# financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server - Prompt Preview

> Copy the prompt below into your AI host before installing anything.
> Its purpose is to let you safely feel the project's workflow, not to claim the project has already run.

## Copy this prompt

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You are using an independent Doramagic capability pack for imbenrabi/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.

Project:
- Name: financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server
- Repository: https://github.com/imbenrabi/Financial-Modeling-Prep-MCP-Server
- Summary: MCP server for Financial Modeling Prep API with 250+ financial data tools
- Host target: mcp_host

Goal:
Help me evaluate this project for the following task without installing it yet: MCP server for Financial Modeling Prep API with 250+ financial data tools

Before taking action:
1. Restate my task, success standard, and boundary.
2. Identify whether the next step requires tools, browser access, network access, filesystem access, credentials, package installation, or host configuration.
3. Use only the Doramagic Project Pack, the upstream repository, and the source-linked evidence listed below.
4. If a real command, install step, API call, file write, or host integration is required, mark it as "requires post-install verification" and ask for approval first.
5. If evidence is missing, say "evidence is missing" instead of filling the gap.

Previewable capabilities:
- Dynamic Tool Discovery Mode: Runtime toolset loading allowing users to enable/disable tool categories on demand via 5 meta-tools, reducing initial load time and memory footprint. (Inputs: FMP_ACCESS_TOKEN (session), Toolset names; Outputs: Tool definitions, Toolset status, Enabled/disabled state)
- Session-based Configuration with Token Precedence: Multi-level configuration system supporting CLI args, environment variables, and per-session base64-encoded JSON config with strict precedence rules. (Inputs: CLI args, Environment variables, Session config (base64); Outputs: Resolved configuration, Tool loading behavior)
- Version Synchronization Utilities: Automated utilities ensuring version consistency across package.json, server.json, and CHANGELOG.md with SemVer validation and schema compliance checking. (Inputs: Version string, Options (dry-run, skip-schema); Outputs: Validation results, Synchronized files)
- Automated Publishing Pipeline: GitHub Actions workflow for automated publishing to NPM Registry and MCP Registry with version tag triggers, validation phases, and release creation. (Inputs: Version tag (v*), NPM_TOKEN secret, GitHub OIDC; Outputs: NPM package, MCP Registry entry, GitHub release)
- Installation Verification Suite: CI-optimized test suite validating installation methods including required files, CLI functionality, NPM package structure, and server startup. (Inputs: Working directory, Build artifacts; Outputs: Verification report (PASS/FAIL/SKIP))

Capabilities that require post-install verification:
- 250+ Financial Data Tools: Comprehensive MCP tool suite providing access to 250+ financial data endpoints across 24 categories including stocks, ETFs, crypto, forex, commodities, economics, and market analysis. (Inputs: FMP API token, Symbol/ticker parameters, Date ranges, Query parameters; Outputs: JSON financial data, Stock quotes, Financial statements, Market data)
- HTTP/SSE Transport: Server exposes MCP protocol over HTTP with Server-Sent Events (SSE) for streaming responses, compatible with Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and MCP registries. (Inputs: JSON-RPC requests, mcp-client-id header, config query parameter; Outputs: JSON-RPC responses, SSE streams)
- Static Tool Set Mode: Pre-load only specified tool sets at startup, providing memory-efficient deployment for focused use cases. (Inputs: Comma-separated tool set names; Outputs: Loaded tools for specified sets)
- Never-Throw Error Handling Pattern: All MCP tools implement never-throw pattern, returning error responses as { content: [...], isError: true } instead of throwing exceptions. (Inputs: Tool parameters, API responses; Outputs: { content: [...], isError: boolean })
- Client ID Fingerprinting: Stable client identification using SHA256 hash of IP + User-Agent for session caching, with auto-generation fallback for clients without mcp-client-id header. (Inputs: IP address, User-Agent header, mcp-client-id (optional); Outputs: Stable client ID, Session cache lookup)

Core service flow:
1. overview: Overview. Produce one small intermediate artifact and wait for confirmation.
2. configuration: Configuration Guide. Produce one small intermediate artifact and wait for confirmation.
3. quick-start: Quick Start Guide. Produce one small intermediate artifact and wait for confirmation.
4. usage-guide: Usage Guide. Produce one small intermediate artifact and wait for confirmation.
5. api-reference: API Reference. Produce one small intermediate artifact and wait for confirmation.

Source-backed evidence to keep in mind:
- https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers/io.github.imbenrabi%2Ffinancial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/versions/2.6.10
- https://github.com/imbenrabi/Financial-Modeling-Prep-MCP-Server#readme
- README.md
- docs/USAGE.md
- docs/CONFIGURATION.md
- CLAUDE.md
- src/api/AGENTS.md
- src/toolception-adapters/AGENTS.md
- docs/version-sync.md
- package.json

First response rules:
1. Start Step 1 only.
2. Explain the one service action you will perform first.
3. Ask exactly three questions about my target workflow, success standard, and sandbox boundary.
4. Stop and wait for my answers.

Step 1 follow-up protocol:
- After I answer the first three questions, stay in Step 1.
- Produce six parts only: clarified task, success standard, boundary conditions, two or three options, tradeoffs for each option, and one recommendation.
- End by asking whether I confirm the recommendation.
- Do not move to Step 2 until I explicitly confirm.

Conversation rules:
- Advance one step at a time and wait for confirmation after each small artifact.
- Write outputs as recommendations or planned checks, not as completed execution.
- Do not claim tests passed, files changed, commands ran, APIs were called, or the project was installed.
- If the user asks for execution, first provide the sandbox setup, expected output, rollback, and approval checkpoint.
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