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Capital allocation

get_capital_allocation_profile
Read-onlyIdempotent

Returns, for each fiscal year from annual 10-K filings, operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, R&D, acquisitions and divestitures, dividends, buybacks, debt issued and repaid, each use as a share of operating cash flow, and flags such as buybacks or total payouts exceeding free cash flow. Use this when the user asks where a company's cash goes or whether its payouts exceed its free cash flow.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
tickerYesTicker symbol or SEC CIK of the company, e.g. AAPL.
as_of_dateNoPoint-in-time cutoff, YYYY-MM-DD: only figures filed with the SEC on or before this date, e.g. 2024-06-30.
lookback_yearsNoFiscal years to cover, counting back from the latest filing, 1 to 20; defaults to 5, e.g. 3.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
dataYesPer-period capital-allocation rows: capex, R&D, M&A, dividends, buybacks, debt, and deployment-mix flags
noteNo
_metaYesProvenance envelope — data lineage for every MCP response
tickerYes
as_of_dateNo
lookback_yearsYesNumber of fiscal years summarized
periods_returnedYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed18 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / as_of_date / description
      Previous value: -"Point-in-time date (YYYY-MM-DD). Only returns facts with accepted_at on or before this date — eliminates look-ahead bias."New value: +"Point-in-time cutoff, YYYY-MM-DD: only figures filed with the SEC on or before this date, e.g. 2024-06-30."
    • changedInput schema / properties / lookback_years / description
      Previous value: -"Number of fiscal years to look back from the most recent filing (1–20). Defaults to 5 years for a full capital allocation cycle."New value: +"Fiscal years to cover, counting back from the latest filing, 1 to 20; defaults to 5, e.g. 3."
    • changedInput schema / properties / ticker / description
      Previous value: -"Stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL, MSFT — or a CIK (SEC identifier), e.g. '0000320193'."New value: +"Ticker symbol or SEC CIK of the company, e.g. AAPL."
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / cost_usd
      Removed value: -{
      -  "additionalProperties": false,
      -  "description": "Per-call cost transparency. Omitted for subscription-only tools that have no PAYG-equivalent price.",
      -  "properties": {
      -    "amount_usd": {
      -      "minimum": 0,
      -      "type": "number"
      -    },
      -    "basis": {
      -      "description": "payg_charge = real agent-pay charge. payg_rate_card = indicative price, not billed.",
      -      "enum": [
      -        "payg_charge",
      -        "payg_rate_card"
      -      ],
      -      "type": "string"
      -    },
      -    "billed": {
      -      "description": "true = this amount was actually charged via PAYG for this call. false = indicative PAYG-equivalent value; your plan already covers this call for free.",
      -      "type": "boolean"
      -    }
      -  },
      -  "required": [
      -    "amount_usd",
      -    "billed",
      -    "basis"
      -  ],
      -  "type": "object"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / data_plan
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Access plan: sample | sp500 | pro | full",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / fundamentals_as_of / description
      Previous value: -"ISO timestamp when the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS were last rebuilt in bulk. Use THIS — not `last_updated` — when telling a user how current the cross-sectional fundamentals are. The snapshot is republished on every weekday price refresh while the statements are carried forward unchanged, so `last_updated` can be far more recent than the numbers it sits next to. It is a floor for a single filer, not a ceiling: a filer with a live partition receives its filing, facts and ratios intraday (minutes after EDGAR dissemination), so an entity-scoped read may carry a filing newer than this; cross-sectional ranks (factor scores, earnings signals) refresh with the weekly bulk export."New value: +"Use THIS — not `last_updated` — when telling a user how current the cross-sectional fundamentals are. The snapshot is republished on every weekday price refresh while the statements are carried forward unchanged, so `last_updated` can be far more recent than the numbers it sits next to. It is a floor for a single filer, not a ceiling: a filer with a live partition receives its filing, facts and ratios intraday (minutes after EDGAR dissemination), so an entity-scoped read may carry a filing newer than this; cross-sectional ranks (factor scores, earnings signals) refresh with the weekly bulk export."
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / last_updated
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "ISO timestamp when the snapshot was exported",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / latency_ms
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Wall-clock milliseconds this tool call took, measured server-side around the handler.",
      -  "minimum": 0,
      -  "type": "integer"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / limit_warnings
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Soft-warning array for partial fulfillment. Each entry carries a stable subcode + remediation.options[]. AI agents pattern-match on subcode.",
      -  "items": {
      -    "additionalProperties": true,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "code": {
      -        "const": "LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "current_plan": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "extensions": {
      -        "additionalProperties": {},
      -        "type": "object"
      -      },
      -      "limit_type": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "limit_value": {},
      -      "remediation": {
      -        "additionalProperties": true,
      -        "properties": {
      -          "contact_sales": {
      -            "type": "string"
      -          },
      -          "default_action": {
      -            "type": "string"
      -          },
      -          "options": {
      -            "items": {
      -              "additionalProperties": {},
      -              "type": "object"
      -            },
      -            "type": "array"
      -          },
      -          "pricing_page": {
      -            "type": "string"
      -          }
      -        },
      -        "required": [
      -          "options",
      -          "default_action",
      -          "pricing_page",
      -          "contact_sales"
      -        ],
      -        "type": "object"
      -      },
      -      "requested_value": {},
      -      "returned_value": {},
      -      "subcode": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "code",
      -      "subcode",
      -      "limit_type",
      -      "current_plan",
      -      "remediation"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  "type": "array"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / payg_override
      Removed value: -{
      -  "additionalProperties": false,
      -  "description": "Set when this single response was paid for via the agent-pay PAYG flow — the rate-limit / depth-limit checks were bypassed for this call only.",
      -  "properties": {
      -    "amount_cents": {
      -      "type": "number"
      -    },
      -    "entity_scope_hash": {
      -      "type": "string"
      -    },
      -    "meter": {
      -      "type": "string"
      -    },
      -    "quote_id": {
      -      "type": "string"
      -    },
      -    "retry_token_hash": {
      -      "type": "string"
      -    },
      -    "ticker_count": {
      -      "type": "number"
      -    },
      -    "tool": {
      -      "type": "string"
      -    }
      -  },
      -  "required": [
      -    "quote_id",
      -    "tool",
      -    "meter",
      -    "amount_cents",
      -    "ticker_count",
      -    "entity_scope_hash",
      -    "retry_token_hash"
      -  ],
      -  "type": "object"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / rate_limit
      Removed value: -{
      -  "additionalProperties": false,
      -  "description": "Caller's remaining budget",
      -  "properties": {
      -    "limit": {
      -      "type": "integer"
      -    },
      -    "remaining": {
      -      "type": "integer"
      -    },
      -    "reset_at": {
      -      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the window resets",
      -      "type": "string"
      -    },
      -    "window": {
      -      "enum": [
      -        "minute",
      -        "hour"
      -      ],
      -      "type": "string"
      -    }
      -  },
      -  "required": [
      -    "limit",
      -    "remaining",
      -    "reset_at",
      -    "window"
      -  ],
      -  "type": "object"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / request_id
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Per-request correlation id (8-char)",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / schema_version
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Parquet schema version from manifest.json",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / snapshot
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Snapshot directory name (e.g. snapshot_20260420)",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / truncation / properties / current_plan
      Removed value: -{
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / truncation / properties / upgrade_required_for
      Removed value: -{
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / truncation / properties / upgrade_url
      Removed value: -{
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / _meta / required
      Previous value: -[
      -  "data_plan",
      -  "schema_version",
      -  "snapshot",
      -  "last_updated",
      -  "source",
      -  "pit_safe"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "source",
      +  "pit_safe"
      +]
  2. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / fundamentals_as_of / description
      Previous value: -"ISO timestamp when the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS were last rebuilt. Use THIS — not `last_updated` — when telling a user how current the fundamentals are. The snapshot is republished on every weekday price refresh while the statements are carried forward unchanged, so `last_updated` can be far more recent than the numbers it sits next to."New value: +"ISO timestamp when the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS were last rebuilt in bulk. Use THIS — not `last_updated` — when telling a user how current the cross-sectional fundamentals are. The snapshot is republished on every weekday price refresh while the statements are carried forward unchanged, so `last_updated` can be far more recent than the numbers it sits next to. It is a floor for a single filer, not a ceiling: a filer with a live partition receives its filing, facts and ratios intraday (minutes after EDGAR dissemination), so an entity-scoped read may carry a filing newer than this; cross-sectional ranks (factor scores, earnings signals) refresh with the weekly bulk export."
  3. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / ticker / description
      Previous value: -"Stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL, MSFT"New value: +"Stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL, MSFT — or a CIK (SEC identifier), e.g. '0000320193'."
    • changedInput schema / properties / ticker / pattern
      Previous value: -"^[A-Za-z.\\-]+$"New value: +"^[A-Za-z0-9.\\-]+$"
  4. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / fundamentals_as_of
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "ISO timestamp when the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS were last rebuilt. Use THIS — not `last_updated` — when telling a user how current the fundamentals are. The snapshot is republished on every weekday price refresh while the statements are carried forward unchanged, so `last_updated` can be far more recent than the numbers it sits next to.",
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / price_as_of
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "ISO timestamp when the price surfaces were last refreshed.",
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
  5. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / cost_usd
      Added value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": false,
      +  "description": "Per-call cost transparency. Omitted for subscription-only tools that have no PAYG-equivalent price.",
      +  "properties": {
      +    "amount_usd": {
      +      "minimum": 0,
      +      "type": "number"
      +    },
      +    "basis": {
      +      "description": "payg_charge = real agent-pay charge. payg_rate_card = indicative price, not billed.",
      +      "enum": [
      +        "payg_charge",
      +        "payg_rate_card"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "billed": {
      +      "description": "true = this amount was actually charged via PAYG for this call. false = indicative PAYG-equivalent value; your plan already covers this call for free.",
      +      "type": "boolean"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "required": [
      +    "amount_usd",
      +    "billed",
      +    "basis"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / latency_ms
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Wall-clock milliseconds this tool call took, measured server-side around the handler.",
      +  "minimum": 0,
      +  "type": "integer"
      +}
  6. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _meta / properties / pit_safe / description
      Added value: +"true iff a zero-look-ahead point-in-time cut was applied to every returned figure"
  7. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      +  "additionalProperties": false,
      +  "properties": {
      +    "_meta": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "description": "Provenance envelope — data lineage for every MCP response",
      +      "properties": {
      +        "as_of_date": {
      +          "type": [
      +            "string",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "data_plan": {
      +          "description": "Access plan: sample | sp500 | pro | full",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "data_quality": {
      +          "additionalProperties": false,
      +          "description": "Server-side invariants run on this response",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "notes": {
      +              "items": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "type": "array"
      +            },
      +            "validation_failed": {
      +              "items": {
      +                "additionalProperties": false,
      +                "properties": {
      +                  "detail": {
      +                    "type": "string"
      +                  },
      +                  "rule": {
      +                    "type": "string"
      +                  }
      +                },
      +                "required": [
      +                  "rule",
      +                  "detail"
      +                ],
      +                "type": "object"
      +              },
      +              "type": "array"
      +            },
      +            "validation_passed": {
      +              "items": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "type": "array"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "validation_passed",
      +            "validation_failed",
      +            "notes"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "last_updated": {
      +          "description": "ISO timestamp when the snapshot was exported",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "limit_warnings": {
      +          "description": "Soft-warning array for partial fulfillment. Each entry carries a stable subcode + remediation.options[]. AI agents pattern-match on subcode.",
      +          "items": {
      +            "additionalProperties": true,
      +            "properties": {
      +              "code": {
      +                "const": "LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "current_plan": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "extensions": {
      +                "additionalProperties": {},
      +                "type": "object"
      +              },
      +              "limit_type": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "limit_value": {},
      +              "remediation": {
      +                "additionalProperties": true,
      +                "properties": {
      +                  "contact_sales": {
      +                    "type": "string"
      +                  },
      +                  "default_action": {
      +                    "type": "string"
      +                  },
      +                  "options": {
      +                    "items": {
      +                      "additionalProperties": {},
      +                      "type": "object"
      +                    },
      +                    "type": "array"
      +                  },
      +                  "pricing_page": {
      +                    "type": "string"
      +                  }
      +                },
      +                "required": [
      +                  "options",
      +                  "default_action",
      +                  "pricing_page",
      +                  "contact_sales"
      +                ],
      +                "type": "object"
      +              },
      +              "requested_value": {},
      +              "returned_value": {},
      +              "subcode": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              }
      +            },
      +            "required": [
      +              "code",
      +              "subcode",
      +              "limit_type",
      +              "current_plan",
      +              "remediation"
      +            ],
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "type": "array"
      +        },
      +        "payg_override": {
      +          "additionalProperties": false,
      +          "description": "Set when this single response was paid for via the agent-pay PAYG flow — the rate-limit / depth-limit checks were bypassed for this call only.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "amount_cents": {
      +              "type": "number"
      +            },
      +            "entity_scope_hash": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "meter": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "quote_id": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "retry_token_hash": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "ticker_count": {
      +              "type": "number"
      +            },
      +            "tool": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "quote_id",
      +            "tool",
      +            "meter",
      +            "amount_cents",
      +            "ticker_count",
      +            "entity_scope_hash",
      +            "retry_token_hash"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "pit_safe": {
      +          "type": "boolean"
      +        },
      +        "rate_limit": {
      +          "additionalProperties": false,
      +          "description": "Caller's remaining budget",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "limit": {
      +              "type": "integer"
      +            },
      +            "remaining": {
      +              "type": "integer"
      +            },
      +            "reset_at": {
      +              "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the window resets",
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "window": {
      +              "enum": [
      +                "minute",
      +                "hour"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "limit",
      +            "remaining",
      +            "reset_at",
      +            "window"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "request_id": {
      +          "description": "Per-request correlation id (8-char)",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "result_count": {
      +          "type": "integer"
      +        },
      +        "schema_version": {
      +          "description": "Parquet schema version from manifest.json",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "snapshot": {
      +          "description": "Snapshot directory name (e.g. snapshot_20260420)",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "source": {
      +          "const": "SEC EDGAR",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "ticker": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "truncation": {
      +          "additionalProperties": false,
      +          "description": "Set when fewer rows were returned than requested — explains why and points to a remedy",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "current_plan": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "plan_limit": {
      +              "minimum": 0,
      +              "type": "integer"
      +            },
      +            "reason": {
      +              "enum": [
      +                "PLAN_LIMIT",
      +                "DATA_NOT_AVAILABLE",
      +                "FISCAL_YEAR_BOUNDARY_FILTER",
      +                "OTHER"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "requested": {
      +              "minimum": 0,
      +              "type": "integer"
      +            },
      +            "returned": {
      +              "minimum": 0,
      +              "type": "integer"
      +            },
      +            "upgrade_required_for": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "upgrade_url": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "requested",
      +            "returned",
      +            "reason"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "data_plan",
      +        "schema_version",
      +        "snapshot",
      +        "last_updated",
      +        "source",
      +        "pit_safe"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "as_of_date": {
      +      "type": [
      +        "string",
      +        "null"
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "data": {
      +      "description": "Per-period capital-allocation rows: capex, R&D, M&A, dividends, buybacks, debt, and deployment-mix flags",
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": true,
      +        "properties": {},
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    },
      +    "lookback_years": {
      +      "description": "Number of fiscal years summarized",
      +      "type": "integer"
      +    },
      +    "note": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "periods_returned": {
      +      "type": "integer"
      +    },
      +    "ticker": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "required": [
      +    "_meta",
      +    "ticker",
      +    "lookback_years",
      +    "periods_returned",
      +    "data"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  8. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / as_of_date / description
      Previous value: -"Point-in-time date (YYYY-MM-DD). Only returns facts with knowledge_at on or before this date — eliminates look-ahead bias."New value: +"Point-in-time date (YYYY-MM-DD). Only returns facts with accepted_at on or before this date — eliminates look-ahead bias."
  9. First observed

TDQS

A4.1/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, and openWorldHint=false, so safety is covered. The description still adds provenance the annotations do not: figures come from annual 10-K filings, are presented per fiscal year, and include derived flags (buybacks or total payouts exceeding free cash flow), which tells the agent the data is filing-sourced and point-in-time aware.

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?

Front-loads the returned fields and follows with a single imperative usage sentence — efficient and well-ordered. The field enumeration is long and largely mirrors the output schema, which is mild redundancy, but it is scannable rather than padded.

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

Completeness4/5

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

Output schema exists, so return-value detail is not required, and the description still gives enough to know the tool's shape and the question it answers. Nothing critical is missing for invocation, though it never states filing-availability limits or what happens when fewer than lookback_years of 10-Ks exist.

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 description coverage is 100%, so ticker, as_of_date, and lookback_years are already fully documented in the schema; baseline 3 applies. The description's mention of 'each fiscal year from annual 10-K filings' loosely reinforces the fiscal-year grain of lookback_years but adds no new syntax, defaults, or bounds.

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 ('Returns ... operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, R&D, acquisitions and divestitures, dividends, buybacks, debt issued and repaid') scoped to fiscal years from annual 10-K filings. This granularity clearly separates it from siblings like get_company_fundamentals, get_financial_ratios, and compute_dcf, which an agent could otherwise confuse with a cash-flow breakdown.

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

Usage Guidelines4/5

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

Explicitly names the triggering user intents: 'where a company's cash goes' and 'whether its payouts exceed its free cash flow.' That is clear when-to-use guidance, but it names no alternative sibling (e.g., get_financial_ratios for ratio-level views) nor any exclusion, so the agent must infer routing on its own.

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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