Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) MCP server enabling AI agents to access comprehensive financial data — stock prices, financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow), financial ratios, earnings data, company profiles, insider transactions, and macroeconomic indicators from FMP's financial data API. Enables agents to perform financial analysis and research.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
HTTPS. API key. Public financial data. Keep key secure. Verify FMP data licensing for commercial financial applications.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A financial analysis agent needs fundamental stock data — financial statements, ratios, and company metrics for investment research. FMP provides comprehensive fundamental data at lower cost than Bloomberg/Refinitiv.
Avoid When
You need real-time tick data, options chains, or derivatives data — FMP focuses on fundamental data. For real-time market data, use data vendors with appropriate licensing.
Use Cases
- • Querying company financial statements and metrics from financial analysis agents
- • Fetching stock price history and technical indicators from trading research agents
- • Analyzing earnings reports and analyst estimates from investment research agents
- • Screening stocks by financial ratios from portfolio management agents
- • Monitoring insider trading activity from market intelligence agents
- • Accessing macroeconomic data for context from economic analysis agents
Not For
- • Real-time trading execution (FMP provides data, not trading capabilities)
- • High-frequency trading requiring tick-by-tick data (FMP is for fundamental analysis, not HFT)
- • Free unlimited financial data — FMP has tier-based access; premium data requires paid plan
Interface
Authentication
FMP API key required. Set FMP_API_KEY environment variable. Get key from financialmodelingprep.com. Free tier includes basic data; premium endpoints require paid plan.
Pricing
Free tier is limited in calls and endpoints. Full financial data coverage requires paid plan. FMP is much cheaper than Bloomberg Terminal but provides comparable fundamental data.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Free tier's 250 calls/day depletes quickly in agent loops — monitor usage carefully
- ⚠ Not all financial data endpoints are available on free tier — verify endpoint availability for your plan
- ⚠ Financial data has temporal delays — not suitable for real-time trading decisions
- ⚠ Data coverage is primarily US equities; international coverage is more limited
- ⚠ Community MCP — test API response formats against your expected schema before relying on
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-07.