Get a multi-year capital allocation breakdown for a US public company. Shows how management deploys cash across all six categories — capex, R&D, M&A, dividends, buybacks, and debt — plus pre-computed deployment ratios (% of operating cash flow) and over-distribution flags. Use this tool when the ...
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AI agents call get_capital_allocation_profile to retrieve information from Valuein — SEC EDGAR Fundamentals & Smart-Money Data without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though get_capital_allocation_profile only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_capital_allocation_profile gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Get a multi-year capital allocation breakdown for a US public company. Shows how management deploys cash across all six categories — capex, R&D, M&A, dividends, buybacks, and debt — plus pre-computed deployment ratios (% of operating cash flow) and over-distribution flags. Use this tool when the user asks: how does a company allocate capital, what's the buyback-vs-dividend mix, is the company over-distributing, is growth funded by R&D or M&A, what's the cash return ratio trend, or any 'where does the money go' question. Also use for owner-earnings analysis (Buffett-style) and reinvestment-rate analysis (Damodaran-style). Data sourced from annual 10-K filings (SEC EDGAR) — income statement (R&D), investing section (capex, M&A), financing section (dividends, buybacks, debt). All figures are point-in-time safe via the as_of_date parameter — no look-ahead bias. R&D semantics: R&D is included as a deployment category despite being an income-statement expense, because for knowledge-economy businesses (tech, pharma, industrials with heavy engineering) it represents the primary growth reinvestment vehicle and often dwarfs capex. R&D is already deducted before reaching operating cash flow, so rd_pct_ocf is INFORMATIONAL — it does not reduce OCF a second time. The total_deployment_pct_ocf field excludes R&D from its sum to preserve the cash-flow identity (OCF = capex + M&A + dividends + buybacks + debt repayment + change in cash). Flags object: pre-computed booleans for common analytical questions. Use buybacks_exceed_fcf to identify years a company returned more to shareholders via repurchases than it generated in free cash flow. Use total_returns_exceed_fcf for the stricter test (buybacks + dividends > FCF). Use debt_funded_distribution to distinguish over-distribution funded by leverage (typical industrials) from over-distribution funded by cash hoard (Apple 2018-2019 post-tax-reform repatriation). NOT yet included (separate roadmap items): buyback_yield_implied requires a price × shares market-cap series; equity-method investments and intangibles are excluded from acquisitions_net to keep M&A semantics tight (request other_investing_outflows if needed). Available on all plans.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Valuein — SEC EDGAR Fundamentals & Smart-Money Data MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Valuein — SEC EDGAR Fundamentals & Smart-Money Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_capital_allocation_profile: 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 Valuein — SEC EDGAR Fundamentals & Smart-Money Data. Nothing to install.
get_capital_allocation_profile 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 get_capital_allocation_profile 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 get_capital_allocation_profile. 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.
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