# get_balance_sheet

Get balance sheet for a given stock symbol.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_balance_sheet`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-balance-sheet

## Facts

- Tool: `get_balance_sheet`
- Server: Yahoo Finance MCP Server (`a05031113/yahoo-fianace-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/a05031113/yahoo-fianace-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, 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_balance_sheet",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_balance_sheet is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries publicly available financial statement data. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete information, or involve financial transactions. It is a standard Read operation that poses minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool is named 'get_balance_sheet' and retrieves balance sheet financial data for a given stock symbol. The server description states it 'enables querying Yahoo Finance data' with no write, execute, or destructive capabilities."

## Use case

AI agents call get_balance_sheet to retrieve information from Yahoo Finance MCP Server 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 Yahoo Finance MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Yahoo Finance MCP Server (19)

- `get_analyst_price_targets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-analyst-price-targets.md
- `get_cashflow` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-cashflow.md
- `get_company_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-company-info.md
- `get_current_stock_price` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-current-stock-price.md
- `get_dividends` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-dividends.md
- `get_earning_dates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-earning-dates.md
- `get_historical_stock_prices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-historical-stock-prices.md
- `get_income_statement` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-income-statement.md
- `get_institutional_holders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-institutional-holders.md
- `get_major_holders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-major-holders.md
- `get_mutualfund_holders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-mutualfund-holders.md
- `get_news` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-news.md
- `get_option_chain` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-option-chain.md
- `get_option_expiration_dates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-option-expiration-dates.md
- `get_recommendations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-recommendations.md
- `get_splits` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-splits.md
- `get_stock_price_by_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-stock-price-by-date.md
- `get_stock_price_date_range` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-stock-price-date-range.md
- `get_sustainability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-sustainability.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=a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp