EdgarTools
local MCP serverEdgarTools is a local MCP server: Open-source SEC EDGAR toolkit — 11 tools, 7 prompts, every filing type. No API key required. Install it from pypi as edgartools.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add edgartools -e EDGAR_IDENTITY=... -- uvx edgartools
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"edgartools": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"edgartools"
],
"env": {
"EDGAR_IDENTITY": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
EDGAR_IDENTITY
Summary
Open-source SEC EDGAR toolkit — 11 tools, 7 prompts, every filing type. No API key required.
EdgarTools vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EdgarTools | 2,753 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Claude Code Explorer MCP | 6,240 | Local | No | npm |
| TypeUI | 1,987 | Hosted | No | None |
| Solana MCP by Vybe | 1,414 | Hosted | No | None |
| CRW Web Scraper | 1,079 | Local | No | oci |
Questions
It reads one environment variable: EDGAR_IDENTITY. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
EdgarTools is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package edgartools.
Run: claude mcp add edgartools -e EDGAR_IDENTITY=... -- uvx edgartools
Run: codex mcp add edgartools --env EDGAR_IDENTITY=... -- uvx edgartools
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