get_governance_scores

Get Governance Risk Scores (GRS) for NZX companies. 0-100 scale across 6 components: exec remuneration, board structure, shareholder rights, board effectiveness, audit & risk, remuneration disclosure. Can filter by sector, rating, or score range.

Server NZXplorer MCP Server mambaventures/nzxplorer-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 70 required

What get_governance_scores does on NZXplorer MCP Server

AI agents call get_governance_scores to retrieve information from NZXplorer MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
sort string Sort field (e.g. "total_score")
limit number Max results (default 50)
order string "asc" or "desc"
rating string Filter by rating: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Adequate, Poor, Very Poor
sector string Filter by sector
max_score number Maximum GRS score (0-100)
min_score number Minimum GRS score (0-100)

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

Why get_governance_scores needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries governance scoring data for NZX-listed companies. It performs read-only operations—fetching pre-calculated governance metrics on a 0-100 scale across defined components and allowing filtering by various parameters. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial transactions. It is a straightforward data retrieval tool.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Get Governance Risk Scores' and allows filtering by sector, rating, or score range. The verb 'Get' and the ability to 'filter' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.

Questions about get_governance_scores

What does the get_governance_scores tool do? +

Get Governance Risk Scores (GRS) for NZX companies. 0-100 scale across 6 components: exec remuneration, board structure, shareholder rights, board effectiveness, audit & risk, remuneration disclosure. Can filter by sector, rating, or score range. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NZXplorer MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does get_governance_scores accept? +

get_governance_scores accepts 7 parameters: sort, limit, order, rating, sector, max_score, min_score. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on get_governance_scores? +

Register the NZXplorer MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_governance_scores: 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 NZXplorer MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_governance_scores? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_governance_scores? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_governance_scores 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_governance_scores completely? +

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

get_governance_scores is provided by the NZXplorer MCP Server MCP server (mambaventures/nzxplorer-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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