finance.edgar.filings

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 11 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.filings.md

WHAT IT DOES

What finance.edgar.filings does on Apibase

AI agents call finance.edgar.filings 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
`cik`	string	Yes	SEC CIK number (e.g. "320193" for Apple, "789019" for Microsoft). Find via company_search

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why finance.edgar.filings is rated Low

Retrieves publicly available SEC filing metadata without modifying data or triggering side effects.

From the tool's definition List recent SEC filings, returns form type, filing date, document URL

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs finance.edgar.filings 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.filings, this is the rule to start with:

finance.edgar.filings Allowed

finance.edgar.filings 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.filings": {}
  }
}

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.filings call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about finance.edgar.filings

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

List recent SEC filings for a company by CIK number — 10-K (annual), 10-Q (quarterly), 8-K (events), proxy statements. Returns form type, filing date, document URL, description. Up to 1000 filings per company (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.filings accept? +

finance.edgar.filings accepts 1 parameter: cik. Required: cik. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

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

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for finance.edgar.filings: 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.filings? +

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

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

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the finance.edgar.filings 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.filings completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for finance.edgar.filings. 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.filings? +

finance.edgar.filings 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.

KEEP EXPLORING

More on Apibase, and thousands of servers like it.

This server

All 1384 Apibase tools →

Across the catalogue

The MCP Attack Database →

Guides

Roll out MCP under one policy →Data exfiltration →MCP token cost →