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Evidence fieldedgar.tools MCPWatchlist candidatexeroMCP100 Selected
Task fit
Best for
  • Investors/researchers who need read-only SEC filings, company/financial and insider-related research through MCP.
  • Accounting investigation and controlled bookkeeping workflows in Xero.
Not ideal for
  • Users who need brokerage/trading execution or a local open-source SEC MCP implementation.
  • Teams outside the publisher ecosystem or without least-privilege credentials
Avoid when
  • Do not treat retrieved financial/SEC analysis as guaranteed investment advice; validate source filings and timestamps.
  • The connected identity is broader than the task requires
  • Tool calls cannot be reviewed before consequential mutations
Provenance
Provenance details

First-party MCP

tools.edgar · Publisher source ↗

First-party MCP

ecosystem:xero · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Stale

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Repo: Jun 5, 2026

Package: Not documented

Popularity evidence
GitHub starsNot documented

350

GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

Package downloads / 30 daysNo reliable download data

19,233

package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-09-08

Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude Code✓ Local stdio
Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio
Codex✓ Local stdio
VS Code✓ Local stdio
Cursor✓ Local stdio
OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authenticationedgar.tools account authentication/authorization (publisher supports account sign-in methods documented by the service).The official server uses Xero OAuth credentials and organization selection.
CostTool availability and limits vary by edgar.tools subscription tier.The MCP integration has no separately verified MCP100 price conclusion. Publisher subscriptions, API usage, compute, storage, and AI-client charges may apply.
PermissionsReviewed MCP surface is read-only; capabilities vary by subscription tier.Xero organization permissions and OAuth scopes govern accounting data and mutations.
Data handlingCompany/filing queries and returned financial analysis flow through edgar.tools and the connected AI client/provider.Authorized service data and tool results pass through the MCP server to the connected AI client. Review the publisher and client data policies before using sensitive finance & payments information.
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • Promising signal, but it ranks below the current Selected/Watchlist admission cohort on maturity, uniqueness, publisher trust, security clarity, or MCP-native evidence.
  • Accounting records and invoices are financially consequential and may contain personal or tax information.
Risk contextFinancial-data freshness/provenance and reliance on a relatively new hosted service are the main risks; no trading execution is inferred.Accounting records and invoices are financially consequential and may contain personal or tax information. Use a test environment where practical, least-privilege credentials, narrowly enabled tools, and explicit confirmation for mutations. MCP100 did not execute third-party server code during this documentation review.
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-07-30
Candidate evidence2026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

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