Get analyst recommendations for a stock.
AI agents call get_analyst_recommendations to retrieve information from Yahoo Finance 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 and queries analyst recommendation data from Yahoo Finance. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, does not delete anything, and does not move money. While the server is financial in nature, this specific tool only reads financial data; it does not execute trades, process payments, or commit financial obligations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_analyst_recommendations' and description 'Get analyst recommendations for a stock' indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution of external operations.
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Get analyst recommendations for a stock. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Yahoo Finance MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Yahoo Finance MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_analyst_recommendations: 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 Yahoo Finance MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_analyst_recommendations 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_recommendations 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_recommendations. 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_recommendations is provided by the Yahoo Finance MCP Server MCP server (leo-ye0/mcp-finance-data). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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