finlight MCP Server

mcp-name: me.finlight/news

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

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)

1. Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. Enter https://mcp.finlight.me
3. 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.

Stdio / local usage

For MCP clients that only support stdio transport (or if you prefer a locally spawned process), use the npm wrapper:

npx finlight-mcp

This bridges stdio to the remote server via mcp-remote. Add it to any client config that takes a command + args:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "finlight": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "finlight-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

The OAuth flow is the same — a browser window will open for you to enter your API key on first use.

For headless or CI environments where no browser is available, set FINLIGHT_API_KEY to skip OAuth and authenticate directly:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "finlight": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "finlight-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FINLIGHT_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

How auth works

The server supports two authentication methods:

1. OAuth 2.0 (default): Dynamic client registration with PKCE. A browser window opens for you to enter your finlight API key. Works out of the box with any MCP client that speaks OAuth.
2. API key via header: Set the FINLIGHT_API_KEY environment variable to skip the browser flow. The key is sent as a Bearer token directly.

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.