getCompanyProfileByCIK
Retrieve detailed company profile data by CIK (Central Index Key) with the FMP Company Profile by CIK API. This API allows users to search for companies using their unique CIK identifier and access a full range of company data, including stock price, market capitalization, industry, and much more.
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What getCompanyProfileByCIK does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server
AI agents call getCompanyProfileByCIK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
cik | string | — | CIK number |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getCompanyProfileByCIK is rated Low
This tool queries and returns company information (stock price, market cap, industry) based on a CIK lookup. It has no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or financial transactions initiated. It is a read-only data retrieval operation with minimal risk of harm if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Retrieve[s] detailed company profile data' and 'access[es] a full range of company data'. The verbs are retrieval-only: retrieve, search, access. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial transaction is performed.
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The rule that runs getCompanyProfileByCIK 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 getCompanyProfileByCIK, this is the rule to start with:
getCompanyProfileByCIK 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 getCompanyProfileByCIK call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getCompanyProfileByCIK
Retrieve detailed company profile data by CIK (Central Index Key) with the FMP Company Profile by CIK API. This API allows users to search for companies using their unique CIK identifier and access a full range of company data, including stock price, market capitalization, industry, and much more. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getCompanyProfileByCIK accepts 1 parameter: cik. 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 getCompanyProfileByCIK: 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.
getCompanyProfileByCIK 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 getCompanyProfileByCIK 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 getCompanyProfileByCIK. 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.
getCompanyProfileByCIK 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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