getCommodityQuotes
Get up-to-the-minute quotes for commodities with the FMP Real-Time Commodities Quotes API. Track the latest prices, changes, and volumes for a wide range of commodities, including oil, gold, and agricultural products.
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What getCommodityQuotes does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server
AI agents call getCommodityQuotes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
short | boolean | — | Whether to use short format |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getCommodityQuotes is rated Low
This tool retrieves real-time commodity price data and market information. It performs a query operation with no side effects—no trades are executed, no positions are modified, and no financial transactions occur. The data returned supports analysis and decision-making but does not commit any financial obligations or execute any irreversible actions. This is purely informational read access to market data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getCommodityQuotes' and description 'Get up-to-the-minute quotes for commodities...Track the latest prices, changes, and volumes' indicate data retrieval without modification or execution of trades.
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The rule that runs getCommodityQuotes 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 getCommodityQuotes, this is the rule to start with:
getCommodityQuotes 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 getCommodityQuotes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getCommodityQuotes
Get up-to-the-minute quotes for commodities with the FMP Real-Time Commodities Quotes API. Track the latest prices, changes, and volumes for a wide range of commodities, including oil, gold, and agricultural products. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getCommodityQuotes accepts 1 parameter: short. 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 getCommodityQuotes: 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.
getCommodityQuotes 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 getCommodityQuotes 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 getCommodityQuotes. 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.
getCommodityQuotes 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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