getInsiderTransactionTypes
Access a comprehensive list of insider transaction types with the All Insider Transaction Types API. This API provides details on various transaction actions, including purchases, sales, and other corporate actions involving insider trading.
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What getInsiderTransactionTypes does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves a static or semi-static list of insider transaction type categories. It is a pure data retrieval operation with no side effects, no modifications to data, and no execution of trades or financial transactions. The severity is low because accessing this reference information poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval of a reference list: 'Access a comprehensive list of insider transaction types' and 'provides details on various transaction actions'. No parameters mentioned for executing trades or modifying data.
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The rule that runs getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes, this is the rule to start with:
getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getInsiderTransactionTypes
Access a comprehensive list of insider transaction types with the All Insider Transaction Types API. This API provides details on various transaction actions, including purchases, sales, and other corporate actions involving insider trading. 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes: 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.
getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes 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 getInsiderTransactionTypes. 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.
getInsiderTransactionTypes 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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