getInsiderTransactionTypes
Access a comprehensive list of insider transaction types with the All Insider Transaction Types API. This API provides details on various transaction actions, including purchases, sales, and other corporate actions involving insider trading.
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What getInsiderTransactionTypes does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes is rated Low
This is a data retrieval tool that returns metadata about insider transaction types rather than executing financial transactions or accessing live trading data. It supports financial analysis and research (as stated in the server description) but does not commit financial obligations, execute orders, or modify any state.
From the tool's definition The tool 'getInsiderTransactionTypes' provides 'a comprehensive list of insider transaction types' and 'provides details on various transaction actions'.
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The rule that runs getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes, this is the rule to start with:
getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getInsiderTransactionTypes
Access a comprehensive list of insider transaction types with the All Insider Transaction Types API. This API provides details on various transaction actions, including purchases, sales, and other corporate actions involving insider trading. 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes: 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.
getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes. 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.
getInsiderTransactionTypes 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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