yahoo_finance_search
Yahoo Finance search. Returns normalized Yahoo Finance quotes, news, lists, and optional research reports for a query.
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What yahoo_finance_search does on Crawlora
AI agents call yahoo_finance_search 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | Ticker symbol or company name |
news_count | integer | — | News result count |
lists_count | integer | — | List result count |
quotes_count | integer | — | Quote result count |
include_research | boolean | — | Include research reports when Yahoo returns them |
enable_fuzzy_query | boolean | — | Enable fuzzy matching |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why yahoo_finance_search is rated Low
This tool retrieves financial market data, news, and research reports in response to a search query. It performs a read-only query operation with no capability to modify, delete, execute commands, or conduct financial transactions. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose publicly available market information.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Returns normalized Yahoo Finance quotes, news, lists, and optional research reports for a query.' The verb 'Returns' indicates data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs yahoo_finance_search 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 yahoo_finance_search, this is the rule to start with:
yahoo_finance_search 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 yahoo_finance_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about yahoo_finance_search
Yahoo Finance search. Returns normalized Yahoo Finance quotes, news, lists, and optional research reports for a query. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
yahoo_finance_search accepts 6 parameters: q, news_count, lists_count, quotes_count, include_research, enable_fuzzy_query. Required: q. 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 yahoo_finance_search: 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.
yahoo_finance_search 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 yahoo_finance_search 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 yahoo_finance_search. 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.
yahoo_finance_search 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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