Get analyst financial estimates for a stock (revenue, EPS forecasts)
AI agents call get_analyst_estimates to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves analyst-published estimates (revenue and EPS forecasts) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It simply queries and returns financial data. While the data concerns financial markets, it does not involve moving money, making trades, or committing financial obligations—it is informational access only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_analyst_estimates' and description 'Get analyst financial estimates for a stock (revenue, EPS forecasts)' indicate data retrieval with no modification.
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Get analyst financial estimates for a stock (revenue, EPS forecasts). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_analyst_estimates: 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 (FMP) MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_analyst_estimates 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_analyst_estimates 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_analyst_estimates. 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.
get_analyst_estimates is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) MCP Server MCP server (jackdark425/aigroup-fmp-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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