Flag insider trades that occurred suspiciously close to upcoming earnings dates. A powerful signal for potential information asymmetry.
AI agents call get_earnings_proximity to retrieve information from Lynx Mi/lynx Mi without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and filters historical insider trade data based on proximity to earnings dates. While the underlying data it surfaces (potential insider trading signals) has serious financial and legal implications, the tool itself performs read-only analysis.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'flags insider trades that occurred suspiciously close to upcoming earnings dates' — this is a query/analysis operation that retrieves and analyzes existing trade data without modifying, executing operations, or causing financial…
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Flag insider trades that occurred suspiciously close to upcoming earnings dates. A powerful signal for potential information asymmetry. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Lynx Mi/lynx Mi MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Lynx Mi/lynx Mi MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_earnings_proximity: 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 Lynx Mi/lynx Mi. Nothing to install.
get_earnings_proximity 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_earnings_proximity 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_earnings_proximity. 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_earnings_proximity is provided by the Lynx Mi/lynx Mi MCP server (lynx-mi/lynx-mi-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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