AlphAI

Fetch article by uid

alphai_article

Read-onlyIdempotent

Load one article by its uid, with full enrichment (per-ticker analysis, context, key entities). Use it to expand an item from any feed requested with detail='compact', a condensed *_recent item from alphai_pair_analysis, or a uid from the user, connector search or alphai_insider_clusters. Feeds using detail='full' already carry the news analysis inline. SEC rows also carry insider on a Form 4 (shares, avg_price_usd, is_10b5_1, filed_at...) and filing on an 8-K. On an SEC earnings filing (source_type sec_form8k or sec_form6k), this tool adds earnings, AlphAI's structured read of the filing with every figure checked against the filing text; feed tools never populate it. To go from a ticker straight to those reads, use alphai_earnings instead. The full article body is intentionally not served (copyright). Raises not_found for an unknown uid.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`uid`	Yes	The article uid from any feed response.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`uid`	Yes
`url`	Yes
`title`	Yes
`filing`	No
`source`	Yes
`insider`	No
`sources`	No
`summary`	Yes
`tickers`	No
`analysis`	No
`category`	Yes
`earnings`	No
`story_id`	No
`created_at`	Yes
`source_type`	No
`banner_image`	No
`search_match`	No
`source_domain`	Yes
`sources_count`	No
`ownership_form`	No
`time_published`	Yes
`relevance_score`	Yes
`read_time_minutes`	No

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedSep 26, 2026
- addedInput schema / properties / uid / maxLength
```
Added value: +64
```

Changed1 schema field changedSep 23, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / search_match

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "description": "Per-item evidence from the text path: ``score`` orders the page (cover\ndensity × recency; comparable within one response, not a probability),\n``terms_matched`` is set in broadened mode, ``context`` marks the matched\nwords in the summary with ``**``.",
+      "properties": {
+        "context": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "score": {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "terms_matched": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "score"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default": null
+}

Changed1 schema field changedSep 22, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / filing

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "description": "Structured SEC 8-K filing block (``source_type == \"sec_form8k\"`` items on\nthe news tools).\n\nA read-only projection of the 8-K sidecar\n(``apps.data.models.EightKEventModel``) — same fields and semantics as the\nREST ``/api/news/`` block (openapi.yaml: ``EightKFiling``): ``items`` is\nevery item code the filing carries (the ``item`` filter matches any of\nthem; empty for a header-only filing), ``primary_item`` the one that drove\nthe category, ``accession_number`` the id to cite, ``filed_at`` EDGAR's\nacceptance time, ``event_date`` the filing's own date of report and\n``exhibit_url`` the press-release exhibit the summary was built from.\nDates are ISO strings like the insider block; empty sidecar strings are\n``null``, never ``\"\"``.",
+      "properties": {
+        "accession_number": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "event_date": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "exhibit_url": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "filed_at": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "items": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "primary_item": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "items",
+        "accession_number",
+        "filed_at"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default": null
+}

Changed5 schema fields changedSep 6, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / created_at
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / earnings

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "additionalProperties": true,
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default": null
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / insider

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "description": "Structured SEC Form 4 event block (``alphai_insider_news`` items only).\n\nAggregate of the news row's whole transaction group — same semantics as the\nREST ``/api/news/insider/`` block (openapi.yaml: ``InsiderEvent``): shares and\nvalue are GROUP sums (a 10b5-1 ladder is one event), ``avg_price_usd`` is\nvalue-weighted over priced tranches, ``is_10b5_1`` is the group OR, the\nlast fill dates the event. ``side`` is the signal label: buy (P) / sell (S)\n/ other (everything else, incl. D — sale to issuer, a buyback/redemption,\nnot an open-market disposition); the raw ``transaction_code`` rides along.\nMoney/share fields are decimal STRINGS (\"25000\", \"187.32\") — flat, precise,\nschema-simple; null when the filing prices no tranche.\n\n``filed_at`` is when EDGAR accepted the filing and ``late_filing`` marks the\nones that missed the SEC's two-business-day deadline; the rule lives in\n``_is_late_filing`` in ``repository.py`` (ported from the backend's\n``apps.insider.services.filing_lateness``). Field reference for both\nsurfaces: ``backend/openapi.yaml`` (``InsiderEvent``).",
+      "properties": {
+        "avg_price_usd": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "filed_at": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "insider_name": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "insider_title": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "is_10b5_1": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "is_director": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "is_officer": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "is_ten_percent_owner": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "late_filing": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "shares": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "side": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "total_value_usd": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "transaction_code": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "transaction_date": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "side",
+        "transaction_code",
+        "shares",
+        "is_10b5_1",
+        "insider_name",
+        "insider_title",
+        "is_officer",
+        "is_director",
+        "is_ten_percent_owner",
+        "transaction_date",
+        "filed_at",
+        "late_filing"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default": null
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / source_type

Added value: +{
+  "default": "",
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedOutput schema / required

Previous value: -[
-  "uid",
-  "title",
-  "url",
-  "source",
-  "source_domain",
-  "summary",
-  "category",
-  "relevance_score",
-  "time_published"
-]New value: +[
+  "uid",
+  "title",
+  "url",
+  "source",
+  "source_domain",
+  "summary",
+  "category",
+  "relevance_score",
+  "time_published",
+  "created_at"
+]

First observedJun 17, 2026

TDQS

A4.6/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnly/idempotent/non-destructive, but the description adds real behavioral context: the article body is intentionally withheld for copyright, not_found is raised for an unknown uid, SEC rows carry extra insider/filing fields, and earnings is populated only for sec_form8k/sec_form6k filings (feed tools never fill it). That is substantial disclosure beyond the structured fields.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

It is dense but front-loaded: the core action and enrichment scope come first, then usage sources, then caveats about SEC rows, earnings, copyright, and errors. Every sentence carries information, though the block of conditional SEC/earnings detail makes it heavier than a typical single-parameter tool needs.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

An output schema exists, so return values need not be explained, and the description fully covers invocation conditions, source of the uid, conditional enrichment, error behavior, and the copyright limitation on article body content. Nothing an agent needs to call it correctly is missing.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100% and there is a single required uid parameter already documented in the schema. The description adds only that the uid comes from a feed response, which is minimal beyond the schema and does not warrant more than the baseline.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('Load one article by its uid') and immediately scopes it with 'full enrichment (per-ticker analysis, context, key entities)'. It differentiates itself from sibling feed tools by naming which sources yield compact uids and pointing to alphai_earnings for the ticker-first path.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Explicitly says when to use it (expand a compact item, a condensed *_recent item from alphai_pair_analysis, a uid from the user/connector search/alphai_insider_clusters) and when it is unnecessary (feeds using detail='full' already carry the analysis inline). It also names the alternative for going from ticker to earnings reads.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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