getHistoricalRatings
Track changes in financial performance over time with the FMP Historical Ratings API. This API provides access to historical financial ratings for stock symbols in our database, allowing users to view ratings and key financial metric scores for specific dates.
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What getHistoricalRatings does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getHistoricalRatings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | Optional limit on number of results (default: 1, max: 10000) |
symbol | string | — | Stock symbol |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getHistoricalRatings is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries historical financial rating data for analysis purposes. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete information, or commit financial transactions. The action verbs 'provides access' and 'view' confirm read-only functionality. The low blast radius reflects that misuse would only expose existing financial data available through legitimate market research.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getHistoricalRatings' and description states it 'provides access to historical financial ratings' and allows users to 'view ratings and key financial metric scores' — purely retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings, this is the rule to start with:
getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getHistoricalRatings
Track changes in financial performance over time with the FMP Historical Ratings API. This API provides access to historical financial ratings for stock symbols in our database, allowing users to view ratings and key financial metric scores for specific dates. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getHistoricalRatings accepts 2 parameters: limit, symbol. 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 getHistoricalRatings: 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.
getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings. 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.
getHistoricalRatings 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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