Retrieve a comprehensive list of stock market indexes across global exchanges using the FMP Stock Market Indexes List API. This API provides essential information such as the symbol, name, exchange, and currency for each index, helping analysts and investors keep track of various market benchmarks.
AI agents call getIndexList 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 queries publicly available financial data (stock market index information including symbol, name, exchange, currency) without side effects, data modification, code execution, or financial transactions. It is a straightforward read operation that provides reference information to analysts and investors.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getIndexList' and description 'Retrieve a comprehensive list of stock market indexes' indicates a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external actions.
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Retrieve a comprehensive list of stock market indexes across global exchanges using the FMP Stock Market Indexes List API. This API provides essential information such as the symbol, name, exchange, and currency for each index, helping analysts and investors keep track of various market benchmarks. 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 getIndexList: 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.
getIndexList 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 getIndexList 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 getIndexList. 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.
getIndexList 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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