AI agents call finance_stock_profile to retrieve information from Data Apis without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns static company information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The $0.03 USDC cost is a micropayment for the API service, not a financial transaction that commits obligations or moves funds on behalf of the user. It is a straightforward data retrieval tool with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves company profile data (sector, industry, employees, market cap, P/E ratio, business description) with no side effects. The description uses 'Get' which indicates a read-only query operation.
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Get company profile including sector, industry, employees, market cap, P/E ratio, and business description. Costs $0.03 USDC per request via x402 on Base. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Data Apis MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Data Apis MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for finance_stock_profile: 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 Data Apis. Nothing to install.
finance_stock_profile 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 finance_stock_profile 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 finance_stock_profile. 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.
finance_stock_profile is provided by the Data Apis MCP server (yantrix-ai/x402-apis-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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