Standard Metrics MCP Server

[!WARNING] DEPRECATED: Our local MCP server is deprecated. Please use our new hosted MCP setup instead: MCP Setup Guide

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients to the Standard Metrics API, enabling AI-powered analysis of your venture capital portfolio data.

What This Does

This MCP server allows Claude to directly access your Standard Metrics data to:

Analyze Portfolio Performance: Get comprehensive overviews of all your portfolio companies
Query Financial Metrics: Access revenue, growth, burn rate, and other key metrics
Search and Filter: Find companies by sector, performance, or custom criteria
Generate Reports: Create detailed financial summaries and performance analyses
Track Trends: Monitor metrics over time with historical data analysis

Installation

1. Get Your Standard Metrics OAuth2 Credentials

Log into your Standard Metrics account
On the left hand menu, click on Settings
Click on Developer Settings
Click "Add Application" in the top right
Fill in the application name and description
Click "Create Application"
Copy your Client ID and Client Secret and store them securely (you won't be able to see the secret again!)

2. Install via Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

First, find your uvx path by running which uvx in your terminal, then use that path in the config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "standard-metrics": {
      "command": "/path/to/uvx",
      "args": ["smx-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SMX_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id_here",
        "SMX_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/uvx with the result from which uvx and replace your_client_id_here and your_client_secret_here with your actual OAuth2 credentials.

Prerequisites

If you don't have it installed already, you'll need to install the uv Python package manager first:

macOS/Linux:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Windows:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop. You should see "Standard Metrics" appear in your MCP connections.

Usage Examples

Once installed, you can ask Claude to analyze your portfolio data:

Portfolio Overview

Show me a summary of my entire portfolio performance

Company Analysis

What are the key metrics for Acme Corp over the last 12 months?

Sector Comparison

Compare the revenue growth of all my SaaS companies

Financial Deep Dive

Create a financial summary for company ID abc123 including burn rate and runway

Custom Queries

Find all companies with revenue growth above 50% and show their latest metrics

Available Data

The MCP server provides access to:

Data Type	Description
Companies	Portfolio company information and details
Financial Metrics	Revenue, expenses, growth rates, burn rate
Budgets & Forecasts	Budget data and financial projections
Custom Columns	Your firm's custom data columns
Documents	Uploaded reports and financial documents
Notes	Internal notes and commentary
Fund Data	Fund-level information
Information Requests	Data collection requests sent to companies
Information Reports	Responses to information requests
Users	Team members in your firm

Alternative Installation Methods

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "standard-metrics": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "-e", "SMX_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here",
        "-e", "SMX_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here",
        "-p", "8000:8000",
        "quaestorapp/smx-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/Quaestor-Technologies/smx-mcp
cd smx-mcp
uv sync

Then use the local path in your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "standard-metrics": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "python", "-m", "src.server"],
      "env": {
        "SMX_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id_here",
        "SMX_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running with Docker

1. Run with the Hosted Image (Recommended)

You can use the prebuilt image from Docker Hub for the fastest setup:

docker run --rm -it \
  -e SMX_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here \
  -e SMX_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  quaestorapp/smx-mcp:latest

Replace your_client_id_here and your_client_secret_here with your actual Standard Metrics OAuth2 credentials.
The server will be available at http://localhost:8000.

2. Build and Run Locally

If you want to build the image yourself (for development or customization):

# Build the Docker image
docker build -t smx-mcp .

# Run the container
docker run --rm -it \
  -e SMX_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here \
  -e SMX_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  smx-mcp

Again, replace the environment variables with your credentials.

3. Using Docker in Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop MCP config to use the Docker image:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "standard-metrics": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "-e", "SMX_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here",
        "-e", "SMX_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here",
        "-p", "8000:8000",
        "quaestorapp/smx-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tip:

The hosted image is updated automatically with every release.
For local development, you can mount your code into the container with -v $(pwd)/src:/app/src if you want live code reloads.

Troubleshooting

"Connection Failed" Error

Verify your Client ID and Client Secret are correct
Ensure your OAuth2 application is active in Standard Metrics
Check that Claude Desktop has been restarted after configuration

"No Data Found" Error

Confirm your Standard Metrics account has portfolio data
Verify your OAuth2 application has the necessary permissions
Try a simpler query first: "List my companies"

Authentication Issues

Double-check your credentials haven't expired
Ensure there are no extra spaces in your configuration
Try regenerating your OAuth2 credentials if needed

Available Tools

Companies

list_companies - List all companies associated with your firm

page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

get_company - Get a specific company by ID

company_id: The unique identifier for the company (string, required)

search_companies - Search companies by various criteria

name_contains: Filter companies containing this text in their name (string, optional)
sector: Filter companies by sector (string, optional)
city: Filter companies by city (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

Financial Metrics

get_company_metrics - Get metrics for a specific company

company_id: The unique identifier for the company (string, required)
from_date: Start date for metrics (YYYY-MM-DD format) (date, optional)
to_date: End date for metrics (YYYY-MM-DD format) (date, optional)
category: Filter by metric category (string, optional)
cadence: Filter by metric cadence (daily, monthly, etc.) (string, optional)
include_budgets: Include budget metrics in results (boolean, optional, default: false)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

get_metrics_options - Get available metric categories and options

category_name: Filter by specific category name (string, optional)
is_standard: Filter by standard vs custom metrics (boolean, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

get_company_recent_metrics - Get the most recent metrics for a company

company_id: The unique identifier for the company (string, required)
category: Filter by specific metric category (string, optional)
limit: Maximum number of recent metrics to return (number, optional, default: 10)

Portfolio Analysis

get_portfolio_summary - Get a comprehensive portfolio summary including companies, funds, and key metrics

company_ids: Specific company IDs to include (array of strings, optional, if None includes all companies)
max_companies: Maximum number of companies to include metrics for (number, optional, if None includes all)
include_metrics: Whether to fetch metrics for each company (boolean, optional, default: true)
metrics_per_company: Number of recent metrics to fetch per company (number, optional, default: 50)

get_company_performance - Get comprehensive performance data for a specific company

company_id: The unique identifier for the company (string, required)
months: Number of months of historical data to include (number, optional, default: 12)

get_company_financial_summary - Get a financial summary for a company including key metrics over time

company_id: The unique identifier for the company (string, required)
months: Number of months of historical data to include (number, optional, default: 12)

Budgets & Forecasts

list_budgets - List all budgets associated with your firm

company_slug: Filter by company slug (string, optional)
company_id: Filter by company ID (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

Custom Data

get_custom_columns - Get custom column data for companies

company_slug: Filter by company slug (string, optional)
company_id: Filter by company ID (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

get_custom_column_options - Get all custom columns and their available options

page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

Documents

list_documents - List all documents associated with your firm

company_id: Filter by company ID (string, optional)
parse_state: Filter by document parse state (string, optional)
from_date: Filter documents from this date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (date, optional)
to_date: Filter documents to this date (YYYY-MM-DD format) (date, optional)
source: Filter by document source (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

Funds

list_funds - List all funds associated with the firm

page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

Information Requests & Reports

list_information_requests - List all information requests associated with the firm

name: Filter by request name (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

list_information_reports - List all information reports associated with the firm

company_id: Filter by company ID (string, optional)
information_request_id: Filter by information request ID (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

Notes

list_notes - List all notes associated with a specific company

company_slug: Filter by company slug (string, optional)
company_id: Filter by company ID (string, optional)
sort_by: Sort notes by specific field (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

get_company_notes_summary - Get a summary of notes for a company

company_id: The unique identifier for the company (string, required)
recent_notes_limit: The number of recent notes to return (number, optional, default: 5, max: 100)

Users

list_users - List all users associated with your firm

email: Filter by user email (string, optional)
page: Page number for pagination (number, optional, default: 1)
per_page: Results per page (number, optional, default: 100, max: 100)

Support

Standard Metrics API Issues: Contact Standard Metrics support
MCP Server Issues: Open an issue on GitHub
Claude Desktop Issues: Check Claude Desktop documentation