stock_quote_batch
Get real-time stock prices for multiple stocks at once (up to 10). Returns a comparison table with price, daily change, volume, market cap, and P/E. Use this for "show me FAANG stocks", "compare tech stock prices", "how are energy stocks doing?", or any multi-stock price check.
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What stock_quote_batch does on Livedatalink
AI agents call stock_quote_batch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
symbols | object | Yes | Ticker symbols, max 10. Accept either CSV string ("AAPL,MSFT,GOOGL") or array (["AAPL","MSFT","GOOGL"]). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why stock_quote_batch is rated Low
This is a read-only query operation that fetches publicly available market data. It has no ability to execute trades, modify data, delete information, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius if misused is minimal—an AI agent could only retrieve unwanted financial data, which is a low-severity information disclosure risk at most.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves real-time stock prices and market data (price, daily change, volume, market cap, P/E ratio) for multiple stocks. Described as 'Get real-time stock prices' with 'Returns a comparison table' — purely data retrieval with no side effects.
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The rule that runs stock_quote_batch 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 stock_quote_batch, this is the rule to start with:
stock_quote_batch 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 stock_quote_batch call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about stock_quote_batch
Get real-time stock prices for multiple stocks at once (up to 10). Returns a comparison table with price, daily change, volume, market cap, and P/E. Use this for "show me FAANG stocks", "compare tech stock prices", "how are energy stocks doing?", or any multi-stock price check. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
stock_quote_batch accepts 1 parameter: symbols. Required: symbols. 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 stock_quote_batch: 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.
stock_quote_batch 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 stock_quote_batch 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 stock_quote_batch. 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.
stock_quote_batch 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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