getStockSplits
Access detailed information on stock splits for a specific company using the FMP Stock Split Details API. This API provides essential data, including the split date and the split ratio, helping users understand changes in a company's share structure after a stock split.
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What getStockSplits does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getStockSplits 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: 100, max: 1000) |
symbol | string | — | Stock symbol |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getStockSplits is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries historical stock split data for research and analysis purposes. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete information, or commit financial transactions. The data retrieved is factual historical information used for understanding a company's share structure, making it a straightforward Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getStockSplits' and description state it 'provides essential data, including the split date and the split ratio' — purely retrieval of historical financial information with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
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The rule that runs getStockSplits 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 getStockSplits, this is the rule to start with:
getStockSplits 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 getStockSplits call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getStockSplits
Access detailed information on stock splits for a specific company using the FMP Stock Split Details API. This API provides essential data, including the split date and the split ratio, helping users understand changes in a company's share structure after a stock split. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getStockSplits 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 getStockSplits: 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.
getStockSplits 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 getStockSplits 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 getStockSplits. 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.
getStockSplits 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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