MCP server for Ghostfolio portfolio management and financial data access
To add Ghostfolio MCP to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 13 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx ghostfolio-mcp@1.8.1Environment variables
GHOSTFOLIO_URLSet in your MCP configGHOSTFOLIO_TOKENSet in your MCP configGHOSTFOLIO_VERIFY_SSLSet in your MCP configGHOSTFOLIO_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP configREAD_ONLY_MODESet in your MCP configGHOSTFOLIO_DISABLED_TAGSSet in your MCP configLOG_LEVELSet in your MCP configRATE_LIMIT_ENABLEDSet in your MCP configRATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTSSet in your MCP configRATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTESSet in your MCP configTOOL_SEARCH_ENABLEDSet in your MCP configTOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGYSet in your MCP configTOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add ghostfolio --env GHOSTFOLIO_URL=<YOUR_GHOSTFOLIO_URL> --env GHOSTFOLIO_TOKEN=<YOUR_GHOSTFOLIO_TOKEN> --env GHOSTFOLIO_VERIFY_SSL=<YOUR_GHOSTFOLIO_VERIFY_SSL> --env GHOSTFOLIO_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_GHOSTFOLIO_TIMEOUT> --env READ_ONLY_MODE=<YOUR_READ_ONLY_MODE> --env GHOSTFOLIO_DISABLED_TAGS=<YOUR_GHOSTFOLIO_DISABLED_TAGS> --env LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL> --env RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED=<YOUR_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED> --env RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS=<YOUR_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS> --env RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES=<YOUR_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES> --env TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED=<YOUR_TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED> --env TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY=<YOUR_TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY> --env TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS=<YOUR_TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS> -- uvx ghostfolio-mcp@1.8.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Ghostfolio MCP exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
GHOSTFOLIO_URL GHOSTFOLIO_TOKEN GHOSTFOLIO_VERIFY_SSL GHOSTFOLIO_TIMEOUT READ_ONLY_MODE GHOSTFOLIO_DISABLED_TAGS LOG_LEVEL RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Ghostfolio MCP?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Ghostfolio MCP to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Ghostfolio MCP?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Ghostfolio MCP as well.
Does Ghostfolio MCP need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: GHOSTFOLIO_URL, GHOSTFOLIO_TOKEN, GHOSTFOLIO_VERIFY_SSL, GHOSTFOLIO_TIMEOUT, READ_ONLY_MODE, GHOSTFOLIO_DISABLED_TAGS, LOG_LEVEL, RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED, RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS, RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES, TOOL_SEARCH_ENABLED, TOOL_SEARCH_STRATEGY, TOOL_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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