# `io.usefulapi/finnhub` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/finnhub
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/finnhub
- Version: 1.16.3 (active)
- Publisher: io.usefulapi (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T19:23:21.685Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Finnhub MCP by usefulapi
Quotes, company profiles, fundamentals, earnings and IPO calendars, plus market and company news.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:39:44.064Z over streamable-http.

**15 tools: 4 do something that can't be undone, 8 change things and 3 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 4 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 8 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 3 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `finnhub_company_news` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "finnhub_company_news" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `finnhub_insider_transactions` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "finnhub_insider_transactions" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `finnhub_earnings_calendar` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "finnhub_earnings_calendar" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `finnhub_ipo_calendar` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "finnhub_ipo_calendar" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
```


## Can't be undone (4)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `finnhub_company_news`

- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Latest company news for a symbol over a date range (up to 1 year back). Finnhub REST: GET /company-news.
```

### `finnhub_earnings_calendar`

- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Upcoming and historical earnings release calendar, optionally filtered by date range and/or symbol. Finnhub REST: GET /calendar/earnings.
```

### `finnhub_insider_transactions`

- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Insider transactions (Form 3/4/5 filings) for a company, optionally within a date range. Finnhub REST: GET /stock/insider-transactions.
```

### `finnhub_ipo_calendar`

- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
IPO calendar for a date range — upcoming and recent initial public offerings. Finnhub REST: GET /calendar/ipo.
```

## Changes things (8)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `finnhub_basic_financials`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Key financial metrics for a company — valuation, margins, growth, per-share and 52-week ratios. Finnhub REST: GET /stock/metric.
```

### `finnhub_company_profile`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
General company profile — name, country, currency, exchange, industry, market cap, share outstanding, IPO date, logo and more. Provide at least one of `symbol`, `isin` or `cusip`. Finnhub REST: GET /stock/profile2.
```

### `finnhub_earnings_surprises`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Historical quarterly EPS surprises — actual vs. estimated EPS by period. Finnhub REST: GET /stock/earnings.
```

### `finnhub_market_news`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
General latest market news by category. Finnhub REST: GET /news.
```

### `finnhub_peers`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Peer companies for a symbol (same country and GICS sub-industry). Finnhub REST: GET /stock/peers.
```

### `finnhub_price_target`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Analyst price targets for a symbol — high / low / median / mean target. Note: this is a premium-tier Finnhub endpoint (may return 403 on the free plan). Finnhub REST: GET /stock/price-target.
```

### `finnhub_quote`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Real-time quote for a stock — current price (c), change (d), percent change (dp), high (h), low (l), open (o), previous close (pc) and unix timestamp (t). Finnhub REST: GET /quote.
```

### `finnhub_recommendation_trends`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Analyst recommendation trends over time — counts of strong buy / buy / hold / sell / strong sell by period. Finnhub REST: GET /stock/recommendation.
```

## Only reads (3)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `finnhub_market_status`

- The name "finnhub_market_status" says "status": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Current market open/closed status and session for an exchange. Finnhub REST: GET /stock/market-status.
```

### `finnhub_stock_symbols`

- The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all symbols supported on an exchange. Finnhub REST: GET /stock/symbol.
```

### `finnhub_symbol_search`

- The name "finnhub_symbol_search" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search for stock symbols by name or ticker — returns best-matching symbols with descriptions and types. Finnhub REST: GET /search.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `finnhub`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_symbol_search",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_stock_symbols",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_market_status"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_quote",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_company_profile",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_company_news",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_market_news",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_basic_financials",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_recommendation_trends",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_earnings_surprises",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_price_target",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_peers",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_insider_transactions",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_earnings_calendar",
      "mcp__finnhub__finnhub_ipo_calendar"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```