getEarningsCalendar
Stay informed on upcoming and past earnings announcements with the FMP Earnings Calendar API. Access key data, including announcement dates, estimated earnings per share (EPS), and actual EPS for publicly traded companies.
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What getEarningsCalendar does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server
AI agents call getEarningsCalendar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
to | string | — | End date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
from | string | — | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getEarningsCalendar is rated Low
This tool performs data retrieval only—it queries and returns historical and upcoming earnings information without side effects. Users can search and fetch financial data for analysis purposes, but cannot execute trades, modify accounts, or trigger transactions. The read-only nature and lack of destructive or financial commitment capabilities place it firmly in the Read category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves earnings calendar data including announcement dates, estimated EPS, and actual EPS. Described as providing access to 'key data' with no mention of creating, modifying, executing, or deleting operations.
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The rule that runs getEarningsCalendar 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 getEarningsCalendar, this is the rule to start with:
getEarningsCalendar 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 getEarningsCalendar call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getEarningsCalendar
Stay informed on upcoming and past earnings announcements with the FMP Earnings Calendar API. Access key data, including announcement dates, estimated earnings per share (EPS), and actual EPS for publicly traded companies. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getEarningsCalendar accepts 2 parameters: to, from. 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 getEarningsCalendar: 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.
getEarningsCalendar 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 getEarningsCalendar 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 getEarningsCalendar. 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.
getEarningsCalendar 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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