getStockGrades
Access the latest stock grades from top analysts and financial institutions with the FMP Grades API. Track grading actions, such as upgrades, downgrades, or maintained ratings, for specific stock symbols, providing valuable insight into how experts evaluate companies over time.
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What getStockGrades does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getStockGrades 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 getStockGrades is rated Low
getStockGrades retrieves and queries financial analyst ratings and grade history—classic read-only operations with no side effects. While the data is financial in nature, the tool itself performs no monetary transfers, does not modify any data, and does not execute trades or financial transactions. It is purely informational data access.
From the tool's definition Tool description uses 'Access' and 'Track' language indicating data retrieval only. No mention of modifications, deletions, or financial transactions. Returns analyst grades and historical grading actions for stock symbols.
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The rule that runs getStockGrades 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 getStockGrades, this is the rule to start with:
getStockGrades 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 getStockGrades call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getStockGrades
Access the latest stock grades from top analysts and financial institutions with the FMP Grades API. Track grading actions, such as upgrades, downgrades, or maintained ratings, for specific stock symbols, providing valuable insight into how experts evaluate companies over time. 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 getStockGrades: 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.
getStockGrades 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 getStockGrades 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 getStockGrades. 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.
getStockGrades 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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