# get_earning_dates

Get earning dates (past and upcoming) for a given stock symbol.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `get_earning_dates`
- 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_earning_dates",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_earning_dates is rated Low

This tool queries publicly available financial data and returns information without any side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent cannot cause harm by querying earning dates repeatedly or for multiple symbols. This is a straightforward Read operation consistent with the broader Yahoo Finance MCP server's data retrieval purpose.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves earning dates (past and upcoming) for a given stock symbol. Description explicitly states 'Get earning dates' with no modification or execution capability."

## Use case

AI agents call get_earning_dates 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_earning_dates": {}
  }
}
```

## 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_balance_sheet` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-balance-sheet.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_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

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- 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