sec-edgar-mcp

Access SEC EDGAR financial data through your AI assistant.

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What it can do

  • Search Company: Search SEC EDGAR for a company by name or ticker. Returns CIK number, official name, ticker, exchange, and SIC code.
  • Get Financials: Get structured financial data from the latest 10-K/10-Q filing. Includes revenue, net income, total assets, EPS, and more from XBRL data.
  • Get Filings: Get recent SEC filings for a company. Includes 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and other form types with filing dates and document links.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Access SEC EDGAR financial data through your AI assistant. Search public companies, pull income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows, browse 10-K/10-Q filings, track insider trades, and view historical stock prices. Built for investors, analysts, and finance teams who need fast access to regulatory filings. Uses the free public SEC API. Free tier: 10 calls/day.

How to connect

How to connect sec-edgar-mcp to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://sec-edgar-mcp--janmacher02-xl8y.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect sec-edgar-mcp to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://sec-edgar-mcp--janmacher02-xl8y.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect sec-edgar-mcp to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://sec-edgar-mcp--janmacher02-xl8y.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (6)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_companySearch SEC EDGAR for a company by name or ticker. Returns CIK number, official name, ticker, exchange, and SIC code.
get_financialsGet structured financial data from the latest 10-K/10-Q filing. Includes revenue, net income, total assets, EPS, and more from XBRL data.
get_filingsGet recent SEC filings for a company. Includes 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and other form types with filing dates and document links.
get_insider_tradesGet insider trading activity (Form 4 filings) for a company. Shows who bought/sold, dates, amounts, and prices.
search_filingsFull-text search across all SEC EDGAR filings. Search for specific terms, risk factors, revenue mentions, etc.
get_financial_historyGet the historical time series for a specific financial concept (e.g., Revenue, NetIncomeLoss) for a company. Shows all reported values across all filings.