get_news

Get recent news for a given stock symbol.

SERVERYahoo Finance MCP Server SOURCEa05031113/yahoo-fianace-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What get_news does on Yahoo Finance MCP Server

AI agents call get_news 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.

RISK

Why get_news is rated Low

This tool retrieves publicly available news information about a stock. It performs a read-only query against Yahoo Finance data with no side effects, no ability to modify data, and no execution of arbitrary code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only retrieve news that is already public, with no financial transactions, data modifications, or destructive actions possible.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_news' and description 'Get recent news for a given stock symbol' indicate data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations. The action is a straightforward query operation.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs get_news safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Yahoo Finance MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_news, this is the rule to start with:

get_news Allowed

get_news is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_news": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Yahoo Finance MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_news call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about get_news

What does the get_news tool do? +

Get recent news for a given stock symbol. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Yahoo Finance MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_news? +

Register the Yahoo Finance MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_news: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Yahoo Finance MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_news? +

get_news is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_news? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_news rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block get_news completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_news. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides get_news? +

get_news is provided by the Yahoo Finance MCP Server MCP server (a05031113/yahoo-fianace-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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