Install
Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).
claude mcp add --transport http sec-xbrl 'https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sec-xbrl/mcp'{
"mcpServers": {
"sec-xbrl": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sec-xbrl/mcp"
}
}
}Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Contents
mcp-sec-xbrl
SEC XBRL MCP — wraps SEC EDGAR XBRL API (data.sec.gov)
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1684+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_company_facts | List all XBRL taxonomies and concept tags filed by a company (CIK required). Returns entity name, taxonomy names (us-gaap, dei, etc.), concept count per taxonomy, and a sample of up to 20 tag names each. Use get_company_concept or get_company_financials to retrieve actual numeric values for a specific tag. |
get_company_concept | Get a specific financial metric for a company across all filings. Use this to track revenue, net income, or any XBRL tag over time. Example: get_company_concept(cik: "320193", taxonomy: "us-gaap", tag: "Revenue"). |
search_filings | Search recent SEC filings for a company by CIK. Optionally filter by filing type (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.). Returns filing dates, types, and accession numbers. |
get_company_financials | High-level summary of a public US company's annual (10-K) financials: revenue, net income, total assets, cash, EPS, etc. Returns clean numerical values with the XBRL tag used and the period-end date. By default returns the most recent fiscal year; pass fiscal_year_end to get a specific year (e.g. "2024-12-31" for Tesla FY2024 or just "2024" to auto-match the year). Prefer this over get_company_facts/get_company_concept for any single-company financial snapshot question. Pass a CIK (e.g. "320193") or a ticker (e.g. "AAPL"; auto-resolves to CIK). |
get_liquidity_runway | Estimate a company’s mechanical liquidity runway from its latest SEC-tagged cash/current investments and trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow. This is a screening calculation—not management guidance—and excludes future financing, commitments, restricted access, working-capital timing, and forecast changes. |
get_dilution_profile | Summarize SEC-tagged common shares outstanding, approximate year-over-year share change, and reported equity issuance proceeds. Share-count dates need not equal quarter end, tags vary by filer, and this is not a fully diluted capitalization table. |
get_rnd_burn_profile | Calculate trailing-twelve-month SEC-tagged R&D expense and operating cash flow using annual plus current YTD minus prior-year comparable YTD. Returns the periods used and null when a defensible bridge cannot be built. |
get_capital_markets_filings | List recent SEC capital-markets filings for a company — shelf and IPO registrations (S-1, S-3, S-3ASR and the F- equivalents), 424 prospectuses, free-writing prospectuses, effectiveness notices and post-effective amendments. Answers "has this company filed a shelf", "what has it registered recently" and "is there an active ATM programme on file". A registration or prospectus filing is an event, so it does not prove securities were sold or quantify remaining shelf or ATM capacity, and an empty result covers only the years requested — a company may hold an effective shelf filed before that window. |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"sec-xbrl": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sec-xbrl/mcp"
}
}
}What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sec-xbrl/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1684+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
No MCP client? Call it over HTTP
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/sec_xbrl_get_company_facts \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"cik":"320193"}'No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/sec_xbrl_get_company_facts. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.
Standalone (no gateway account)
This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:
{
"mcpServers": {
"sec-xbrl": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-sec-xbrl"]
}
}
}Or run it directly to confirm it starts:
npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-sec-xbrlIt speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call
for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway
connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Sec Xbrl data" })The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
Frequently asked questions
What is Sec Xbrl?
SEC XBRL MCP — wraps SEC EDGAR XBRL API (data.sec.gov)
How do I install Sec Xbrl?
It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http sec-xbrl 'https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sec-xbrl/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does Sec Xbrl need an API key?
Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.
Is Sec Xbrl open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who maintains Sec Xbrl?
It is published by pipeworx-io. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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