searchCompaniesByCIK

Easily find company information using a CIK (Central Index Key) with the FMP SEC Filings Company Search By CIK API. Access essential company details and filings linked to a specific CIK number.

SERVERFinancial Modeling Prep SOURCEcfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 10 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade D, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/cfocoder-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/searchcompaniesbycik.md

WHAT IT DOES

What searchCompaniesByCIK does on Financial Modeling Prep

AI agents call searchCompaniesByCIK 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
`cik`	string	—	Central Index Key (CIK)

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why searchCompaniesByCIK is rated Low

This tool retrieves SEC filing metadata and company details by CIK lookup. It performs a straightforward database query returning structured financial/regulatory data. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed—it is purely informational. The low severity reflects that misuse (e.g., bulk data collection) poses minimal risk compared to tools that execute trades, modify records, or trigger external operations.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'find company information' and 'access...filings' — these are retrieval operations. The term 'search' and 'access' indicate querying/reading data without modification or execution.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs searchCompaniesByCIK 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 searchCompaniesByCIK, this is the rule to start with:

searchCompaniesByCIK Allowed

searchCompaniesByCIK is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "searchCompaniesByCIK": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep, apply this rule, and every searchCompaniesByCIK call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about searchCompaniesByCIK

What does the searchCompaniesByCIK tool do? +

Easily find company information using a CIK (Central Index Key) with the FMP SEC Filings Company Search By CIK API. Access essential company details and filings linked to a specific CIK number. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does searchCompaniesByCIK accept? +

searchCompaniesByCIK accepts 1 parameter: cik. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on searchCompaniesByCIK? +

Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for searchCompaniesByCIK: 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.

What risk level is searchCompaniesByCIK? +

searchCompaniesByCIK is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit searchCompaniesByCIK? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the searchCompaniesByCIK 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.

How do I block searchCompaniesByCIK completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for searchCompaniesByCIK. 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.

What MCP server provides searchCompaniesByCIK? +

searchCompaniesByCIK 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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