🏠 Home Depot MCP Server - Comprehensive Investment Research

A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive investment research and analysis for The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) and related market intelligence.

🚀 What Makes This Server Significantly More Useful

📊 Comprehensive Financial Data

Real-time stock data from Alpha Vantage and Yahoo Finance
Financial metrics including P/E ratios, ROE, margins, debt ratios
Technical analysis with moving averages, RSI, and trend signals
Valuation analysis with over/under-valued assessments

📰 Market Intelligence & News Analysis

Multi-source news aggregation from NewsAPI, MarketWatch, Seeking Alpha
Sentiment analysis with positive/negative/neutral scoring
Key theme extraction identifying trends in earnings, housing, retail, etc.
Analyst ratings and price targets

🏠 Economic Context & Impact Analysis

Housing market indicators (starts, permits, sales, prices)
Consumer sentiment and spending patterns
Macroeconomic factors (Fed rates, inflation, unemployment, GDP)
Home Depot impact scoring based on economic environment

💼 Investment Research & Thesis Building

Bull/Bear/Neutral case analysis with supporting points
Risk assessment across financial, operational, market, and regulatory factors
Competitive analysis vs Lowe's and other competitors
Investment consensus with confidence scoring

🔧 Advanced Tools & Capabilities

SEC filings analysis with filtering and document links
Competitor benchmarking across the home improvement sector
Technical indicators for trading decisions
Comprehensive reporting with formatted, actionable insights

🛠️ Available Resources

Resource	URI	Description
IR News Releases	`res://ir/news-releases`	Latest investor relations news
IR Events	`res://ir/events`	Upcoming presentations and calls
Financial Overview	`res://financial/overview`	Comprehensive financial data
Market Intelligence	`res://market/intelligence`	News sentiment and analysis
Economic Analysis	`res://economic/analysis`	Economic indicators and impact
Investment Research	`res://investment/research`	Complete investment thesis

🎯 Available Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
`get_sec_filings`	List SEC filings with filtering	`form`, `start`, `end`, `limit`
`get_stock_analysis`	Comprehensive stock data	`symbol`, `include_technical`
`get_news_analysis`	News sentiment analysis	`query`, `days`
`get_economic_analysis`	Economic indicators	None
`get_competitor_analysis`	Competitive positioning	None
`get_investment_thesis`	Investment thesis with cases	`symbol`
`get_technical_analysis`	Technical indicators	`symbol`
`get_valuation_analysis`	Valuation metrics	`symbol`

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install Dependencies

npm install

2. Build the Project

npm run build

3. Start the Server

npm start

4. Test All Features

npm test

🔧 Configuration

API Keys Required

Set these environment variables for full functionality:

export ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY="your_key_here"
export NEWS_API_KEY="your_key_here" 
export FRED_API_KEY="your_key_here"

Free API Alternatives

Alpha Vantage: Free tier with 500 requests/day
NewsAPI: Free tier with 1,000 requests/day
FRED: Free with registration (unlimited requests)

📱 Cursor Integration

Method 1: Cursor Settings

Go to Settings → Extensions → MCP
Click "Add Server"
Use these settings:
- Name: home-depot
- Command: node
- Args: dist/index.js
- CWD: /path/to/depot-mcp

Method 2: Config File

Create ~/.cursor/mcp-servers.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "home-depot": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/depot-mcp"
    }
  }
}

💡 Example Queries

Once connected to Cursor, try these questions:

📊 Financial Analysis

"Show me Home Depot's current financial metrics"
"What's the technical analysis for HD stock?"
"Get Home Depot's valuation analysis"

📰 Market Intelligence

"What's the latest news sentiment for Home Depot?"
"Show me recent IR news releases"
"What upcoming events does Home Depot have?"

🏠 Economic Context

"How is the housing market affecting Home Depot?"
"What's the economic impact on HD?"
"Show me economic indicators relevant to Home Depot"

💼 Investment Research

"Build me an investment thesis for Home Depot"
"What are the bull and bear cases for HD?"
"How does Home Depot compare to competitors?"
"What are the key risks for Home Depot?"

📄 Regulatory & Compliance

"Get the last 5 SEC filings for Home Depot"
"Show me recent 10-K and 10-Q filings"

🏗️ Architecture

src/
├── index.ts                 # Main MCP server
├── config.ts               # Configuration & constants
├── services/
│   ├── financialData.ts    # Stock & financial data
│   ├── newsIntelligence.ts # News & sentiment analysis
│   ├── economicData.ts     # Economic indicators
│   └── investmentResearch.ts # Investment analysis
└── cli.ts                  # Testing & development CLI

🔄 Data Flow

MCP Request → Server receives JSON-RPC call
Service Layer → Appropriate service processes request
API Integration → Fetches data from multiple sources
Analysis Engine → Processes and analyzes data
Response Formatting → Returns structured, actionable insights

🚨 Error Handling & Fallbacks

Graceful degradation when APIs are unavailable
Mock data fallbacks for development and testing
Comprehensive error logging for debugging
Cache management to reduce API calls

📈 Performance Features

Intelligent caching (15-minute cache duration)
Parallel API calls for faster response times
Request batching to minimize overhead
Memory-efficient data processing

🔮 Future Enhancements

Real-time alerts for price movements and news
Portfolio tracking and performance analysis
Advanced charting and visualization tools
Machine learning sentiment analysis
WebSocket support for live data streaming

🤝 Contributing

This server demonstrates how to build a comprehensive MCP server that goes far beyond basic data retrieval. Key principles:

Multiple data sources for comprehensive coverage
Intelligent analysis rather than just data display
Actionable insights with clear recommendations
Robust error handling and fallback mechanisms
Extensible architecture for easy enhancement

📄 License

MIT License - feel free to use this as a template for building your own comprehensive MCP servers!

Transform your MCP server from a simple data fetcher into a powerful investment research platform! 🚀