getIndexList
Retrieve a comprehensive list of stock market indexes across global exchanges using the FMP Stock Market Indexes List API. This API provides essential information such as the symbol, name, exchange, and currency for each index, helping analysts and investors keep track of various market benchmarks.
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What getIndexList does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server
AI agents call getIndexList 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.
Why getIndexList is rated Low
This tool retrieves reference data (index symbols, names, exchanges, currencies) for market analysis purposes. It has no side effects, does not execute transactions, and does not move money or modify data. While housed on a financial platform, the tool itself only performs passive data retrieval, making it a Read category risk with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Retrieve a comprehensive list of stock market indexes' - a read-only query operation that retrieves data about market indexes without modification or execution of trades/financial transactions.
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The rule that runs getIndexList 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 getIndexList, this is the rule to start with:
getIndexList 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 getIndexList call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getIndexList
Retrieve a comprehensive list of stock market indexes across global exchanges using the FMP Stock Market Indexes List API. This API provides essential information such as the symbol, name, exchange, and currency for each index, helping analysts and investors keep track of various market benchmarks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getIndexList: 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.
getIndexList 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 getIndexList 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 getIndexList. 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.
getIndexList 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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