get_comprehensive_news

Get a comprehensive news analysis for a symbol combining: IB news (Reuters, Dow Jones), Finnhub news, social sentiment (Reddit/Twitter), insider sentiment, and AI-analyzed sentiment scores. This is the recommended tool for complete news coverage.

Server IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server vinbg/ib-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_comprehensive_news does on IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server

AI agents call get_comprehensive_news to retrieve information from IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_comprehensive_news needs a policy

This tool purely retrieves and aggregates existing news and sentiment data from multiple sources (IB news, Finnhub, social media sentiment, insider sentiment, and AI analysis). It performs read-only queries and data retrieval with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no financial transactions.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it retrieves and analyzes news data: 'Get a comprehensive news analysis' combining multiple news sources and sentiment scores. No modification, deletion, or execution of trades/commands is indicated.

Questions about get_comprehensive_news

What does the get_comprehensive_news tool do? +

Get a comprehensive news analysis for a symbol combining: IB news (Reuters, Dow Jones), Finnhub news, social sentiment (Reddit/Twitter), insider sentiment, and AI-analyzed sentiment scores. This is the recommended tool for complete news coverage. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_comprehensive_news? +

Register the IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_comprehensive_news: 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 IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_comprehensive_news? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_comprehensive_news? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_comprehensive_news 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 get_comprehensive_news completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_comprehensive_news. 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 get_comprehensive_news? +

get_comprehensive_news is provided by the IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server MCP server (vinbg/ib-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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