fec_candidate_financials
Get aggregate campaign finance totals for a candidate by FEC candidate_id, broken down by election cycle. Includes total receipts, disbursements, individual contributions, cash on hand, and debts. Filter to one cycle with the cycle parameter.
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What fec_candidate_financials does on Livedatalink
AI agents call fec_candidate_financials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
cycle | number | — | Two-year election cycle (even year, e.g. 2024). Optional. |
limit | number | — | Maximum cycles to return (default 10, max 50). |
candidate_id | string | Yes | FEC candidate ID (e.g. 'S2MA00170'). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why fec_candidate_financials is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries publicly available campaign finance data from the FEC (Federal Election Commission). It performs read-only operations (get, query) with no side effects—no data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial transactions. The data accessed is public record information about political candidates' campaign finances.
From the tool's definition Get aggregate campaign finance totals for a candidate by FEC candidate_id, broken down by election cycle. Includes total receipts, disbursements, individual contributions, cash on hand, and debts.
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The rule that runs fec_candidate_financials 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 fec_candidate_financials, this is the rule to start with:
fec_candidate_financials 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 fec_candidate_financials call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about fec_candidate_financials
Get aggregate campaign finance totals for a candidate by FEC candidate_id, broken down by election cycle. Includes total receipts, disbursements, individual contributions, cash on hand, and debts. Filter to one cycle with the cycle parameter. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
fec_candidate_financials accepts 3 parameters: cycle, limit, candidate_id. Required: candidate_id. 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 fec_candidate_financials: 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.
fec_candidate_financials 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 fec_candidate_financials 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 fec_candidate_financials. 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.
fec_candidate_financials 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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