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OpenBB-finance/OpenBB

OpenBB provides a 'connect once, consume everywhere' infrastructure layer for integrating proprietary, licensed, and public financial data into Python environments, web interfaces, and AI agents. It consolidates multiple financial data sources and exposes them through a Python SDK, REST API, CLI, and MCP servers.

Project overview

The project allows data teams and developers to query multiple financial data sources through a single interface and exposes this data directly to AI copilots via MCP servers.

Project type: AI Agent · Data Processing
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: License pending

Best for

Data teams, enterprise teams, and developers building applications that require consolidated financial data delivery across Python environments and AI agents

Key capabilities

Consolidates and exposes data from proprietary, licensed, and public data sources to multiple surfaces at once
Provides a Python environment for quants to query data programmatically

Limitations and risks

Users should be aware that trading in financial instruments involves high risks, including the potential loss of the entire investment amount.
The data provided by the platform is not necessarily accurate, requiring independent verification before making financial decisions.
Accessing the web GUI relies on OpenBB Workspace, a hosted enterprise UI external service.

Getting started

The installation is documented as easy, installing directly from PyPI via 'pip install openbb'. Users can begin querying data using 'from openbb import obb'.

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Project comparisons

Evidence and sources

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