# getHistoricalEmployeeCount

Access historical employee count data for a company based on specific reporting periods. The FMP Company Historical Employee Count API provides insights into how a company’s workforce has evolved over time, allowing users to analyze growth trends and operational changes.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getHistoricalEmployeeCount`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/gethistoricalemployeecount

## Facts

- Tool: `getHistoricalEmployeeCount`
- Server: Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server (`financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/imbenrabi/Financial-Modeling-Prep-MCP-Server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "getHistoricalEmployeeCount",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getHistoricalEmployeeCount is rated Low

This tool purely queries and retrieves historical workforce data. It allows analysis of trends but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could request excessive data or unauthorized lookups, but cannot alter records or trigger financial consequences. This is a straightforward Read operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves 'historical employee count data' for analysis. The description specifies 'Access' and 'provides insights', indicating data retrieval with no modification or side effects. No execution, deletion, or financial operations are performed."

## Use case

AI agents call getHistoricalEmployeeCount 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getHistoricalEmployeeCount": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server (258)

- `calculateCustomDCF` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/calculatecustomdcf.md
- `calculateCustomLeveredDCF` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/calculatecustomlevereddcf.md
- `myTool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/mytool.md
- `describe_toolset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/describe-toolset.md
- `getAcquisitionOwnership` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getacquisitionownership.md
- `getActivelyTradingList` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getactivelytradinglist.md
- `getADX` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getadx.md
- `getAftermarketQuote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getaftermarketquote.md
- `getAftermarketTrade` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getaftermarkettrade.md
- `getAllExchangeMarketHours` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallexchangemarkethours.md
- `getAllIndexQuotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallindexquotes.md
- `getAllIndustryClassification` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallindustryclassification.md
- `getAllShareFloat` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallsharefloat.md
- `getAnalystEstimates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getanalystestimates.md
- `getAvailableCountries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailablecountries.md
- `getAvailableExchanges` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailableexchanges.md
- `getAvailableIndustries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailableindustries.md
- `getAvailableSectors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailablesectors.md
- `getAvailableTranscriptSymbols` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailabletranscriptsymbols.md
- `getBalanceSheetGrowthBulk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetgrowthbulk.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatement` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatement.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementAsReported` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementasreported.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementGrowth` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementgrowth.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementsBulk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementsbulk.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementTTM` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementttm.md
- `getBatchAftermarketQuote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchaftermarketquote.md
- `getBatchAftermarketTrade` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchaftermarkettrade.md
- `getBatchMarketCap` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchmarketcap.md
- `getBatchQuotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchquotes.md
- `getBatchQuotesShort` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchquotesshort.md
- …and 228 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server