getAvailableCountries
Access a comprehensive list of countries where stock symbols are available with the FMP Available Countries API. This API enables users to filter and analyze stock symbols based on the country of origin or the primary market where the securities are traded.
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What getAvailableCountries does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getAvailableCountries to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why getAvailableCountries is rated Low
This tool retrieves static reference information about country availability for stock symbols. It performs a simple data lookup/list operation typical of Read category tools. There is minimal risk from misuse—an AI could at worst retrieve country lists repeatedly, but this causes no financial harm, data modification, or destructive effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getAvailableCountries' and description state it 'Access a comprehensive list of countries' and 'filter and analyze stock symbols based on the country of origin'.
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The rule that runs getAvailableCountries safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getAvailableCountries, this is the rule to start with:
getAvailableCountries is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep, apply this rule, and every getAvailableCountries call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getAvailableCountries
Access a comprehensive list of countries where stock symbols are available with the FMP Available Countries API. This API enables users to filter and analyze stock symbols based on the country of origin or the primary market where the securities are traded. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getAvailableCountries: 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 Financial Modeling Prep. Nothing to install.
getAvailableCountries is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getAvailableCountries 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getAvailableCountries. 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.
getAvailableCountries is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server (cfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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