SmartFin
Backtest S&P 500 stocks and ETFs on real prices, plus loan, savings, FIRE and retirement tools.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 605 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- No, read-onlyAll 20 tools say they only read.
https://smartfin.fyi/mcpWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 3.3.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Passed: 20 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (20)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- smartfin_compare_investment_strategiesRuns one amount through three ways of buying the same US stock or index ETF over a chosen period, on real daily closing prices (adjusted for splits and reinvested dividends): all at once on the first…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_investment_returnWhat an amount invested in a US stock or index ETF became over a past period under one strategy: lump_sum (all on the first trading day), monthly (spread on the trading day nearest the 1st of each mo…Read-only
- smartfin_compare_time_periodsWhat a fixed amount in a US stock or index ETF became across reference periods ending today (or on as_of_date): since 2000, since the dot-com peak (24 Mar 2000), since the dot-com crash low (9 Oct 20…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_loan_paymentMonthly payment, total interest and total paid for a fixed-rate loan with monthly payments: mortgage, car, student or personal loan. Give either loan_amount, or home_price with down_payment_pct for a…Read-only
- smartfin_project_savings_growthFuture balance of savings or an investment growing at a fixed yearly rate, with optional monthly contributions and a chosen compounding frequency. Returns the balance, total paid in and interest earn…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_inflation_impactWhat an amount will be worth in today's money after years of inflation at a fixed yearly rate, and what something costing that amount today will cost then. Use for questions about buying power or fut…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_fire_numberWorks the way SmartFin's FIRE calculator does. The FIRE number today is yearly expenses divided by a withdrawal-rate assumption. Each year savings grow at an assumed return with the yearly savings ad…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_retirement_withdrawalWorks the way SmartFin's withdrawal calculator does, with withdrawals monthly, quarterly or annually and the balance earning a yearly return between them. how_long: how many years a balance lasts at…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_simple_interestThe interest earned and the final amount on a principal at a fixed yearly rate over a number of years, when interest is not compounded (interest = principal x rate x time). Use for questions about si…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_future_valueWhat a single present amount grows to at a fixed yearly rate with interest added to the balance at a chosen frequency, and the growth over the starting amount (FV = PV x (1 + r/n)^(n x t)). Use for q…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_missing_variableFinds the one missing number among four that sit in the same equation, a single amount earning one fixed yearly rate with interest added at a chosen frequency (FV = PV x (1 + r/n)^(n x t)): the futur…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_present_valueWhat an amount due in the future is worth today at a fixed yearly discount rate, and the discount between the two (PV = FV / (1 + r/n)^(n x t)). Use for questions about the value today of money recei…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_roiThe profit or loss and the ROI percentage from an initial investment and a final value (ROI = (final - initial) / initial x 100). Negative results are valid. It is not annualized. Use for questions a…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_profit_marginThe profit and the profit margin percentage from revenue and total costs (margin = (revenue - costs) / revenue x 100). A negative margin is a valid result. Use for questions about profit as a share o…Read-only
- smartfin_compare_rent_vs_buyCompares buying a home with a fixed-rate mortgage against renting a similar home and investing the money not spent on the home, over the years someone plans to stay, the way SmartFin's rent vs buy ca…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_savings_vs_investingCompares the modeled balances of a savings account and of an investment after 1 to 50 years, from the same starting amount and the same monthly contribution, the way SmartFin's savings vs investing c…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_mortgage_payoffHow much sooner a fixed-rate mortgage (or other fixed-rate loan paid monthly) ends with an extra amount every month, a one-off payment, or both, from today's balance, the way SmartFin's mortgage payo…Read-only
- smartfin_calculate_down_paymentHow long savings take to reach a home down payment, from what is saved so far plus the same amount each month growing at a fixed yearly rate, and, with reach_within_months, the monthly amount that re…Read-only
- smartfin_compare_two_stocksCompares two US-listed stocks or index ETFs on identical dates with the same money, on daily closing prices adjusted for stock splits with dividends reinvested, the way SmartFin's Compare Two Stocks…Read-only
- smartfin_get_embed_codeThe HTML to put one of SmartFin's free calculators on a website the user runs: a blog post, a class or library page, a client resources page. One iframe line, free, no sign-up, no cookies or tracking…Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 605 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 123 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 86 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 45 ms |
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