# OpenBB
> Open-source investment research platform with a CLI

## Summary
An open-source investment research platform with CLI access to equities, options, crypto, forex, and macroeconomic data from dozens of providers.

## Capabilities
- Access equity, options, crypto, forex, and fixed income data
- Integrate with dozens of financial data vendors
- Interactive CLI with a terminal-like research workflow
- Extensible via Python packages and custom data providers
- REST API and MCP server for AI agent integration
- Charting and data visualization in the terminal
- Portfolio analysis and optimization
- Macroeconomic indicators and alternative datasets

## When to Use
- Conducting investment research from the terminal
- Accessing financial data from multiple providers in one place
- Building quantitative analysis workflows
- Integrating financial data into Python scripts or AI agents

## When NOT to Use
- You just need simple stock price quotes (use ticker)
- You need to place live trades
- You want a lightweight, zero-dependency tool

## Usage Patterns
### Launch the interactive CLI
```
openbb
```
Opens the OpenBB interactive terminal for financial research

### Install with all data providers
```
pip install 'openbb[all]'
```
Installs OpenBB with all available data provider extensions

## Input / Output
- **stdout**: Financial data tables, charts, and analysis output

## Installation
- **pip**: `pip install openbb-cli`

## Related Tools
- [ticker](/tools/ticker) (complementary): ticker is a lightweight stock price watcher; OpenBB is a full research platform

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/openbb