Finpilot

AI Financial Co-Pilot for Claude Desktop and VS Code

MCP server providing financial analysis capabilities through the Model Context Protocol. Requests flow through the FinPilot Auth Service, which validates credentials and routes to the private orchestrator.

Features

• Native integration with Claude Desktop and VS Code
• Zero-config guest mode — stateless calculation tools work without an account
• Authenticated mode — full personal finance tools (credit reports, portfolio, LAMF)
• Cloud-powered analysis (no local computation required)

Claude Desktop Setup

Edit Claude Desktop config:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Zero-config (guest mode — stateless tools only)

No account or API key needed. Stateless calculation tools (loan optimizer, APR calculator, etc.) work out of the box. Personal finance tools (credit report analysis, portfolio) require sign-in.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "finpilot": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "finpilot-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Authenticated (full access)

Generate an fp_ API key from myfinpilot.io → Settings → API Tokens, then add it here:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "finpilot": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "finpilot-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FINPILOT_GATEWAY_URL": "https://<auth-service>.run.app",
        "FINPILOT_API_KEY": "fp_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after editing.

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
FINPILOT_GATEWAY_URL	http://localhost:8080	Auth Service URL
FINPILOT_API_KEY	(none)	API key (fp_...). Omit for guest mode.

Command Line Usage

# Guest mode (zero-config)
uv run finpilot-mcp

# Authenticated mode
FINPILOT_GATEWAY_URL=https://<auth-service>.run.app \
FINPILOT_API_KEY=fp_your_token_here \
uv run finpilot-mcp

# HTTP mode (for local testing)
uv run finpilot-mcp --mode http --port 8002

CLI Options:

• --mode — Transport mode: stdio (default) or http
• --host — HTTP server host (default: 0.0.0.0)
• --port — HTTP server port (default: 8002)
• --reload — Enable auto-reload for development

Available Tools

Credit Analysis

• analyze_credit_report — Analyze CIBIL/Experian/Equifax reports
• get_credit_health — Credit health summary

Portfolio Analysis

• analyze_portfolio — Analyze CAS statements or portfolio data

Loan Optimization

• optimize_loans — LAMF and refinancing recommendations

Financial Planning

• create_financial_plan — Goal-based financial planning

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Claude Desktop / VS Code           │
└────────────┬────────────────────────┘
             │ MCP Protocol (STDIO)
             ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  finpilot-mcp (This Package)        │
│  - Lightweight MCP wrapper          │
│  - Optional FINPILOT_API_KEY auth   │
│  - No business logic                │
└────────────┬────────────────────────┘
             │ HTTPS + optional Bearer token
             ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Auth Service (Public entry point)  │
│  - Token validation / guest assign  │
│  - In-process rate limiting         │
│  - Injects X-User-* headers         │
└────────────┬────────────────────────┘
             │ SA identity token (private)
             ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Orchestrator (Private Cloud Run)   │
│  - Multi-agent ADK orchestration    │
│  - Business logic & algorithms      │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Development

# Install dependencies
cd backend/finpilot-mcp
uv sync

# Run in HTTP mode for local testing
FINPILOT_GATEWAY_URL=http://localhost:8080 \
uv run finpilot-mcp --mode http --port 8002

# Run tests
uv run pytest

Security

• All API communication over HTTPS
• API keys via environment variables only
• No sensitive data stored locally
• Secrets never in CLI arguments or code

License

MIT License