# get_stock_price_by_date

Get the stock closing price for a given stock symbol on a specific date.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_stock_price_by_date`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a05031113-yahoo-fianace-mcp/get-stock-price-by-date

## Facts

- Tool: `get_stock_price_by_date`
- 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_stock_price_by_date",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_stock_price_by_date is rated Low

This tool retrieves read-only financial data from Yahoo Finance. It queries past stock prices for informational purposes only, with no side effects, no data modification, and no ability to execute trades or commit financial obligations. The risk is minimal as the tool only returns publicly available historical pricing information.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Get the stock closing price for a given stock symbol on a specific date' - a pure query operation that retrieves historical stock data."

## Use case

AI agents call get_stock_price_by_date 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_stock_price_by_date": {}
  }
}
```

## 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_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_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