What this server does

The FDIC BankFind Suite API is public, but it is not packaged for MCP hosts in a way that is easy to use from prompts. This server turns those datasets into MCP tools, then adds built-in help for multi-bank comparison and peer benchmarking.

What you can do with it

• Search institutions, failures, branches, and historical changes.
• Pull quarterly financial and demographics records with explicit report dates.
• Compare institutions across two snapshots or a time series.
• Benchmark a bank against a generated peer group.

What’s included

MCP Tools

20+ tools that work in any MCP client — Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, and more. Search institutions, pull quarterly financials, run peer analysis, and detect risk signals.

Claude Code Skills

Guided analyst workflows that run inside Claude Code only. Bank Deep Dive chains nine tools into a ten-section institution report. Examiner Support layers qualitative examiner knowledge onto CAMELS proxy scores. Portfolio Surveillance screens a bank universe and produces a ranked watchlist. Failure Forensics reconstructs pre-failure timelines for case-study review.

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Get Started

Choose the fastest setup path

Install the server in a local MCP client. For remote clients, use an HTTP endpoint you operate.

Navigate

Choose a workflow

Decide whether to use an MCP tool or a Claude Code skill based on what you're analyzing and which client you're using.

Connect

Find your MCP host instructions

Use the right setup steps for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, or GitHub Copilot CLI.

Fastest path

Run the MCP server locally

Configure your client to run the command below with Node.js 20 or later. The project-operated public endpoint and website chatbot are retired; the documentation and self-hosted HTTP option remain available.

npx -y fdic-mcp-server

Browse by need

The site is organized around the jobs people typically need to do: get connected, use the server effectively, or find project and support information.

Setup

Install and configure

Installation, client setup for popular MCP hosts, and troubleshooting.

Navigate

Choose a workflow

Tool vs skill, single bank vs portfolio, active vs failed. Find the right path for your analysis goal.

Reference

MCP Tool Reference

Quick reference for all 20+ MCP tools — what each does and when to use it. Works in any MCP client.

Claude Code

Skills

Bank Deep Dive, Examiner Support, Portfolio Surveillance, and Failure Forensics. Guided multi-tool workflows. Claude Code only.

Prompting

Write effective prompts

Prompt patterns, copyable examples, and guidance on dates, metrics, and dataset boundaries.

Project & Support

Compatibility, releases, and support

Release notes, support expectations, compatibility guidance, contribution workflow, and security reporting.

Common next steps

Latest Release

Version 3.0.0

⚠ breaking changess in the latest published release, including migrate to stateless MCP 20260728 (235).

Examples

Usage Examples

Copyable prompts with expected answer shapes for search, comparisons, and peer benchmarking.

Support

Get Help

Find the issue-reporting path, the troubleshooting checklist, and the information to gather before escalating.

Hosts

Compatibility Matrix

See which MCP hosts are directly documented and what support level to expect.