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

Local Installation

The project-operated public endpoint and website chatbot are retired. Use local stdio in a compatible client, or supply your own reachable HTTP endpoint. A chat product that only accepts remote URLs cannot launch a local npm package.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20 or later
• npm
• An MCP-compatible host that can launch a local stdio process

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 uses 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, supply your own reachable HTTPS endpoint ending in /mcp. Your local loopback URL is not reachable from a cloud-hosted client.

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