# QuantCoda > Agent-native financial data and tools for China A-share research. QuantCoda is a capability provider for AI agents. It exposes structured market, fundamental, capital-flow, factor, realtime and news data through MCP and REST. Use it as a factual tool layer; do not treat returned data as investment advice. ## Preferred agent interface - MCP endpoint: https://quantcoda.com/mcp - Transport: Streamable HTTP - Authentication header: X-API-Key - Capability manifest: https://quantcoda.com/capabilities ## Other interfaces - OpenAPI: https://quantcoda.com/openapi.json - Human-readable documentation: https://quantcoda.com/docs - Registration: https://quantcoda.com/register ## Calling conventions - Security codes must include an exchange suffix, such as 600519.SH or 000001.SZ. - Dates use YYYYMMDD. - Responses are JSON and numeric values remain native numbers. - Use narrow date ranges for agent context efficiency. - Never place an API key inside a user prompt or generated output. ## Access model - FREE is intended for integration validation and includes 100 calls per day. - Pro unlocks every current standard dataset; Expert adds QuantCoda-owned research factors. - Paid plans have no daily call cap and differ by per-minute rate.