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get_company_submissions

Get recent SEC filings for a company by CIK

How to control get_company_submissions ↓

What get_company_submissions does on SEC MCP

AI agents call get_company_submissions 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.

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Why get_company_submissions needs a policy

This tool retrieves publicly available SEC filing metadata/documents by querying with a CIK identifier. It performs a read-only lookup against the SEC EDGAR database with no side effects, data modification, code execution, or financial implications. The blast radius of misuse is minimal since the underlying data is already public.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get recent SEC filings for a company by CIK' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability. SEC filings are public data.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_company_submissions gives an agent:

How to control get_company_submissions

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_company_submissions:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_company_submissions": {}
  }
}

get_company_submissions is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register SEC MCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get_company_submissions

What does the get_company_submissions tool do? +

Get recent SEC filings for a company by CIK. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SEC MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_company_submissions? +

Register the SEC MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_company_submissions: 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.

What risk level is get_company_submissions? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_company_submissions? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_company_submissions 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 get_company_submissions completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_company_submissions. 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 get_company_submissions? +

get_company_submissions 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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