getTreasuryRates
Access real-time and historical Treasury rates for all maturities with the FMP Treasury Rates API. Track key benchmarks for interest rates across the economy.
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What getTreasuryRates does on Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server
AI agents call getTreasuryRates 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 | — | Optional end date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
from | string | — | Optional start date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getTreasuryRates is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available Treasury rate data without modifying state, executing code, or committing financial transactions. It is a pure read operation that queries market data for analysis purposes. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—even if misused by an AI agent, it only retrieves information already public, posing no destructive or financial risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getTreasuryRates' and description 'Access real-time and historical Treasury rates' indicate data retrieval only. Keywords: 'Access', 'Track' (monitoring, not modifying).
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The rule that runs getTreasuryRates 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 getTreasuryRates, this is the rule to start with:
getTreasuryRates 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 getTreasuryRates call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getTreasuryRates
Access real-time and historical Treasury rates for all maturities with the FMP Treasury Rates API. Track key benchmarks for interest rates across the economy. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getTreasuryRates 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 getTreasuryRates: 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.
getTreasuryRates 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 getTreasuryRates 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 getTreasuryRates. 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.
getTreasuryRates 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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