Point-in-time market data inside Windsurf

Install

Connect FinzData to Cascade

Windsurf is now part of Devin. Newer builds: ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (Windows %AppData%/devin/mcp_config.json); older builds: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

1. Open Windsurf → Cascade panel → MCPs icon → Configure or View raw config to open mcp_config.json
2. Add the server entry for remote MCP:

   {"mcpServers": {"finzdata": {"serverUrl": "https://api.finzdata.com/mcp"}}}

   Remote servers use serverUrl. Cascade supports OAuth for remote servers, so it signs in in the browser if needed.
3. Press refresh in the MCP panel. No key needed to start with AI preview of the last 6 months.
4. Optional key: add "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"} to unlock your purchased history. Free account (email only) at https://finzdata.com/account?ref=windsurf gives 12 months and 1,000 calls/day.

Try asking Cascade

Plain English prompts

1. Pull 1-minute ES futures bars for last week and write a pandas VWAP backtest
2. Run a survivorship-free 12-1 momentum backtest on US stocks since 2005 with run_backtest
3. Get dealer gamma (GEX) for SPX today and plot call and put walls
4. Compare CPI as first published vs revised for the last 24 months
5. Who are the top 13F holders of NVDA?
6. Show COT positioning for gold futures since 2020

Tools

Available MCP tools

search_datasets, describe_dataset, get_bars, get_futures, get_crypto, get_gex, get_cot, get_13f, get_fundamentals_pit, get_macro_vintage, get_events, run_backtest, survivorship_audit, backtest_export.

What Cascade can reach

Point-in-time coverage

Cascade can query FinzData directly for survivorship-free, point-in-time market data and server-side backtests over MCP. Coverage includes 16,000+ US stocks that have traded on NYSE and Nasdaq since January 2000, delisted included, point in time; 231 ETFs; 139 futures markets with every contract since 2007; point-in-time options gamma (GEX) for single stocks, ETFs and the major indexes; CFTC COT since 1986; 13F holdings; SEC fundamentals as filed; 18,000+ macro series with every vintage kept; crypto since 2015; 1, 5, 15, 30-minute, hourly and daily bars.

Use pip install finzdata for scripts outside the editor.

Pricing

Full history

Full history from $19 per ticker, $29 per futures market, $195 for 5 years of the whole US market; what you buy is yours to keep. Shop

FAQ

Questions

Is it free to start?

Yes. No key needed to start with AI preview of the last 6 months. A free account gives 12 months and 1,000 calls per day.

Do I need an API key?

No for preview. Add headers with Authorization Bearer YOUR_KEY to unlock your purchased history.

Which bar sizes?

1, 5, 15, 30-minute, hourly and daily bars are available via get_bars.

Is the data survivorship-free?

Yes. All data is point-in-time with delisted names included.

Does it work in Cascade background agents?

Yes. Cascade can call FinzData tools directly for research and backtests.

The FinzData team
[email protected]

Links

/agents · /docs · /shop · /datasets