yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata
Yahoo Finance history metadata. Returns Yahoo Finance chart metadata for a symbol.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/yahoo-finance-ticker-history-metadata.md
What yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata does on Crawlora
AI agents call yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | Yes | Yahoo Finance symbol such as AAPL |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves historical metadata about financial ticker symbols from Yahoo Finance. It is a read-only operation that returns data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any financial transactions. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius even if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes publicly available historical market data.
From the tool's definition Tool returns 'Yahoo Finance chart metadata for a symbol' - a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata 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_ticker_history_metadata, this is the rule to start with:
yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata 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_ticker_history_metadata call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata
Yahoo Finance history metadata. Returns Yahoo Finance chart metadata for a symbol. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
yahoo_finance_ticker_history_metadata accepts 1 parameter: symbol. Required: symbol. 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_ticker_history_metadata: 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_ticker_history_metadata 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_ticker_history_metadata 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_ticker_history_metadata. 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_ticker_history_metadata 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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