getFilingsByFormType
Search for specific SEC filings by form type with the FMP SEC Filings By Form Type API. Retrieve filings such as 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and others, filtered by the exact type of document you
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What getFilingsByFormType does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server
AI agents call getFilingsByFormType 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.
Why getFilingsByFormType is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries publicly available SEC filing data without side effects. It allows searching and filtering existing documents by form type (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) but does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or move money. This is a straightforward data retrieval operation with minimal risk to users or systems.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getFilingsByFormType' and description 'Search for specific SEC filings' and 'Retrieve filings' indicate data retrieval operations.
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The rule that runs getFilingsByFormType safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getFilingsByFormType, this is the rule to start with:
getFilingsByFormType is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, apply this rule, and every getFilingsByFormType call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getFilingsByFormType
Search for specific SEC filings by form type with the FMP SEC Filings By Form Type API. Retrieve filings such as 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and others, filtered by the exact type of document you. 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 getFilingsByFormType: 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.
getFilingsByFormType 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 getFilingsByFormType 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 getFilingsByFormType. 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.
getFilingsByFormType 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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