filingrail-mcp (SEC EDGAR data)

What is filingrail-mcp?

filingrail-mcp is an MCP server that gives AI agents live SEC EDGAR data: company financials, insider trades, 8-K events, 13F holdings, and the raw filings stream—all normalized to clean JSON with every number traceable to its source filing on sec.gov.

How to use filingrail-mcp?

Install with pip install filingrail-mcp, subscribe to the Filingrail API on RapidAPI (free tier, 50 calls/day, no credit card), and set the RAPIDAPI_KEY environment variable in your MCP client config (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor). Then ask questions in plain English—the server exposes tools like search_companies, get_financials, get_insider_trades, and more.

Key features of filingrail-mcp

• Source-traceable: every financial response includes the originating filing URL.
• Normalized financials (revenue is revenue) across 1.8M+ XBRL rows.
• No EDGAR parser or rate-limit governor to configure.
• Tools for insider trades (Form 4), 8-K events, 13F holdings.
• Historical quarterly/annual financial series via get_financials_history.
• Zero plumbing—API handles all SEC interaction.

Use cases of filingrail-mcp

• Ask "What was Apple's cash position last quarter?" and get a normalized figure with the source filing link.
• List Berkshire Hathaway's top 10 13F holdings for a specific quarter.
• Show insider sells at NVIDIA in the last 30 days from Form 4 data.
• Retrieve Tesla's 8-K material events filed this month with SEC item codes.

FAQ from filingrail-mcp

Is the data real-time?

No—new filings appear within approximately 24 hours of EDGAR acceptance due to fair-access policy.

Does it support non-US companies or intraday prices?

No. filingrail-mcp provides structured SEC data only; it is not a Bloomberg replacement and does not offer intraday prices, options, non-US issuers, or analyst estimates.

How do I get an API key?

Subscribe to Filingrail on RapidAPI—the free tier provides 50 calls per day with no credit card required.

What are the runtime requirements?

Python 3.10 or later, plus a RAPIDAPI_KEY environment variable. The server is installed via pip install filingrail-mcp.

What tools does the server expose?

It provides search_companies, get_recent_filings, get_financials, get_financials_history, get_insider_trades, get_8k_events, get_13f_holdings, and health.