SEC EDGAR MCP Server

Access SEC filings and XBRL financial data for all publicly traded U.S. companies.

Data Available

• Company Filings - 10-K (annual), 10-Q (quarterly), 8-K (current events), 4 (insider trades), etc.
• Financial Data - Revenue, assets, liabilities, cash flow, and 1000+ other XBRL metrics
• Company Info - CIK, ticker, SIC code, company name
• Industry Comparisons - Compare financial metrics across all reporting companies

Setup

No API key required. Add to your MCP config:

{
  "sec-edgar": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/path/to/sec-edgar/dist/index.js"],
    "env": {}
  }
}

Tools

search_companies

Search for companies by name or ticker to find their CIK.

Parameter	Required	Description
query	Yes	Company name or ticker (e.g., "Apple", "AAPL")
limit	No	Max results (default 20)

Example: Find Microsoft

query: "Microsoft"

get_company_filings

Get recent SEC filings for a company.

Parameter	Required	Description
company	Yes	Ticker (AAPL), CIK (320193), or name
formType	No	Filter by type: "10-K", "10-Q", "8-K", "4", etc.
limit	No	Max filings (default 20)

Example: Get Apple's annual reports

company: "AAPL"
formType: "10-K"
limit: 5

Returns: Filing dates, accession numbers, and direct links to SEC documents

get_company_facts

Get all available XBRL financial metrics for a company.

Parameter	Required	Description
company	Yes	Ticker, CIK, or name
taxonomy	No	"us-gaap" (default), "dei", "ifrs-full"

Returns: List of available metrics with latest values and data point counts

get_financial_metric

Get historical data for a specific financial metric.

Parameter	Required	Description
company	Yes	Ticker, CIK, or name
metric	Yes	XBRL tag (e.g., "Revenues", "Assets")
taxonomy	No	"us-gaap" (default), "dei", "ifrs-full"

Example: Get Apple's revenue history

company: "AAPL"
metric: "Revenues"

get_industry_metric

Get a metric across all companies for a period (industry comparison).

Parameter	Required	Description
metric	Yes	XBRL tag (e.g., "Revenues", "Assets")
year	Yes	Calendar year (e.g., 2023)
quarter	No	"Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4", or omit for annual
unit	No	"USD" (default), "shares", "pure"
limit	No	Max companies (default 50)

Example: Get all companies' 2023 revenues

metric: "Revenues"
year: 2023
limit: 100

list_common_metrics

List commonly used XBRL financial metrics with their tags.

Parameter	Required	Description
category	No	"income", "balance", "cash", "shares", or "all"

Common XBRL Metrics

Income Statement

Tag	Description
Revenues	Total revenues
CostOfRevenue	Cost of goods sold
GrossProfit	Gross profit
OperatingIncomeLoss	Operating income
NetIncomeLoss	Net income
EarningsPerShareBasic	Basic EPS
EarningsPerShareDiluted	Diluted EPS

Balance Sheet

Tag	Description
Assets	Total assets
AssetsCurrent	Current assets
Liabilities	Total liabilities
StockholdersEquity	Shareholders' equity
CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	Cash
LongTermDebt	Long-term debt

Cash Flow

Tag	Description
NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	Operating cash flow
NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	Investing cash flow
NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	Financing cash flow
PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	CapEx

Rate Limits

• 10 requests per second
• Must include User-Agent header (built into this server)

Documentation

• EDGAR API: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/sec-api-documentation
• XBRL Taxonomy: https://xbrl.us/home/filers/sec-reporting/taxonomies/
• Company Search: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar