How do I install Finlight?

Finlight is a remote plugin. You do not need to install anything locally. Add the server URL to your AI app's MCP configuration and you are ready to go.

Is Finlight safe to use?

Yes. Finlight passed MCP Marketplace's automated security scan with a score of 10/10 (low risk). Every server on MCP Marketplace is security-scanned before it's listed; see the full security report on this page for the findings and permissions.

What AI apps work with Finlight?

Finlight uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Finlight MCP Server

by Callbk

Developer ToolsLow Risk10.0MCP RegistryRemote

Free

Server data from the Official MCP Registry

Real-time financial news for AI agents: search by ticker and source, with sentiment and entities.

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Real-time financial news for AI agents: search by ticker and source, with sentiment and entities.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://mcp.finlight.me

Security Report

10.0

Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 1 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

Endpoint verified · Requires authentication · 1 issue found

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Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

How to Connect

Remote Plugin

No local installation needed. Your AI client connects to the remote endpoint directly.

Add this to your MCP configuration to connect:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "me-finlight-news": {
      "url": "https://mcp.finlight.me"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

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.

Feedback

Issues and feature requests for the MCP server are welcome here on GitHub. For API questions, use Discord or the support channels above.

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Finlight MCP Server

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How to Connect

Documentation

finlight MCP Server

What you can do

Tools

Setup

Claude (web / desktop)

Claude Code

Cursor

ChatGPT (developer mode / connectors)

How auth works

About the data

Rate limits and plans

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