getHistoricalRatings
Track changes in financial performance over time with the FMP Historical Ratings API. This API provides access to historical financial ratings for stock symbols in our database, allowing users to view ratings and key financial metric scores for specific dates.
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What getHistoricalRatings does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings is rated Low
This tool retrieves historical financial ratings and metrics for analysis purposes. It is a pure data retrieval operation with no side effects, no execution of external operations, no data modification, and no financial transactions. It fits the Read category as it queries and returns financial performance data without altering any state.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it "provides access to historical financial ratings" and allows users to "view ratings and key financial metric scores for specific dates." The verb "view" and the read-only nature of accessing historical data confirms no…
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The rule that runs getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings, this is the rule to start with:
getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getHistoricalRatings
Track changes in financial performance over time with the FMP Historical Ratings API. This API provides access to historical financial ratings for stock symbols in our database, allowing users to view ratings and key financial metric scores for specific dates. 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 getHistoricalRatings: 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.
getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings 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 getHistoricalRatings. 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.
getHistoricalRatings 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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