# getSecFilingExtract

The Filings Extract API allows users to extract detailed data directly from official SEC filings. This API provides access to key information such as company shares, security details, and filing links, making it easier to analyze corporate disclosures.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getSecFilingExtract`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cfocoder-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getsecfilingextract

## Facts

- Tool: `getSecFilingExtract`
- Server: Financial Modeling Prep (`cfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/cfocoder-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/cfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cik` | string | no | CIK number |
| `year` | string | number | no | Year of filing |
| `quarter` | string | number | no | Quarter of filing (1-4) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "getSecFilingExtract",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getSecFilingExtract is rated Low

This tool retrieves and reads public SEC filing data for analysis purposes. It extracts information from existing filings without creating, modifying, deleting, executing code, or moving money. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — the worst outcome would be accessing or exfiltrating publicly available financial data, which is low-severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'allows users to extract detailed data directly from official SEC filings' and 'provides access to key information such as company shares, security details, and filing links'."

## Use case

AI agents call getSecFilingExtract 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Financial Modeling Prep:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getSecFilingExtract": {}
  }
}
```

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- `getAnalystEstimates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cfocoder-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getanalystestimates.md
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- `getAvailableTranscriptSymbols` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cfocoder-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailabletranscriptsymbols.md
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