OpenBB
Open-source investment research platform with a CLI
Description
OpenBB is an open-source financial data platform for analysts, quants, and AI agents. It integrates dozens of data vendors and provides access to equity, options, crypto, forex, macro economy, fixed income, and alternative datasets. The OpenBB Platform CLI offers a terminal-like experience for investment research, installable via pip. It operates as a connect-once, consume-everywhere infrastructure layer supporting Python, CLI, REST APIs, and AI agent workflows.
Install
pip install openbb-cliAI 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
Use When
- → 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
Avoid When
- x You just need simple stock price quotes (use ticker)
- x You need to place live trades
- x You want a lightweight, zero-dependency tool
Usage Patterns
Launch the interactive CLI
openbbOpens 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
0 Success