yahoo_finance_search
Yahoo Finance search. Returns normalized Yahoo Finance quotes, news, lists, and optional research reports for a query.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/yahoo-finance-search.md
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
Even though yahoo_finance_search only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
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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