edgar_company_facts
Get structured XBRL financial facts for a company. Without 'concept', returns the top-level facts catalog (concepts the company has reported). With 'concept' (e.g. 'Revenues', 'Assets', 'EarningsPerShareBasic'), returns the time series of values for that concept.
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What edgar_company_facts does on Livedatalink
AI agents call edgar_company_facts to retrieve information from Livedatalink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
concept | string | — | Optional XBRL concept name (e.g. 'Revenues', 'Assets', 'NetIncomeLoss'). If omitted, returns the catalog of available concepts. |
taxonomy | string | — | Optional XBRL taxonomy (default 'us-gaap'). |
identifier | string | Yes | Ticker symbol or CIK. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why edgar_company_facts is rated Low
edgar_company_facts retrieves and queries publicly-available SEC financial data (EDGAR/XBRL). It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete records, or move money. Even though the data is financial in nature, the tool itself is purely a Read operation that fetches structured information.
From the tool's definition Tool description specifies 'Get structured XBRL financial facts' and 'returns' data—no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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The rule that runs edgar_company_facts safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For edgar_company_facts, this is the rule to start with:
edgar_company_facts 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 Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every edgar_company_facts call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about edgar_company_facts
Get structured XBRL financial facts for a company. Without 'concept', returns the top-level facts catalog (concepts the company has reported). With 'concept' (e.g. 'Revenues', 'Assets', 'EarningsPerShareBasic'), returns the time series of values for that concept. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
edgar_company_facts accepts 3 parameters: concept, taxonomy, identifier. Required: identifier. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for edgar_company_facts: 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 Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
edgar_company_facts 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 edgar_company_facts 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 edgar_company_facts. 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.
edgar_company_facts is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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