New Benzinga MCP now connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Cursor and Claude Code See setup

Benzinga MCP · Real-time market data for agents

Stop checking the terminal. Ask your agent instead.

Benzinga MCP turns the same real-time news and alt-data feed behind Benzinga Pro into questions you can just ask Claude or ChatGPT today, with more MCP clients coming.

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How Benzinga MCP compares

	Benzinga MCP	TipRanks MCP	S&P Global / Kensho
Source	Yes: Original newswire and data	Partial: Ratings and portfolio layer	Partial: Capital IQ, subscription-gated
News speed	Yes: 5–15 min before mainstream	Limited: Not the focus	Limited: Not the focus
Alt-dataInsiders, government trades, options	Yes: Included	Yes: Included	Partial: Enterprise add-on
Self-serve signupNo sales call required	Yes: Yes	Yes: Yes	Limited: Sales-gated
MCP clients	Yes: Claude, ChatGPT, more coming	Yes: Claude, ChatGPT	Partial: Claude and Copilot Studio only

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Playbooks

Ask it like you would ask an analyst

Give me a pre-market briefing on today's biggest tech gainers, with why each one is moving.

Chains: whats_moving → get_ticker_briefing

Returns a ranked list of movers, each with a one-sentence reason, ready before the open.

Runs automatically. No code required.

Is there unusual insider or smart-money activity in NVDA this week?

Chains: get_smart_money_activity

Surfaces insider buys/sells and institutional flow with dates, roles, and filing links.

Runs automatically. No code required.

What does the calendar and analyst picture look like for MRNA before I decide whether to add to my position?

Chains: get_ticker_briefing

One ticker, one call: upcoming catalysts, ratings, and technicals in a single reply.

Runs automatically. No code required.

Act as my morning research assistant. Give me overnight news on AAPL, MSFT, and NVDA before the open.

Chains: get_ticker_briefing (per symbol)

One dashboard's worth of research condensed into a single conversational reply.

Runs automatically. No code required.

Setup

Up and running in a minute

1Start your 14-day free trial
1Add the Benzinga MCP URL to your agent
2Sign in with your Benzinga account when prompted

Open Settings, then Connectors
Choose Add custom connector
Paste the server URL below and click Add
Sign in when prompted to authorize

https://mcp.benzinga.com/mcp

Open Settings, then Apps and connectors
Under Advanced, turn on Developer mode
Click Create, name it, and paste the URL
Enable it from the tools menu in a new chat

https://mcp.benzinga.com/mcp

Go to grok.com/connectors
Click New Connector, then select Custom
Paste the server URL below
Complete sign-in if prompted

https://mcp.benzinga.com/mcp

Open or create the config file below
Add the server entry and save
Restart Cursor and confirm it’s green under Settings → MCP

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "benzinga": {
      "url": "https://mcp.benzinga.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal
Start Claude Code and run /mcp to authenticate

claude mcp add --transport http benzinga https://mcp.benzinga.com/mcp

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How Benzinga MCP compares

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