getCryptoNews
Stay informed with the latest cryptocurrency news using the FMP Crypto News API. Access a curated list of articles from various sources, including headlines, snippets, and publication URLs.
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What getCryptoNews does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getCryptoNews 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
to | string | — | End date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
from | string | — | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
page | number | — | Page number (default: 0) |
limit | number | — | Limit on number of results (default: 20, max: 250) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getCryptoNews is rated Low
This is a straightforward data retrieval tool that fetches cryptocurrency news articles. It only queries and returns existing information (headlines, snippets, URLs) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. There are no side effects or operational consequences from calling this tool. The minimal severity reflects that misuse would only result in access to publicly available news data.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves "a curated list of articles" with "headlines, snippets, and publication URLs" — purely informational data access with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
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The rule that runs getCryptoNews 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 getCryptoNews, this is the rule to start with:
getCryptoNews 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 getCryptoNews call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getCryptoNews
Stay informed with the latest cryptocurrency news using the FMP Crypto News API. Access a curated list of articles from various sources, including headlines, snippets, and publication URLs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getCryptoNews accepts 4 parameters: to, from, page, limit. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getCryptoNews: 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.
getCryptoNews 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 getCryptoNews 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 getCryptoNews. 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.
getCryptoNews 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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