getIndex1HourData

Access 1-hour interval intraday data for stock indexes using the Intraday 1-Hour Price Data API. This API provides detailed price movements and volume within hourly intervals, making it ideal for tracking medium-term market trends during the trading day.

Server Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server vijitdaroch/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What getIndex1HourData does on Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server

AI agents call getIndex1HourData 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.

Why getIndex1HourData needs a policy

This tool retrieves historical market data (index prices and volumes at 1-hour intervals). It has no side effects, does not modify any state, execute code, delete data, or move money. The read-only nature and focus on passive data access places it firmly in the Read category with low severity, as misuse would at worst result in gathering market information without operational harm.

From the tool's definition Tool provides 'Access [to] 1-hour interval intraday data' and 'detailed price movements and volume' — purely data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.

Questions about getIndex1HourData

What does the getIndex1HourData tool do? +

Access 1-hour interval intraday data for stock indexes using the Intraday 1-Hour Price Data API. This API provides detailed price movements and volume within hourly intervals, making it ideal for tracking medium-term market trends during the trading day. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on getIndex1HourData? +

Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getIndex1HourData: 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.

What risk level is getIndex1HourData? +

getIndex1HourData is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit getIndex1HourData? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getIndex1HourData 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.

How do I block getIndex1HourData completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getIndex1HourData. 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.

What MCP server provides getIndex1HourData? +

getIndex1HourData 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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