What Is Drishti MCP? Connect Claude to Indian Market Data
Drishti MCP is a hosted Model Context Protocol connector that lets Claude and Cursor call current Indian stock market tools—NSE and BSE announcements, earnings reports, concall transcripts, news, and events—with source dates and context. It is not a stock-picking bot; it delivers market records to AI assistants for research and analysis.
Chat is great for general research. Ask Claude a broad question and you get a usable first draft without ten tabs.
Indian-market work breaks that pattern.
Claude does not automatically know the latest filing. It cannot open this morning's earnings update, concall, corporate announcement, or event calendar unless that context reaches the model. Uploads and paste jobs work. Generic web search works sometimes. The answer is still only as good as the context you fed it.
Drishti MCP is the connector that fills that hole.
MCP in one paragraph
Model Context Protocol is a standard way for assistants to call external tools. Claude talks to a connector. The connector exposes tools. Claude calls them when the question needs data it does not already have.
For market research, the useful stuff lives outside the model: filings, transcripts, earnings records, announcements, company metadata, news. Those change constantly. MCP is how Claude requests them instead of guessing from stale weights.
Key takeaways
- Hosted MCP endpoint: Connect Claude to Indian stock market data at
https://mcp.drishti.manasija.inwithout running a local server. - Current NSE and BSE records: Access announcements, earnings reports, concall transcripts, news, and event calendars with source dates.
- No copy-paste workflow: Claude requests market records on demand instead of requiring manual uploads or web search.
- Source fields when available: Keep timestamps and data-source references from tool responses so you can verify claims.
- Three-step setup: Copy your API key from the developer portal, add Drishti as a custom connector in Claude, and paste the key.
- Not a trading tool: Drishti MCP delivers market records for research and analysis, not investment recommendations.
What Drishti MCP puts in Claude's hands
Claude can request current Indian-market records through Drishti tools:
- Company filings and corporate announcements
- Earnings updates and detailed filing context
- Concall transcripts and conference-call records
- Market news and company-aware updates
- Corporate events and calendar context
- Symbol and company metadata
You stop feeding the same PDFs every session. You ask a market question. Claude pulls what it needs.
With vs without
Without MCP, Claude works from whatever is already in the chat. Upload a filing. Paste a transcript. Hope web search is current. Answers get broad, dated, or vague when context is thin.
With Drishti MCP, Claude can fetch announcements, earnings, concalls, news, and events before it answers.
Freshness is the actual win. Not magic judgment. Better inputs, dated records, less copy-paste.
Try this prompt
After you connect:
Use Drishti to check the latest announcements, earnings updates, concall context, and news for RELIANCE and TCS. Summarize the most important changes and mention which data source each point came from.
A plain LLM reply tends to give a general company summary. A Drishti-backed reply can cite dated records from the tools Claude is allowed to use.
Drishti MCP does not replace your judgment. It moves the starting line closer to the market.
Connect Claude in three steps
Freshness still depends on the tool and the timestamps on each record. Check those before you rely on a sentence.
1. Copy your Drishti API key
Developer portal: platform.manasija.in/developer-portal
2. Add Drishti as a custom connector
In Claude:
Customize -> Connectors -> Add custom connector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Connector name | Drishti |
| Connector URL | https://mcp.drishti.manasija.in |
Click Add.
3. Connect and paste the key
Click Connect. Paste the API key when prompted.
Claude can now request Indian-market records in chat. Verify timestamps and source fields on the first real answers.
When to use MCP vs REST/SDK
MCP fits exploratory work where you want Claude to pick tools:
- Company research before an analyst review
- Recent filings and announcements
- Concall search for management commentary
- Earnings updates next to recent news
- A first-pass brief from timestamped sources
Use REST or SDKs when you are building a product, schedule, dashboard, or backend that needs deterministic code-level control.
Frequently asked questions
What is Drishti MCP?
Drishti MCP is a hosted Model Context Protocol connector that gives Claude and other AI assistants access to current Indian stock market data—announcements, earnings, concalls, news, and events—through simple tool calls. It removes the need for manual uploads or copy-paste workflows when researching Indian companies.
What data does Drishti MCP provide?
Drishti MCP provides NSE and BSE corporate announcements, earnings reports with detailed filing context, concall transcripts and conference-call records, market news, corporate event calendars, and company metadata. Each response includes source dates and references so you can verify freshness.
How do I set up Drishti MCP in Claude?
Copy your Drishti API key from the developer portal at platform.manasija.in, add Drishti as a custom connector in Claude using the URL https://mcp.drishti.manasija.in, then paste your key when prompted. Claude can request Indian market records immediately after connecting.
Can I use Drishti MCP in Cursor?
Yes. Cursor supports MCP connectors. Install via npx drishti-mcp or manually configure ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the Drishti endpoint and your API key. Cursor Agent can then call Drishti tools during development tasks that need Indian market context.
What is the difference between MCP and REST or WebSockets?
MCP is designed for exploratory research where Claude picks the right tools to answer your question. REST and WebSockets are for production applications that need deterministic control, scheduled jobs, dashboards, or near-live data delivery. Use MCP for research, SDKs for shipping.
Is Drishti MCP suitable for production use?
Drishti MCP is built for exploratory research and assisted workflows, not production backends. For scheduled jobs, customer-facing dashboards, or deterministic trading systems, use the Drishti REST API, TypeScript SDK, or WebSocket streams with proper error handling and retries.
How fresh is the data from Drishti MCP?
Data freshness depends on the tool and the record. Each response includes timestamps and source references. Check those fields before relying on a data point. Drishti MCP does not guarantee real-time updates—verify the returned dates match your requirements.
After you connect
You should not be hunting the same updates by hand, copying from five tabs, or re-pasting context every time you ask a finance question.
Drishti is the financial data layer. Claude is the interface. Together you get better context, dated sources, and answers you can check.
Setup walkthrough: Connect MCP to Claude. Connector reference: Drishti MCP.
