getRatios
Analyze a company
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What getRatios does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getRatios 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 getRatios is rated Low
This tool retrieves financial ratio data for analytical purposes. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations—it only reads and presents existing financial information. The sibling tools on this server (calculateCustomDCF, getADX, getAftermarketQuote) are similarly Read-category tools that fetch or compute financial data without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getRatios' and description 'Analyze a company' indicate data retrieval and analysis. The verb 'get' and 'analyze' suggest querying financial metrics without modification or execution of operations.
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The rule that runs getRatios 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 getRatios, this is the rule to start with:
getRatios 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 getRatios call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getRatios
Analyze a company. 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 getRatios: 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.
getRatios 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 getRatios 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 getRatios. 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.
getRatios 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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