treasury_tic_rank_holders
Which named major foreign holders had the largest Treasury holdings in a specified month? Ranks only the named holder rows published in Treasury's MFH table, excluding Grand Total, All Other, and foreign-official memo rows. Historical publisher aggregates are excluded unless requested. Returns bo...
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What treasury_tic_rank_holders does on Livedatalink
AI agents call treasury_tic_rank_holders 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 | integer | — | Maximum ranked rows. Default 20. |
month | string | — | Exact calendar month in YYYY-MM format. |
offset | integer | — | Ranked rows to skip. Default 0. |
response_format | string | — | Human-readable markdown or machine-readable JSON. Default markdown. |
include_historical_aggregates | boolean | — | Include discontinued publisher aggregates such as Oil Exporters in older rankings. Default false. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why treasury_tic_rank_holders is rated Low
Even though treasury_tic_rank_holders only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs treasury_tic_rank_holders 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 treasury_tic_rank_holders, this is the rule to start with:
treasury_tic_rank_holders 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 treasury_tic_rank_holders call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about treasury_tic_rank_holders
Which named major foreign holders had the largest Treasury holdings in a specified month? Ranks only the named holder rows published in Treasury's MFH table, excluding Grand Total, All Other, and foreign-official memo rows. Historical publisher aggregates are excluded unless requested. Returns bounded pagination, integer USD millions, exact source lines, hashes, vintage, and the custodial-attribution caveat. If month is omitted, uses the hosted snapshot vintage. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
treasury_tic_rank_holders accepts 5 parameters: limit, month, offset, response_format, include_historical_aggregates. 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 treasury_tic_rank_holders: 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.
treasury_tic_rank_holders 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 treasury_tic_rank_holders 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 treasury_tic_rank_holders. 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.
treasury_tic_rank_holders 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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