# getStockGrades

Access the latest stock grades from top analysts and financial institutions with the FMP Grades API. Track grading actions, such as upgrades, downgrades, or maintained ratings, for specific stock symbols, providing valuable insight into how experts evaluate companies over time.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getStockGrades`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/vijitdaroch-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getstockgrades

## Facts

- Tool: `getStockGrades`
- 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": "getStockGrades",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getStockGrades is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries existing financial analyst grades and ratings data. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an AI agent querying this data cannot cause financial loss, data corruption, or system compromise. Classification as Read is appropriate.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'getStockGrades' and description 'Access the latest stock grades' and 'Track grading actions' indicate retrieval of analyst ratings and historical grading data with no modification, deletion, or execution of code."

## Use case

AI agents call getStockGrades 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": {
    "getStockGrades": {}
  }
}
```

## 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`

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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