# get_historical_context

Look up what market conditions were on a specific date. Returns regime, fear/greed, risk score, BTC price, and TVL from that date. Useful for comparing past conditions to current ones.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_historical_context`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-historical-context

## Facts

- Tool: `get_historical_context`
- Server: Fathom Fyi (`0xhashy/fathom-fyi`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xHashy/fathom-fyi
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_historical_context",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_historical_context is rated Low

This tool retrieves historical market data for comparison and analysis purposes. It performs no mutations, deletions, executions, or financial transactions. Even in a financial intelligence context, querying historical context is fundamentally a read operation with minimal risk—the worst outcome of misuse would be incorrect analysis based on valid but misinterpreted historical data, not damage to systems or accounts.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_historical_context' and description 'Look up what market conditions were on a specific date. Returns regime, fear/greed, risk score, BTC price, and TVL from that date.' indicate pure data retrieval with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_historical_context to retrieve information from Fathom Fyi without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Fathom Fyi:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_historical_context": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Fathom Fyi (31)

- `evaluate_strategy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/evaluate-strategy.md
- `get_account_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-account-status.md
- `get_alerts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-alerts.md
- `get_alternative_signals` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-alternative-signals.md
- `get_asset_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-asset-context.md
- `get_asset_momentum` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-asset-momentum.md
- `get_chain_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-chain-context.md
- `get_correlation_matrix` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-correlation-matrix.md
- `get_crowd_intelligence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-crowd-intelligence.md
- `get_defi_health` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-defi-health.md
- `get_derivatives_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-derivatives-context.md
- `get_event_catalyst_timeline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-event-catalyst-timeline.md
- `get_macro_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-macro-context.md
- `get_market_regime` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-market-regime.md
- `get_narrative_pulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-narrative-pulse.md
- `get_onchain_pulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-onchain-pulse.md
- `get_portfolio_analysis` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-portfolio-analysis.md
- `get_question_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-question-context.md
- `get_reality_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-reality-check.md
- `get_sentiment_state` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-sentiment-state.md
- `get_signal_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-signal-history.md
- `get_stablecoin_flows` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-stablecoin-flows.md
- `get_temporal_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-temporal-context.md
- `get_watchlist_report` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/get-watchlist-report.md
- `manage_webhooks` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/manage-webhooks.md
- `rotate_api_key` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/rotate-api-key.md
- `set_alert` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/set-alert.md
- `set_custom_strategy` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/set-custom-strategy.md
- `set_portfolio_context` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/set-portfolio-context.md
- `set_signal_preferences` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi/set-signal-preferences.md
- …and 1 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhashy-fathom-fyi.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xhashy-fathom-fyi · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xhashy-fathom-fyi
