getSecFilingExtract
The Filings Extract API allows users to extract detailed data directly from official SEC filings. This API provides access to key information such as company shares, security details, and filing links, making it easier to analyze corporate disclosures.
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What getSecFilingExtract does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getSecFilingExtract 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 getSecFilingExtract is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries existing SEC filing data. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The data accessed (SEC filings, company shares, security details) are public financial disclosures. There is no side effect beyond reading information, and the blast radius of misuse is minimal since SEC data is publicly available and cannot be altered through read operations.
From the tool's definition The tool description explicitly states it 'allows users to extract detailed data directly from official SEC filings' and provides 'access to key information such as company shares, security details, and filing links'.
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The rule that runs getSecFilingExtract 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 getSecFilingExtract, this is the rule to start with:
getSecFilingExtract 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 getSecFilingExtract call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getSecFilingExtract
The Filings Extract API allows users to extract detailed data directly from official SEC filings. This API provides access to key information such as company shares, security details, and filing links, making it easier to analyze corporate disclosures. 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 getSecFilingExtract: 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.
getSecFilingExtract 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 getSecFilingExtract 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 getSecFilingExtract. 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.
getSecFilingExtract 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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