Get recent analyst ratings and actions for a stock
AI agents call get_analyst_ratings to retrieve information from SEC MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical analyst ratings and actions—factual financial data that already exists in the SEC EDGAR database. It performs no write, delete, execute, or financial transaction operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal: an AI agent can only access publicly available analyst information, with no capability to modify data, execute code, or affect financial accounts.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_analyst_ratings' and description 'Get recent analyst ratings and actions for a stock' indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_analyst_ratings gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SEC MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_analyst_ratings:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_analyst_ratings": {}
}
}get_analyst_ratings is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get recent analyst ratings and actions for a stock. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SEC MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SEC MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_analyst_ratings: 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 SEC MCP. Nothing to install.
get_analyst_ratings 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_ratings 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_ratings. 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_ratings is provided by the SEC MCP server (luisrincon23/sec-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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