edgar_company_lookup
Look up a public company's CIK (Central Index Key) by ticker symbol or company name. CIK is required for all other EDGAR tools. Returns matches ranked exact-ticker first.
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What edgar_company_lookup does on Livedatalink
AI agents call edgar_company_lookup 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | Maximum rows to return (default 25, max 100). |
query | string | Yes | Ticker (e.g. 'AAPL') or company-name fragment (e.g. 'Apple'). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why edgar_company_lookup is rated Low
This is a pure read operation that queries public SEC data to retrieve a company identifier. It has no side effects, creates no data, executes no code, and deletes nothing. The information returned (CIK numbers and company matches) is publicly available SEC filing data. Low severity due to read-only nature and public data source.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a lookup operation that 'returns matches ranked' without modifying data. Description indicates retrieval of company identification information (CIK) based on ticker or name.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs edgar_company_lookup 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_lookup, this is the rule to start with:
edgar_company_lookup 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_lookup call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about edgar_company_lookup
Look up a public company's CIK (Central Index Key) by ticker symbol or company name. CIK is required for all other EDGAR tools. Returns matches ranked exact-ticker first. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
edgar_company_lookup accepts 2 parameters: limit, query. Required: query. 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_lookup: 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_lookup 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_lookup 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_lookup. 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_lookup 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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