Access a comprehensive list of industries where stock symbols are available using the FMP Available Industries API. This API helps users filter and categorize companies based on their industry for more focused research and analysis.
AI agents call getAvailableIndustries to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep 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 and lists industry categories from the FMP API for research and analysis purposes. It makes no modifications, executions, or deletions. The data returned is informational only, with no blast radius if misused by an AI agent—worst case being irrelevant industry filters applied to analysis.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getAvailableIndustries' and description 'Access a comprehensive list of industries' indicates retrieval/query operation with no side effects.
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Access a comprehensive list of industries where stock symbols are available using the FMP Available Industries API. This API helps users filter and categorize companies based on their industry for more focused research and analysis. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getAvailableIndustries: 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 Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getAvailableIndustries 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 getAvailableIndustries 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 getAvailableIndustries. 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.
getAvailableIndustries is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP server (vijitdaroch/financial-modeling-prep-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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