# getSenateTradesByName

Search for Senate trading activity by Senator name with the FMP Senate Trades by Name API. Access detailed information on trades made by specific Senators, including trade dates, assets, amounts, and potential conflicts of interest.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `getSenateTradesByName`
- 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": "getSenateTradesByName",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getSenateTradesByName is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves publicly available Senate trading records filtered by Senator name. It performs data retrieval with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no financial transactions. The tool is informational in nature, providing historical trading data for research or compliance purposes.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool description explicitly states it is used to 'Search for Senate trading activity' and 'Access detailed information on trades' - both read-only operations that retrieve data without modification or execution."

## Use case

AI agents call getSenateTradesByName 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": {
    "getSenateTradesByName": {}
  }
}
```

## 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