Factset MCP Server

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Factset is answering right now. Last checked 16 min ago.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 96%

91 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

357 ms

Response time

average over 24h

authentication required

Access

streamable-http

Factset missed one check this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 16 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add mcp --transport http https://mcp.factset.com/content/v1

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.factset.com/content/v1

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mcp]
url = "https://mcp.factset.com/content/v1"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.factset.com/content/v1"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.factset.com/content/v1"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.factset.com/content/v1	streamable-http	needs auth	351 ms	16 min ago

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Factset — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Factset?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Factset working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 357 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Factset?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Factset need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Factset answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Factset?

It answers our handshake in 357 ms on average, which is faster than 37% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.