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Sifter

Open finance internships with deadlines, and a free textbook on portfolios, risk and valuation.

Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
482 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
5

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 482 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name sifter.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 482 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 482 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    11 of 11 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-11T05:01:13.686046Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Sifter

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http sifter https://sifter.finance/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

about_sifter

What Sifter (sifter.finance) is, who built it, who it is for, what it costs and which pages answer which questions. Use it when someone asks what Sifter is, who it is for, what it costs or what it offers.

Discovered
finance_internships_overview

A summary of the Sifter jobs board today: how many internships and full-time roles are open, how many close this week, the count for each summer, each area of finance, and the firms and cities with the most open roles. Use it for broad questions such as "what finance internships are open", "which banks are hiring interns" or "is recruiting for summer 2028 open yet", and to choose filters for search_finance_internships.

Discovered
read_textbook_chapter

The full text of one chapter of Sifter's free textbook, by chapter id (from search_textbook) or chapter number.

Discovered
search_finance_internships

Open internships and entry-level roles for students at banks, asset managers, research shops, trading firms and wealth managers, from the Sifter jobs board (updated daily). Results come in the order they close, each with the firm's own application link. Use it for questions such as "which finance internships close this week", "summer 2028 investment banking internships" or "is Evercore hiring interns". Returns a short list; the full board is at sifter.finance/jobs.

Discovered
search_textbook

Find chapters in Sifter's free textbook for student investors, written by university professors. It covers measuring a portfolio (time-weighted and money-weighted return, beta and alpha, tracking error, attribution), risk, valuation including DCF, and building an investing record. Returns matching chapters with a summary and a link; use read_textbook_chapter for the full text.

Discovered

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Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected482 ms5