List recent SEC filings for a CIK.
AI agents call edgar.list_filings to retrieve information from Mcp Financial Data without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns publicly available SEC filing metadata. It performs a read-only operation (list/retrieve) on financial data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The data returned is already public information (SEC filings are public records). No financial transactions, code execution, or destructive actions are involved.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_filings' and description states it 'List[s] recent SEC filings for a CIK' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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List recent SEC filings for a CIK. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Financial Data MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Financial Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for edgar.list_filings: 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 Financial Data. Nothing to install.
edgar.list_filings 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 edgar.list_filings 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 edgar.list_filings. 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.
edgar.list_filings is provided by the Mcp Financial Data MCP server (sebaustin/mcp-financial-data). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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