getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark
Gain access to average executive compensation data across various industries with the FMP Executive Compensation Benchmark API. This API provides essential insights for comparing executive pay by industry, helping you understand compensation trends and benchmarks.
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What getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
year | string | — | Year to get benchmark data for |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries existing executive compensation benchmark data for research and analysis purposes. It has no side effects—it does not modify data, execute commands, delete records, or move money. It is a standard data retrieval/read operation typical of a financial data API.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark' and description explicitly state 'Gain access to...data' and 'provides...insights for comparing'. The verb 'get' and the framing as providing benchmark data for analysis indicate retrieval only.
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The rule that runs getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark 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 getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark, this is the rule to start with:
getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark 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 getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark
Gain access to average executive compensation data across various industries with the FMP Executive Compensation Benchmark API. This API provides essential insights for comparing executive pay by industry, helping you understand compensation trends and benchmarks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark accepts 1 parameter: year. 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 getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark: 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.
getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark 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 getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark 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 getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark. 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.
getExecutiveCompensationBenchmark 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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