EGX-Data-MCP-Server
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MCP server for Egyptian Exchange (EGX) stock tools
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Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
EGX-Data-MCP-ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository, install dependencies with pip install -r requirements.txt, ensure Python 3.11+, then run uv --directory . run main.py. Configure the server in your settings.json by specifying the uv command with the absolute path to the egx-mcp folder.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"egx-data-mcp-server": {
"EGX-Data-MCP-Server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
".",
"run",
"main.py"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"EGX-Data-MCP-Server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
".",
"run",
"main.py"
]
}
}
EGX-Data-MCP-Server
MCP server for Egyptian Exchange (EGX) stock tools.
Installation
1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/M-Abdelmegeed/EGX-Data-MCP-Server.git
cd EGX-Data-MCP-Server/egx-mcp
2. Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Setup
1. Ensure you have Python 3.11 or higher installed.
2. Run the MCP server using the following command:
uv --directory . run main.py
Adding the MCP Server
To add the EGX MCP server to your environment, use the following configuration in your settings.json:
"egx-mcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/egx-mcp",
"run",
"main.py"
]
}
Replace the directory path with the appropriate path to the egx-mcp folder on your system.
Additional Installation Steps
Installing uv Command
To install the uv command, run the following command in PowerShell:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
Make sure to restart your terminal afterwards to ensure that the uv command gets picked up.
Setting Up the Project
Windows
1. Create a new directory for your project:
uv init egx-mcp
cd egx-mcp
2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:
uv venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
3. Install dependencies:
uv add mcp[cli] httpx
4. Create your server file:
new-item main.py
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