Low Risk

stockScreener

Discover stocks that align with your investment strategy using the FMP Stock Screener API. Filter stocks based on market cap, price, volume, beta, sector, country, and more to identify the best opportunities.

High parameter count (19 properties)

Part of the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

AI agents call stockScreener to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.

Even though stockScreener only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.

Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.

cfocoder-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.yaml
tools:
  stockScreener:
    rules:
      - action: allow

See the full Financial Modeling Prep policy for all 253 tools.

Tool Name stockScreener
Category Read
Risk Level Low

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What does the stockScreener tool do? +

Discover stocks that align with your investment strategy using the FMP Stock Screener API. Filter stocks based on market cap, price, volume, beta, sector, country, and more to identify the best opportunities.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on stockScreener? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for stockScreener. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server.

What risk level is stockScreener? +

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

Can I rate-limit stockScreener? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the stockScreener rule in your Intercept 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 stockScreener completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for stockScreener. 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 stockScreener? +

stockScreener is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server (cfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Financial Modeling Prep

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept
github.com/policylayer/intercept →
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