Get analyst recommendation trends for a stock
AI agents call get_recommendation_trends to retrieve information from MCP Finnhub Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and queries financial data (analyst recommendation trends). It has no side effects, does not create, modify, or delete data, does not execute code or commands, and does not involve financial transactions. It is a pure read operation consistent with other data retrieval tools on this Finnhub server like get_stock_quote and get_company_profile.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_recommendation_trends' and description states 'Get analyst recommendation trends for a stock' — a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of code/commands.
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Get analyst recommendation trends for a stock. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Finnhub Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Finnhub Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_recommendation_trends: 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 MCP Finnhub Server. Nothing to install.
get_recommendation_trends 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_recommendation_trends 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_recommendation_trends. 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_recommendation_trends is provided by the MCP Finnhub Server MCP server (nimblebraininc/mcp-finnhub). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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