getCompanyNotes
Retrieve detailed information about company-issued notes with the FMP Company Notes API. Access essential data such as CIK number, stock symbol, note title, and the exchange where the notes are listed.
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What getCompanyNotes does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server
AI agents call getCompanyNotes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | — | Stock symbol |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getCompanyNotes is rated Low
This tool performs data retrieval only (get, fetch pattern). It accesses financial market data about company notes but does not execute trades, modify data, delete records, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal since reading publicly available financial information poses no direct risk.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'detailed information about company-issued notes' with data such as 'CIK number, stock symbol, note title, and exchange' - all query/read operations with no side effects or modifications.
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The rule that runs getCompanyNotes 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 getCompanyNotes, this is the rule to start with:
getCompanyNotes 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 getCompanyNotes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getCompanyNotes
Retrieve detailed information about company-issued notes with the FMP Company Notes API. Access essential data such as CIK number, stock symbol, note title, and the exchange where the notes are listed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getCompanyNotes accepts 1 parameter: 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 getCompanyNotes: 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.
getCompanyNotes 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 getCompanyNotes 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 getCompanyNotes. 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.
getCompanyNotes 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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