Get director share transactions (insider trades) for NZX companies. Shows who is buying/selling, amounts, and dates.
AI agents call get_insider_trades 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
days | number | — | Recent trades within N days |
type | string | — | Transaction type: buy, sell, or all |
limit | number | — | Max results (default 50) |
ticker | string | — | Filter by company ticker |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves historical insider trade data from the NZX market. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, and does not execute external operations. While insider trade information is sensitive financial data, the tool itself is a read-only query mechanism with no capability to alter data or trigger financial transactions. Misuse would be limited to information disclosure rather than financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_insider_trades' and description 'Get director share transactions (insider trades)' indicates data retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get director share transactions (insider trades) for NZX companies. Shows who is buying/selling, amounts, and dates. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NZXplorer MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_insider_trades accepts 4 parameters: days, type, limit, ticker. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the NZXplorer MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_insider_trades: 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.
get_insider_trades 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_insider_trades 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_insider_trades. 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_insider_trades 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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