{"slug": "how-to-connect-claude-to-stock-market-data-via-mcp", "title": "How to Connect Claude to Stock Market Data via MCP", "summary": "A developer has created a guide for connecting Claude to live stock market data using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The integration uses a remote MCP server from FinancialData.net, enabling Claude to fetch stock prices and financial statements. The setup requires a Claude account and a FinancialData.Net API key.", "body_md": "# How to Connect Claude to Stock Market Data via MCP\n\nThis guide walks you through connecting **Claude** directly to live market data using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). By adding this custom data connector, Claude can instantly fetch stock prices, financials statements, and other financial data.\n\nWe will use the remote MCP server provided by [FinancialData.net](https://financialdata.net/mcp-server).\n\n---\n\n## Prerequisites\n\n1. A Claude account.\n2. A FinancialData.Net API Key.\n\n---\n\n## Setup Instructions\n\n1. **Open Claude**, navigate to **Settings**, and look for the **Connectors** tab in the sidebar.\n2. Click the **+** or **Add custom connector** button.\n3. Fill out the configuration fields as shown below:\n   * **Name:** `FinancialData`\n   * **URL:** `https://financialdata.net/mcp?key=API_KEY` *(Swap `API_KEY` with your actual FinancialData.Net API key)*\n4. Click **Add**.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-connect-claude-to-stock-market-data-via-mcp", "canonical_source": "https://gist.github.com/financialdatanet/140133bf06b91c64f506b6aee8691c45", "published_at": "2026-07-17 09:01:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 09:23:25.157382+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Claude", "FinancialData.net", "Model Context Protocol"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-connect-claude-to-stock-market-data-via-mcp", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-connect-claude-to-stock-market-data-via-mcp.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-connect-claude-to-stock-market-data-via-mcp.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-connect-claude-to-stock-market-data-via-mcp.jsonld"}}