Drillr — The financial MCP for AI agents

What is Drillr?

Drillr is a financial MCP server for AI agents, providing a research data backend that covers global equities, fundamentals, SEC filings, earnings, markets, analyst coverage, news, signals, and alt-data. It is designed for developers building agentic financial research workflows.

How to use Drillr?

Sign up at drillr.ai, obtain an external-scope API key (format drl_xxxxxxxx_xxx..., 45 characters), then configure the server in your MCP host’s mcp.json using Streamable HTTP transport with a Bearer token header. Options include manual config, Smithery one-line install, or the Claude Code plugin.

Key features of Drillr

• 9 tools covering financial data, SEC filings, company search, and signals
• Standardized financial data over 90+ tables (statements, ratios, earnings, insider, ownership)
• Paragraph-level semantic search over SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, etc.)
• Live cross-asset signal feed across ~6,900 tickers
• Ontology-based company discovery by business model, supply chain, or theme
• Global equities coverage: US and Japan (Hong Kong, A-shares, Korea coming soon)
• Alt-data for the AI value chain (energy, data centers, semiconductors, LLM pricing, etc.)

Use cases of Drillr

• Pull and compare financial statements (e.g., gross margin) for multiple companies
• Search SEC filings for specific disclosures with cited paragraphs
• Discover companies by qualitative description (e.g., “EV battery suppliers to Tesla”)
• Monitor live signals across equities, macro, geopolitics, commodities, and crypto
• Resolve company names or ticker substrings to canonical tickers

FAQ from Drillr

What data does Drillr cover?

Global equities (US and Japan), fundamentals back to the 1980s, SEC filings with paragraph-level search, earnings transcripts with AI summaries, markets (equities, ETFs, indices, forex, crypto, commodities), analyst coverage, news and signals, and alt-data for the AI value chain.

What is out of scope for Drillr?

Private/unlisted companies, on-chain crypto metrics (only CEX prices), options chains, real-time order book, intraday tick data, retail brokerage actions, and price forecasts (Drillr surfaces analyst consensus but does not produce its own forecasts).

How do I authenticate with Drillr?

Use a Bearer token in the HTTP header. The API key starts with drl_ and is 45 characters long. Set it in the Authorization header as Bearer <YOUR_DRILLR_API_KEY>.

What transport does Drillr use?

Drillr uses Streamable HTTP transport. It is compatible with any MCP host that supports this transport (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Hermes Agent, OpenClaw, ChatGPT MCP, etc.).

Is there a REST API for Drillr?

Yes, every MCP tool has a 1:1 REST endpoint. The same API key and billing apply. REST responses include a _credits envelope on every 2xx response.