xbbg MCP MCP Server

Name: xbbg MCP MCP Server
Author: io.github.xbbg-org

io.github.xbbg-org/xbbg-mcp

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What is the xbbg MCP MCP server?

Local Bloomberg tools for xbbg users.

How to install xbbg MCP

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR
Optional directory containing Bloomberg runtime libraries. Leave unset to use BLPAPI_ROOT, an authorized vendored SDK layout, or Python blpapi fallback.
XBBG_MCP_HOST
Bloomberg API host. Defaults to localhost.
XBBG_MCP_PORT
Bloomberg API port. Defaults to 8194.
XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD
Bloomberg auth method: none, user, app, userapp, dir, manual, or token.
XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS
Maximum rows returned to the MCP client per response. Defaults to 500.
XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS
Maximum characters per string value returned to the MCP client. Defaults to 2048.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xbbg-mcp": {
      "command": "https://github.com/xbbg-org/xbbg/releases/download/v1.4.6/xbbg-mcp-v1.4.6.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR>",
        "XBBG_MCP_HOST": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_HOST>",
        "XBBG_MCP_PORT": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_PORT>",
        "XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xbbg-mcp": {
      "command": "https://github.com/xbbg-org/xbbg/releases/download/v1.4.6/xbbg-mcp-v1.4.6.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR>",
        "XBBG_MCP_HOST": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_HOST>",
        "XBBG_MCP_PORT": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_PORT>",
        "XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xbbg-mcp": {
      "command": "https://github.com/xbbg-org/xbbg/releases/download/v1.4.6/xbbg-mcp-v1.4.6.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR>",
        "XBBG_MCP_HOST": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_HOST>",
        "XBBG_MCP_PORT": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_PORT>",
        "XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "xbbg-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "https://github.com/xbbg-org/xbbg/releases/download/v1.4.6/xbbg-mcp-v1.4.6.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR>",
        "XBBG_MCP_HOST": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_HOST>",
        "XBBG_MCP_PORT": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_PORT>",
        "XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS>",
        "XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS": "<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add xbbg-mcp --env XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR=<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_LIB_DIR> --env XBBG_MCP_HOST=<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_HOST> --env XBBG_MCP_PORT=<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_PORT> --env XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD=<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_AUTH_METHOD> --env XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS=<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_ROWS> --env XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS=<YOUR_XBBG_MCP_MAX_STRING_CHARS> -- https://github.com/xbbg-org/xbbg/releases/download/v1.4.6/xbbg-mcp-v1.4.6.mcpb