finance.edgar.company_search

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 21 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/finance.edgar.company-search.md

WHAT IT DOES

What finance.edgar.company_search does on Apibase

AI agents call finance.edgar.company_search to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	integer	—	Max results to return (default 10, max 50)
`query`	string	Yes	Company name, ticker, or keyword to search (e.g. "Apple Inc", "TSLA", "artificial intelligence")

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why finance.edgar.company_search is rated Low

Retrieves publicly available SEC filing data without side effects or modifications.

From the tool's definition Search US public companies and SEC filings by name, ticker, keyword. Returns company name, CIK number, form type, filing date.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs finance.edgar.company_search safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For finance.edgar.company_search, this is the rule to start with:

finance.edgar.company_search Allowed

finance.edgar.company_search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "finance.edgar.company_search": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every finance.edgar.company_search call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about finance.edgar.company_search

What does the finance.edgar.company_search tool do? +

Search US public companies and SEC filings by name, ticker, or keyword. Returns company name, CIK number, form type, filing date. Covers all companies registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does finance.edgar.company_search accept? +

finance.edgar.company_search accepts 2 parameters: limit, query. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on finance.edgar.company_search? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for finance.edgar.company_search: 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 Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is finance.edgar.company_search? +

finance.edgar.company_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit finance.edgar.company_search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the finance.edgar.company_search 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.

How do I block finance.edgar.company_search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for finance.edgar.company_search. 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.

What MCP server provides finance.edgar.company_search? +

finance.edgar.company_search is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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