Halal Terminal MCP — Shariah-compliant stock & ETF screening for AI agents

The official Model Context Protocol server for Halal Terminal. Screen any stock or ETF for Shariah (Islamic) compliance across 5 methodologies — AAOIFI, DJIM, FTSE, MSCI, S&P — audit portfolios, calculate zakat and dividend purification, and pull market data, news and SEC filings, all from inside any MCP-compatible AI agent: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, Zed, Goose, and more.

"Is AAPL halal?" · "Audit my portfolio: AAPL 30%, MSFT 20%, JNJ 50%" · "Calculate zakat on my holdings."

Install

# Recommended — npx (no install)
npx -y @halalterminal/mcp

# Or pin globally
npm install -g @halalterminal/mcp

Then get a free API key at api.halalterminal.com (email-only signup, no credit card) and follow CONNECT.md for your client.

One-liner: Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "halalterminal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@halalterminal/mcp"],
      "env": { "HALALTERMINAL_API_KEY": "ht_yourkey" }
    }
  }
}

One-liner: Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport sse halalterminal \
  https://mcp.halalterminal.com/sse \
  --header "X-API-Key: ht_yourkey"

One-liner: Cursor / Windsurf / direct SSE

https://mcp.halalterminal.com/sse?api_key=ht_yourkey

Full client guide: CONNECT.md.

What you get — 22 tools across 8 categories

Full input/output reference in TOOLS.md. End-to-end prompt walkthroughs in EXAMPLES.md.

Why Halal Terminal

• 5 methodologies, one tool. AAOIFI, DJIM (Dow Jones Islamic Market), FTSE Shariah, MSCI Islamic, and S&P Shariah — each with its own business-activity rules and financial-ratio thresholds, surfaced side-by-side per stock.
• Holdings-level ETF screening. Every underlying constituent is screened, weighted, and aggregated to an overall verdict + a per-dollar purification rate. Works on SPY, QQQ, VTI, ISDU, SPUS, HLAL, and 8,000+ more.
• Zakat & purification, computed. 2.5% zakat against a live nisab threshold; impure-portion calculation per dividend based on the issuer's non-compliant revenue ratio.
• Bulk index screens. Trigger-and-poll runs on the S&P 500, NASDAQ-100, FTSE 100 and friends; filter results by methodology, sector, or compliant-only.
• Free tier, no credit card. Email signup → key in your inbox → ~5–10 full screens per month on the free plan.

Endpoint & transport

SSE: https://mcp.halalterminal.com/sse
Auth: X-API-Key: <your_key>   (or ?api_key=<your_key>)

Transports supported: SSE (recommended), stdio (via this @halalterminal/mcp bridge for clients that need it).

Plans & quotas

The Halal Terminal API is token-metered, not request-metered.

Sign up: api.halalterminal.com · Pricing: halalterminal.com/pricing

What this MCP server is NOT

• Not a fatwa. Every verdict is a methodology-based screening. Consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.
• Not a trading platform. No broker integrations, no order execution.
• Not a real-time alert system. Request-response only in v1; webhook-driven alerts are on the Pro+ roadmap.
• English-only in v1. Arabic + French rendering is on the roadmap.

FAQ

Is this MCP server free to use?

Yes. The @halalterminal/mcp package is Apache-2.0 and free. The Halal Terminal API has a free tier (50 tokens / month, no credit card) that covers ~5–10 full stock screenings — enough to evaluate it before upgrading.

Which AI clients does it work with?

Any client that supports the Model Context Protocol over SSE or stdio — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, Zed, Goose, and more. SSE is recommended; the @halalterminal/mcp package wraps it as stdio for clients that don't yet support SSE.

How is "halal" determined?

Each verdict applies the published rules of the chosen methodology — AAOIFI, Dow Jones Islamic Market (DJIM), FTSE Shariah, MSCI Islamic, and S&P Shariah. Two layers: (1) a business-activity screen (no alcohol, gambling, conventional finance, adult content, weapons, pork, …), then (2) financial-ratio thresholds (e.g. interest-bearing debt over market cap, illiquid assets, interest income share). The MCP exposes all five verdicts so the user — or scholar — can pick the standard they follow.

What is dividend purification?

When you hold a stock with a small share of non-compliant revenue, scholars require donating the non-compliant fraction of any dividend received. calculate_zakat(calculation_type="purification", …) and get_dividends(include_purification=True) compute that amount automatically.

Can it screen ETFs?

Yes — screen_etf walks every underlying holding, applies the methodology to each, and returns an overall verdict, compliant percentage, and aggregate purification rate. Sukuk ETFs are handled separately (asset-based methodologies).

Can I screen an entire index at once?

Yes — bulk_screen triggers an asynchronous run on indices like S&P 500, NASDAQ-100, FTSE 100, and lets you poll for status, filter results by methodology / sector / compliant-only, and diff two runs.

Does it support webhooks for compliance changes?

Webhooks are a Pro-plan feature on the API roadmap; v1 of this MCP is request-response only.

Where do I report bugs or request tools?

github.com/goww7/halalterminal-mcp/issues or email yassir@halalterminal.com.

Related projects (sibling OSS)

Open-source tools that share the same Halal Terminal API — different surfaces, same data:

License & trademarks

Apache-2.0 — see LICENSE.

"Halal Terminal", "HalalTerminal", and the Halal Terminal logo are reserved trademarks — see TRADEMARKS.md.

Legal

• Legal & Disclaimer — educational-research framing, investment disclaimer, Shariah compliance notice, liability limits, jurisdiction notices
• Privacy Policy
• Cookie Policy

Support

• Contact: yassir@halalterminal.com
• Dashboard: halalterminal.com/dashboard
• API docs: api.halalterminal.com/docs (Swagger) · api.halalterminal.com/redoc (ReDoc)

Powered by Halal Terminal — halalterminal.com