# Toolstem MCP server

> Provides AI agents with curated financial intelligence, including stock snapshots, company metrics, and side-by-side comparisons with pre-computed signals.

- Repository: https://github.com/toolstem/toolstem-mcp-server
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/toolstem/toolstem-mcp-server
- Transport: stdio
- Stars: 1
- License: MIT
- Latest version: 1.2.16

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env 'FMP_API_KEY=<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>' toolstem-mcp-server -- npx -y toolstem-mcp-server
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toolstem-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "toolstem-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FMP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "toolstem-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "toolstem-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FMP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"toolstem-mcp-server","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","toolstem-mcp-server"],"env":{"FMP_API_KEY":"<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>"}}'
```

### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toolstem-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "toolstem-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FMP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add toolstem-mcp-server --env 'FMP_API_KEY=<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>' -- npx -y toolstem-mcp-server
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.toolstem-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "toolstem-mcp-server"]

[mcp_servers.toolstem-mcp-server.env]
FMP_API_KEY = "<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>"
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user -e 'FMP_API_KEY=<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>' toolstem-mcp-server npx -- -y toolstem-mcp-server
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toolstem-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "toolstem-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FMP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FMP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Environment variables

| Name | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `FMP_API_KEY` | yes | yes | Financial Modeling Prep API key |

## Tools (6)

- `dcf_signal`
- `market_cap_readable`
- `margin_trend`
- `health_signal`
- `growth_signal`
- `rankings`

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to use the tools?

Discovery and schema introspection are free, but each tool call costs $0.01 USDC on the Base mainnet.

### Do I need an API key for Financial Modeling Prep?

No, you do not need to provide or manage your own upstream data keys.

### How is the billing handled?

Billing is handled via the x402 payment protocol, where the agent's wallet pays directly in USDC on the Base mainnet.