getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot
Access detailed performance data by industry using the Industry Performance Snapshot API. Analyze trends, movements, and daily performance metrics for specific industries across various stock exchanges.
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What getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
date | string | — | Date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
exchange | string | — | Exchange (e.g., NASDAQ) |
industry | string | — | Industry (e.g., Biotechnology) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries historical performance metrics and trends for industries—classic Read operations with no side effects. No data is modified, deleted, or executed. While it provides market data useful for financial analysis, accessing publicly available performance snapshots carries minimal risk of misuse by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot' and description 'Access detailed performance data by industry' and 'Analyze trends, movements, and daily performance metrics' indicate data retrieval operations only.
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The rule that runs getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot 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 getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot, this is the rule to start with:
getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot 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 getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot
Access detailed performance data by industry using the Industry Performance Snapshot API. Analyze trends, movements, and daily performance metrics for specific industries across various stock exchanges. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot accepts 3 parameters: date, exchange, industry. 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 getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot: 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.
getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot 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 getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot 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 getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot. 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.
getIndustryPerformanceSnapshot 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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