finlight MCP Server
Real-time financial news for AI agents. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client to finlight, a financial news API covering global markets, geopolitics, and company-level news with sentiment analysis and entity tagging.
Endpoint: https://mcp.finlight.me (remote, streamable HTTP)
Auth: OAuth 2.0 (you'll be prompted for your finlight API key during connection)
Registry: me.finlight/news
What you can do
Ask your AI assistant things like:
- "What's the latest news on NVDA? Summarize sentiment."
- "Any market-moving headlines from Reuters in the last 2 hours?"
- "Compare news coverage of the Fed decision across sources."
- "Find recent articles about semiconductor export restrictions and list the companies mentioned."
- "Which sources does finlight cover for Chinese market news?"
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_articles | Search financial news articles with filters for query, tickers, sources, countries, language, and date range. Returns articles with metadata, sentiment scores, and tagged company entities. |
get_article_by_link | Retrieve a specific article by its URL, including full enrichment (sentiment, confidence, tagged companies with tickers and ISINs). |
list_sources | List all available news sources with country of origin and content availability. |
Setup
You need a finlight API key. The free tier includes 5,000 requests per month: sign up at app.finlight.me.
Claude (web / desktop)
- Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- Enter
https://mcp.finlight.me - Complete the OAuth flow: you'll be asked to paste your finlight API key once
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http finlight https://mcp.finlight.me
Cursor
Add to your MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"finlight": {
"url": "https://mcp.finlight.me"
}
}
}
ChatGPT (developer mode / connectors)
Add https://mcp.finlight.me as a remote MCP server and complete the OAuth flow with your API key.
How auth works
The server implements standard OAuth 2.0 with dynamic client registration and PKCE. During authorization you enter your finlight API key on a hosted page; the server never stores it. This means any MCP client that speaks OAuth works out of the box, no manual header configuration needed.
About the data
finlight aggregates and enriches financial news from curated, finance-relevant sources including major wire services, financial publishers, and regional sources (including Chinese-language financial media such as CLS, Caixin, Yicai, and East Money, with English canonical entity tagging). Articles include:
- Sentiment score with confidence
- Tagged company entities with tickers, ISINs, and exchange listings
- Source, language, country, and publish metadata
The MCP server uses the same data as the REST and WebSocket APIs.
Rate limits and plans
MCP requests count toward your API quota. Free tier: 5,000 requests/month. See pricing for paid tiers with real-time access, higher limits, and additional features.
Links
- Website: finlight.me
- MCP landing page: finlight.me/mcp
- API docs: docs.finlight.me
- Discord: discord.gg/XUs9JYZd24
- Support: support via app.finlight.me or Discord
Feedback
Issues and feature requests for the MCP server are welcome here on GitHub. For API questions, use Discord or the support channels above.