What is cnn-fear-and-greed-parse?
cnn-fear-and-greed-parse is a MCP server by wildsurfer that cNN Fear & Greed Index for the US stock market: score, rating, component indicators and about a year of daily history. It is listed under Finance & commerce and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | wildsurfer |
| Repository | wildsurfer/cnn-fear-and-greed-parse |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Finance & commerce |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,901 of 4,418 MCP servers; #322 in Finance & commerce |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-07 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Go |
Is cnn-fear-and-greed-parse safe to install?
cnn-fear-and-greed-parse scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install cnn-fear-and-greed-parse?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/wildsurfer/cnn-fear-and-greed-parse
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add cnn-fear-and-greed-parse -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http cnn-fear-and-greed-parse <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cnn-fear-and-greed-parse for you:
Add the "cnn-fear-and-greed-parse" MCP server from https://github.com/wildsurfer/cnn-fear-and-greed-parse to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.