sec-edgar.filings.list
Get a company's recent SEC filings (10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly reports, 8-K current reports, proxy statements, insider transaction forms, etc.) plus basic entity profile — legal name, SIC industry classification, exchanges, fiscal year end. Optional filter by form type. Each filing inclu...
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What sec-edgar.filings.list does on Apibase
AI agents call sec-edgar.filings.list 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 Central Index Key for the company, e.g. "320193" or "0000320193". Obtained from sec-edgar.company_lookup. |
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of filings to return, 1-50 (default 10, most recent first). |
form_type | string | — | Filter by SEC form type, e.g. "10-K", "10-Q", "8-K", "4" (case-insensitive). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why sec-edgar.filings.list is rated Low
Retrieves publicly available SEC filing metadata and documents without modification or side effects.
From the tool's definition Get company's recent SEC filings, filing date, accession number, document URL
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The rule that runs sec-edgar.filings.list 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 sec-edgar.filings.list, this is the rule to start with:
sec-edgar.filings.list 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 Apibase, apply this rule, and every sec-edgar.filings.list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sec-edgar.filings.list
Get a company's recent SEC filings (10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly reports, 8-K current reports, proxy statements, insider transaction forms, etc.) plus basic entity profile — legal name, SIC industry classification, exchanges, fiscal year end. Optional filter by form type. Each filing includes filing date, accession number, and a direct document URL. Requires a CIK from sec-edgar.company_lookup. Data: data.sec.gov (US Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR system), no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
sec-edgar.filings.list accepts 3 parameters: cik, limit, form_type. Required: cik. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sec-edgar.filings.list: 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.
sec-edgar.filings.list 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 sec-edgar.filings.list 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 sec-edgar.filings.list. 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.
sec-edgar.filings.list 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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