getCashFlowStatementTTM
Gain insights into a company's cash flow activities with the Cash Flow Statements API. Analyze cash generated and used from operations, investments, and financing activities to evaluate the financial health and sustainability of a business.
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What getCashFlowStatementTTM does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server
AI agents call getCashFlowStatementTTM to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | Limit on number of results (default: 100, max: 1000) |
symbol | string | — | Stock symbol |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getCashFlowStatementTTM is rated Low
This tool retrieves and analyzes historical financial statement data (trailing twelve months cash flow). It performs no write, delete, execute, or financial transaction operations. The most severe risk is information disclosure or misuse of market intelligence, which is low-impact compared to execution, modification, or financial movement capabilities.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getCashFlowStatementTTM' and description indicate data retrieval: 'Gain insights into a company's cash flow activities', 'Analyze cash generated and used' — passive analysis operations with no side effects.
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The rule that runs getCashFlowStatementTTM safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server , and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getCashFlowStatementTTM, this is the rule to start with:
getCashFlowStatementTTM 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 Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server , apply this rule, and every getCashFlowStatementTTM call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getCashFlowStatementTTM
Gain insights into a company's cash flow activities with the Cash Flow Statements API. Analyze cash generated and used from operations, investments, and financing activities to evaluate the financial health and sustainability of a business. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getCashFlowStatementTTM accepts 2 parameters: limit, symbol. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getCashFlowStatementTTM: 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 Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server . Nothing to install.
getCashFlowStatementTTM 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 getCashFlowStatementTTM 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 getCashFlowStatementTTM. 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.
getCashFlowStatementTTM is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP server (imbenrabi/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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