Find companies and retrieve entity info with optional recent filings. Entry point for most EDGAR workflows — resolves tickers, names, or CIKs to entity details, with accession numbers in the result feeding secedgar_get_filing for document content.
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AI agents call secedgar_company_search to retrieve information from Secedgar without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though secedgar_company_search only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"secedgar_company_search": {}
}
}See the full Secedgar policy for all 10 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access secedgar_company_search gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Find companies and retrieve entity info with optional recent filings. Entry point for most EDGAR workflows — resolves tickers, names, or CIKs to entity details, with accession numbers in the result feeding secedgar_get_filing for document content.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Secedgar MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Secedgar MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for secedgar_company_search: 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 Secedgar. Nothing to install.
secedgar_company_search 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 secedgar_company_search 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 secedgar_company_search. 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.
secedgar_company_search is provided by the Secedgar MCP server (@cyanheads/secedgar-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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