getLatest8KFilings
Stay up-to-date with the most recent 8-K filings from publicly traded companies using the FMP Latest 8-K SEC Filings API. Get real-time access to significant company events such as mergers, acquisitions, leadership changes, and other material events that may impact the market.
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What getLatest8KFilings does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getLatest8KFilings 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 for pagination |
limit | number | — | Limit the number of results |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getLatest8KFilings is rated Low
This tool only queries and retrieves publicly available SEC filing data. It has no write, delete, execute, or financial transaction capabilities. The worst misuse would be accessing information to make poor investment decisions, but the tool itself causes no direct side effects or irreversible changes. This is a standard Read classification.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves '8-K filings' and provides 'real-time access to significant company events' with no capability to modify, delete, or execute operations.
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The rule that runs getLatest8KFilings 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 getLatest8KFilings, this is the rule to start with:
getLatest8KFilings 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 getLatest8KFilings call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getLatest8KFilings
Stay up-to-date with the most recent 8-K filings from publicly traded companies using the FMP Latest 8-K SEC Filings API. Get real-time access to significant company events such as mergers, acquisitions, leadership changes, and other material events that may impact the market. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getLatest8KFilings 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 getLatest8KFilings: 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.
getLatest8KFilings 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 getLatest8KFilings 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 getLatest8KFilings. 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.
getLatest8KFilings 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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