# searchCompaniesByCIK

Easily find company information using a CIK (Central Index Key) with the FMP SEC Filings Company Search By CIK API. Access essential company details and filings linked to a specific CIK number.

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

## Facts

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

## Why searchCompaniesByCIK is rated Low

This tool retrieves publicly available company information and SEC filing metadata indexed by CIK number. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not involve financial transactions. It is a simple query/search operation equivalent to accessing public SEC records, making it a Read-category tool with low severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'find company information' and 'access essential company details and filings' — purely retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution. The CIK search is a straightforward lookup against SEC filings data."

## Use case

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

## 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

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- 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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