getCryptoQuotes

Access real-time cryptocurrency quotes with the FMP Full Cryptocurrency Quotes API. Track live prices, trading volumes, and price changes for a wide range of digital assets.

SERVERFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server SOURCEimbenrabi/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 10 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What getCryptoQuotes does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server

AI agents call getCryptoQuotes 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.

RISK

Why getCryptoQuotes is rated Low

This tool queries and returns financial market data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and presents no capability for financial transactions, code execution, or data manipulation. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only retrieve publicly available market information, which poses negligible security risk.

From the tool's definition getCryptoQuotes retrieves real-time cryptocurrency quotes, live prices, trading volumes, and price changes - all query operations with no modification or execution capability.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs getCryptoQuotes 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 getCryptoQuotes, this is the rule to start with:

getCryptoQuotes Allowed

getCryptoQuotes is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getCryptoQuotes": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server , apply this rule, and every getCryptoQuotes call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about getCryptoQuotes

What does the getCryptoQuotes tool do? +

Access real-time cryptocurrency quotes with the FMP Full Cryptocurrency Quotes API. Track live prices, trading volumes, and price changes for a wide range of digital assets. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does getCryptoQuotes accept? +

getCryptoQuotes accepts 1 parameter: short. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on getCryptoQuotes? +

Register the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getCryptoQuotes: 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.

What risk level is getCryptoQuotes? +

getCryptoQuotes is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit getCryptoQuotes? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getCryptoQuotes 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.

How do I block getCryptoQuotes completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getCryptoQuotes. 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.

What MCP server provides getCryptoQuotes? +

getCryptoQuotes 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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