Get recent flows for a ticker
AI agents call get_stock_flow_recent to retrieve information from Unusual Whales MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves real-time financial data about stock flows for a specified ticker. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. It is a passive read operation that queries the Unusual Whales API.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_stock_flow_recent' and description 'Get recent flows for a ticker' indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution. The action is a query/fetch of existing market flow data.
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Get recent flows for a ticker. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Unusual Whales MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Unusual Whales MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_stock_flow_recent: 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 Unusual Whales MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_stock_flow_recent 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_stock_flow_recent 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_stock_flow_recent. 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_stock_flow_recent is provided by the Unusual Whales MCP Server MCP server (phields/unusualwhales-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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