getAvailableIndustries
Access a comprehensive list of industries where stock symbols are available using the FMP Available Industries API. This API helps users filter and categorize companies based on their industry for more focused research and analysis.
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What getAvailableIndustries does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getAvailableIndustries to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why getAvailableIndustries is rated Low
getAvailableIndustries is a read-only API endpoint that returns static reference data (industry categories). It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not involve financial transactions. The purpose is to enable filtering and research, making this a straightforward Read category tool with low risk.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves a 'comprehensive list of industries' and 'helps users filter and categorize companies'—purely informational/query operations with no modification or execution.
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The rule that runs getAvailableIndustries safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getAvailableIndustries, this is the rule to start with:
getAvailableIndustries 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 Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, apply this rule, and every getAvailableIndustries call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getAvailableIndustries
Access a comprehensive list of industries where stock symbols are available using the FMP Available Industries API. This API helps users filter and categorize companies based on their industry for more focused research and analysis. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getAvailableIndustries: 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 Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getAvailableIndustries 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 getAvailableIndustries 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 getAvailableIndustries. 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.
getAvailableIndustries is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP server (financial-modeling-prep-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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