This server gives MCP-compatible clients access to public FDIC BankFind datasets plus built-in comparison and peer-benchmarking tools.

Easiest Option: Use The Hosted Endpoint

If your MCP host supports connecting to a remote MCP server by URL, that is the lowest-friction way to get started because it avoids local installation entirely.

Hosted MCP URL:

https://bankfind.jflamb.com/mcp

Use this path when:

• your host supports remote MCP URLs or hosted apps
• you want to skip local npm and terminal setup

Do not assume a plain chat product can install the npm package for you just from a prompt. That only works in agentic environments that can actually run shell commands or edit MCP configuration on your machine.

Examples:

• ChatGPT Developer Mode can connect to the hosted endpoint directly
• Any MCP host that accepts a public streamable HTTP MCP URL can use the same endpoint
• Local coding agents such as Codex or Claude Code may be able to install the npm package for you, but that is a separate workflow from connecting to a hosted MCP URL

If your host only supports local stdio servers, use the local install path below.

Local Install Path

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20 or later
• npm
• An MCP-compatible host such as Claude Desktop, ChatGPT Developer Mode, Gemini CLI, or GitHub Copilot CLI

Install

Run directly without a global install:

npx fdic-mcp-server

Install globally:

npm install -g fdic-mcp-server
fdic-mcp-server

Install from source:

git clone https://github.com/jflamb/fdic-mcp-server.git
cd fdic-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Run The Server

Stdio transport:

node dist/index.js

HTTP transport:

TRANSPORT=http PORT=3000 node dist/index.js

The HTTP MCP endpoint is available at http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp by default.

The Docker image and Cloud Run deployment use port 8080 by default; 3000 is the local shell example for direct runs outside the container. Advanced transport and deployment details live in the repository reference docs.

Connect A Client

Use the client-specific instructions in Client Setup.

For remote-URL hosts, use:

https://bankfind.jflamb.com/mcp

For most local MCP hosts, the minimal stdio configuration looks like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fdic": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "fdic-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Verify It Works

Try a simple prompt in your MCP host:

Find active FDIC-insured banks in North Carolina with more than $1 billion in assets.

Expected behavior:

• the model should return matching North Carolina institutions
• the results should focus on active banks above the requested asset threshold