finlight Financial News

Name: finlight Financial News
Author: callbk

by callbkversion 1.0.3i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameme.finlight/news

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

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

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new↓ 79/wk · ★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://mcp.finlight.me

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

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

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http news https://mcp.finlight.me

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add news -- npx -y finlight-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

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

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

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

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "news": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.finlight.me"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "news": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "finlight-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://mcp.finlight.me

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain finlight.me (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Endpoint responds
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
… Not checked yet
Sign-in with OAuth
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… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5727 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 29% of the other 5727 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5727 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is finlight Financial News safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.3) reached the registry 3 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

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finlight MCP Server

*English | 简体中文 | 日本語 | 한국어*

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 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. Sign up at app.finlight.me — the free tier is enough to try every tool below.

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.

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:

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.
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 in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic (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. See pricing for the current free-tier limit and 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.

finlight Financial News

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

finlight MCP Server

What you can do

Tools

Setup

Claude (web / desktop)

Claude Code

Cursor

ChatGPT (developer mode / connectors)

Stdio / local usage

How auth works

About the data

Rate limits and plans

Links

Feedback