrieve comprehensive stock data including company info, financials, trading metrics, and governance data.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Stock ticker symbol (e.g. AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT) |
Returns: JSON object with company details, price data, valuation metrics, trading info, dividends, financials, and performance indicators.
yfinance_get_ticker_news
Fetch recent news articles and press releases for a specific stock.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Stock ticker symbol |
Returns: JSON array of news items with title, summary, publication date, provider, URL, and thumbnail.
yfinance_search
Search Yahoo Finance for stocks, ETFs, and news articles.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Search query — company name, ticker symbol, or keywords |
search_type | string | Yes | "all" (quotes + news), "quotes" (stocks/ETFs only), or "news" (articles only) |
Returns: Matching quotes and/or news results depending on search_type.
yfinance_get_top
Get top-ranked financial entities within a market sector.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
sector | string | Yes | Market sector (see supported sectors below) |
top_type | string | Yes | "top_etfs", "top_mutual_funds", "top_companies", "top_growth_companies", or "top_performing_companies" |
top_n | number | No | Number of results to return (default: 10, max: 100) |
Returns: JSON array of top entities with relevant metrics.
Supported Sectors
Basic Materials, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, Real Estate, Technology, Utilities
yfinance_get_price_history
Fetch historical price data and optionally generate technical analysis charts.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Stock ticker symbol |
period | string | No | Time range — 1d, 5d, 1mo, 3mo, 6mo, 1y, 2y, 5y, 10y, ytd, max (default: 1mo) |
interval | string | No | Data granularity — 1m, 2m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 60m, 90m, 1h, 1d, 5d, 1wk, 1mo, 3mo (default: 1d) |
chart_type | string | No | Chart to generate (omit for tabular data) |
Chart types:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
"price_volume" | Candlestick chart with volume bars |
"vwap" | Price chart with Volume Weighted Average Price overlay |
"volume_profile" | Candlestick chart with volume distribution by price level |
Returns:
- Without
chart_type: Markdown table with Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Volume, Dividends, and Stock Splits columns. - With
chart_type: Base64-encoded WebP image for efficient token usage.
yfinance_get_financials
Fetch financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow) with historical data.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Stock ticker symbol |
frequency | string | No | "annual" (yearly), "quarterly" (quarterly), or "ttm" (trailing twelve months). Default: "annual" |
Returns: JSON object with income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow data for each reporting period.
- Income Statement fields: EBIT, Net Income, Tax Provision, Pretax Income, Interest Expense, Total Revenue, Operating Income, EBITDA, Normalized Income
- Balance Sheet fields: Stockholders Equity, Total Debt, Cash And Cash Equivalents, Invested Capital, Net Debt, Total Assets, Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest, Net Tangible Assets, Tangible Book Value
- Cash Flow fields: Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, Capital Expenditure, Net Income From Continuing Operations, Depreciation And Amortization, Change In Working Capital, Cash Dividends Paid
yfinance_get_option_dates
Fetch available option expiration dates for a stock.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Stock ticker symbol (e.g. AAPL, MSFT) |
Returns: JSON array of expiration dates in YYYY-MM-DD format.
yfinance_get_option_chain
Fetch option chain data (calls and puts) for a stock with available strike prices.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Stock ticker symbol |
expiration_date | string | No | Option expiration date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Omit to fetch all dates. |
option_type | string | No | "calls", "puts", or "all" (default: "all") |
Returns: JSON object keyed by expiration date, with calls and/or puts data including:
contractSymbol: Option contract identifierstrike: Strike pricelastPrice: Last traded pricebid/ask: Bid and ask pricesvolume: Trading volumeopenInterest: Open interestimpliedVolatility: IVinTheMoney: Whether option is ITMcontractSize: Contract size (REGULAR)currency: Currency (USD)
Usage
Via uv (recommended)
1. Install uv
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 sync2. 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.
Development
Prerequisites
- Python ≥ 3.12
- uv package manager
Setup
uv sync --extra devLint & Format
uv run ruff check .
uv run ruff format .Type Check
uv run ty check src testsTest
uv run pytest -v -s --cov=src testsDemo Chatbot
See the demo chatbot in its dedicated repository: yfinance-mcp-demo
Contributors
Made with contrib.rocks.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
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