sec_filing_sections
Extract 10-K/10-Q/8-K item sections. Extracts item sections (e.g. 1A Risk Factors, 7 MD&A) from a 10-K/10-Q/8-K primary document as clean text. Provide accession plus cik or ticker. Credential-free public SEC data.
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What sec_filing_sections does on Crawlora
AI agents call sec_filing_sections to retrieve information from Crawlora 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 | — | SEC CIK (numeric or zero-padded) |
items | string | — | Comma-separated item numbers to return, e.g. 1A,7 |
ticker | string | — | Ticker symbol (alternative to cik) |
accession | string | Yes | Accession number |
max_chars | integer | — | Max characters per section, default 20000, max 200000 |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why sec_filing_sections is rated Low
This tool performs a query/retrieval operation on publicly available SEC filing documents. It parses and extracts specific sections (Item 1A, Item 7, etc.) from regulatory filings but does not modify, delete, or execute any operations. The data source is explicitly public and credential-free, eliminating data access risks. No side effects occur beyond returning requested information.
From the tool's definition Tool extracts and retrieves sections from public SEC filings (10-K/10-Q/8-K documents). Description explicitly states 'Credential-free public SEC data' and the operation is extraction/retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
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The rule that runs sec_filing_sections safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sec_filing_sections, this is the rule to start with:
sec_filing_sections 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 Crawlora, apply this rule, and every sec_filing_sections call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sec_filing_sections
Extract 10-K/10-Q/8-K item sections. Extracts item sections (e.g. 1A Risk Factors, 7 MD&A) from a 10-K/10-Q/8-K primary document as clean text. Provide accession plus cik or ticker. Credential-free public SEC data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
sec_filing_sections accepts 5 parameters: cik, items, ticker, accession, max_chars. Required: accession. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sec_filing_sections: 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 Crawlora. Nothing to install.
sec_filing_sections 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 sec_filing_sections 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 sec_filing_sections. 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.
sec_filing_sections is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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