# getEarningsSurprisesBulk The Earnings Surprises Bulk API allows users to retrieve bulk data on annual earnings surprises, enabling quick analysis of which companies have beaten, missed, or met their earnings estimates. This API provides actual versus estimated earnings per share (EPS) for multiple companies at once, offering valuable insights for investors and analysts. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getEarningsSurprisesBulk`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getearningssurprisesbulk ## Facts - Tool: `getEarningsSurprisesBulk` - Server: Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server (`vijitdaroch/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.md - Homepage: https://github.com/vijitdaroch/Financial-Modeling-Prep-MCP-Server - Risk category: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade D, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Allowed ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "getEarningsSurprisesBulk", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why getEarningsSurprisesBulk is rated Low This tool only reads and returns historical financial data (earnings surprises and EPS comparisons). It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or move money. The data retrieved is informational for analysis purposes only, with no capability to alter systems or commitments. Misuse would be limited to unauthorized data access rather than operational damage. From the tool's own definition: "The tool 'retrieves bulk data on annual earnings surprises' and 'provides actual versus estimated earnings per share (EPS) for multiple companies at once' — these are query/retrieval operations with no modification or side effects." ## Use case AI agents call getEarningsSurprisesBulk to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "getEarningsSurprisesBulk": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server (255) - `calculateCustomDCF` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/calculatecustomdcf.md - `calculateCustomLeveredDCF` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/calculatecustomlevereddcf.md - `enable_toolset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/enable-toolset.md - `get_toolset_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/get-toolset-status.md - `getAcquisitionOwnership` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getacquisitionownership.md - `getActivelyTradingList` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getactivelytradinglist.md - `getADX` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getadx.md - `getAftermarketQuote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getaftermarketquote.md - `getAftermarketTrade` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getaftermarkettrade.md - `getAllExchangeMarketHours` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallexchangemarkethours.md - `getAllIndexQuotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallindexquotes.md - `getAllIndustryClassification` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallindustryclassification.md - `getAllShareFloat` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallsharefloat.md - `getAnalystEstimates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getanalystestimates.md - `getAvailableCountries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailablecountries.md - `getAvailableExchanges` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailableexchanges.md - `getAvailableIndustries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailableindustries.md - `getAvailableSectors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailablesectors.md - `getAvailableTranscriptSymbols` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailabletranscriptsymbols.md - `getBalanceSheetGrowthBulk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetgrowthbulk.md - `getBalanceSheetStatement` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatement.md - `getBalanceSheetStatementAsReported` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementasreported.md - `getBalanceSheetStatementGrowth` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementgrowth.md - `getBalanceSheetStatementsBulk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementsbulk.md - `getBalanceSheetStatementTTM` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementttm.md - `getBatchAftermarketQuote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchaftermarketquote.md - `getBatchAftermarketTrade` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchaftermarkettrade.md - `getBatchMarketCap` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchmarketcap.md - `getBatchQuotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchquotes.md - `getBatchQuotesShort` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchquotesshort.md - …and 225 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server