Twelvedata MCP Server
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants to the Twelve Data financial API - real-time and historical prices, 60+ technical indicators, fundamentals, earnings, dividends, ETFs, company news, market movers, and more. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that want a hosted finance endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-07-23 · ★ 75 · #172 OF 283 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
Python servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Twelvedata MCP Server
before you install - you'll need
Set TWELVE_DATA_API_KEY before connecting.
Claude Code
claude mcp add twelvedata-mcp --transport http https://mcp.twelvedata.com/mcp Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"twelvedata-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.twelvedata.com/mcp"
}
}
} Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
https://mcp.twelvedata.com/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.twelvedata.com
endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize
license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use
registry vendor namespace com.twelvedata - domain-verified with the official MCP registry
03 · What Twelvedata MCP Server can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
Latest releases
v2.0.0 · 2026-06-18
v1.0.0 · 2026-06-17
This version is obsolete. Please switch to the new MCP server version.
04 · Who maintains Twelvedata MCP Server
mcp is maintained by twelvedata. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2025.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/twelvedata/mcp
- website
- https://twelvedata.com/
- category
- finance - ranked #172 of 283 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-08-25.
- release cadence
- 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-18)
- registry
- com.twelvedata/mcp (active, first published 2026-07-23)
06 · Twelvedata MCP Server FAQ
What is Twelvedata MCP Server?
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants to the Twelve Data financial API - real-time and historical prices, 60+ technical indicators, fundamentals, earnings, dividends, ETFs, company news, market movers, and more. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Is Twelvedata MCP Server still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-23 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
How do I install Twelvedata MCP Server?
Run `claude mcp add twelvedata-mcp --transport http https://mcp.twelvedata.com/mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (TWELVE_DATA_API_KEY) to set first. Set TWELVE_DATA_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Twelvedata MCP Server require authentication?
Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.
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