getAvailableSectors
Access a complete list of industry sectors using the FMP Available Sectors API. This API helps users categorize and filter companies based on their respective sectors, enabling deeper analysis and more focused queries across different industries.
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What getAvailableSectors does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getAvailableSectors 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 getAvailableSectors is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query to fetch sector classification data. It enables data retrieval and filtering for analysis purposes but does not modify, execute operations, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve sector information without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves a 'complete list of industry sectors' from the FMP Available Sectors API. The description emphasizes 'categorize and filter' without any modification, deletion, or execution of commands.
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The rule that runs getAvailableSectors 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 getAvailableSectors, this is the rule to start with:
getAvailableSectors 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 getAvailableSectors call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getAvailableSectors
Access a complete list of industry sectors using the FMP Available Sectors API. This API helps users categorize and filter companies based on their respective sectors, enabling deeper analysis and more focused queries across different industries. 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 getAvailableSectors: 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.
getAvailableSectors 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 getAvailableSectors 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 getAvailableSectors. 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.
getAvailableSectors 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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