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SEC EDGAR Public Corporate Filings Retrieval

sec_edgar_filings
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Retrieve official SEC EDGAR filings for any public company using its ticker or name. Access 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly results, and 8-K material event disclosures.

Instructions

Retrieve official United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) regulatory filings including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly reports, and 8-K material events.

Behavioral Transparency:

  • Execution: Network call executed synchronously in the cloud via Apify Actor 'captainhandsome/sec-edgar-filings-search'.

  • Side Effects: Reads public sources and creates a billed Actor run and dataset on your Apify account.

  • Authentication: Requires APIFY_TOKEN environment variable.

  • Latency & Limits: Typical run duration is 10-30 seconds; timeout capped at 120 seconds.

Usage Guidelines:

  • When to use: Use for public corporate financial statements, audited balance sheets, executive compensation disclosures, and regulatory material event filings.

  • When NOT to use: Do not use for private non-public company intelligence, real-time stock prices, or local trade vendor lists.

  • Named alternatives: Use 'usaspending_contracts' for federal procurement contracts, 'google_maps_search' for local commercial entities, or 'glassdoor_jobs_search' for hiring trends.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
tickerYesPublic stock ticker symbol or official company name (e.g. 'AAPL', 'NVDA', or 'Tesla Inc').
form_typeNoSEC form classification: '10-K' for annual reports, '10-Q' for quarterly reports, '8-K' for material events, or 'ALL' for any filing.10-K
max_resultsNoMaximum count of chronological filing records to retrieve. Defaults to 5.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
runNo
errorNo
statusYes
resultsYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed85 schema fields changedv1.1.0
    • addedInput schema / additionalProperties
      Added value: +false
    • addedOutput schema / properties / error
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / results / description
      Removed value: -"Collection of official SEC EDGAR corporate regulatory filing disclosures."
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / acceptance_datetime
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured acceptance datetime value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Acceptance Datetime",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / accessionNumber
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Unique SEC EDGAR document accession identifier.",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / accession_number
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured accession number value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Accession Number",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / act
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured act value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Act",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Registrant business address flattened to one line for CRM and mail-merge import.",
      +  "title": "Business address",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_city
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "City of the registrant business address.",
      +  "title": "Business city",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_country
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Country of the registrant business address; null for US addresses.",
      +  "title": "Business country",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_is_foreign
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "True when the registrant business address is outside the United States.",
      +  "title": "Business address is foreign",
      +  "type": "boolean"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_state
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "EDGAR state or country code of the registrant business address.",
      +  "title": "Business state or country code",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_state_description
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Readable state or country of the business address, spelled out for foreign locations.",
      +  "title": "Business state or country name",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_street1
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "First street line of the registrant business address.",
      +  "title": "Business street line 1",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_street2
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Second street line of the registrant business address.",
      +  "title": "Business street line 2",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / business_address_zip
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Postal code of the registrant business address.",
      +  "title": "Business postal code",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / cik / description
      Previous value: -"Central Index Key (CIK) ten-digit company identifier assigned by the SEC."New value: +"SEC registrant CIK as a zero-padded string."
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / cik / title
      Added value: +"Central Index Key"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / cik / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
      +  "string",
      +  "null"
      +]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / companyName
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Official registered legal name of the filing corporation.",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / company_filings_url
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Human-readable EDGAR page listing all filings by the registrant.",
      +  "title": "Company EDGAR page URL",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / company_name
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "SEC registrant legal name.",
      +  "title": "Company name",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / company_submissions_url
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Official SEC submissions JSON URL for the company.",
      +  "title": "Company submissions URL",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / current_name_since
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Date the registrant's current SEC-registered name took effect.",
      +  "title": "Current name since",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / documentUrl
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Canonical HTTPS link to the full filing disclosure on SEC.gov.",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / document_count
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Number of public documents in the submission. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Document count",
      +  "type": [
      +    "integer",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / document_types
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Distinct document and exhibit types in the submission, joined with commas. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Document types",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / ein
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Employer Identification Number on file with SEC; null when the registrant has no US taxpayer number.",
      +  "title": "EIN",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / entity_type
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "EDGAR registrant classification, such as operating, investment, or other.",
      +  "title": "Entity type",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / exchange
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Primary listing exchange for the registrant.",
      +  "title": "Primary exchange",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / exchanges
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured exchanges value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "items": {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "title": "Exchanges",
      +  "type": "array"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / exhibit_count
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Number of EX- exhibit documents in the submission. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Exhibit count",
      +  "type": [
      +    "integer",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / file_number
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured file number value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "File Number",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filer_category
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "SEC filer status that sets the registrant's reporting deadlines.",
      +  "title": "Filer category",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filer_ciks
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "CIK of each filing entity, in the same order as filer_names. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Filer CIKs",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filer_names
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Names of the entities that filed the submission. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Filer names",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filingDate
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Official chronological submission date in YYYY-MM-DD format.",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filing_date
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Date the filing was submitted to SEC.",
      +  "title": "Filing date",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filing_date_changed
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Date SEC last changed the filing record. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Filing date changed",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filing_directory_url
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Directory listing every document filed in this submission.",
      +  "title": "Filing directory URL",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filing_txt_url
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Single text file containing the entire submission, suitable for text and LLM pipelines.",
      +  "title": "Complete submission text URL",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / filing_url
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Direct SEC filing index page URL.",
      +  "title": "SEC filing index URL",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / film_number
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured film number value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Film Number",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / fiscal_year_end
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured fiscal year end value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Fiscal Year End",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / form
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Filed SEC form type, such as 10-K or 8-K.",
      +  "title": "SEC form type",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / formType
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Regulatory filing form designation code (e.g. 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K).",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / former_names
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Previous SEC-registered names of the company, most recent first, joined with commas.",
      +  "title": "Former names",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / group_members
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Members of the reporting group on a Schedule 13D or 13G filing. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Group members",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / has_insider_transactions_as_issuer
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "True when insiders file Forms 3, 4 or 5 against this registrant's securities.",
      +  "title": "Has insider transactions as issuer",
      +  "type": "boolean"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / has_insider_transactions_as_owner
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "True when the registrant files Forms 3, 4 or 5 as a reporting owner of another issuer.",
      +  "title": "Files insider transactions as owner",
      +  "type": "boolean"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / is_amendment
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured is amendment value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Is Amendment",
      +  "type": "boolean"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / is_inline_xbrl
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured is inline xbrl value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Is Inline Xbrl",
      +  "type": [
      +    "boolean",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / is_xbrl
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured is xbrl value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Is Xbrl",
      +  "type": [
      +    "boolean",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / issuer_cik
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "CIK of the issuer named in an ownership filing. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Issuer CIK",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / issuer_name
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Issuer whose securities an ownership filing concerns. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Issuer name",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / item_descriptions
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Readable 8-K item names behind the numeric item codes. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Item descriptions",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / items
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured items value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Items",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / mailing_address
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Registrant mailing address flattened to one line for CRM and mail-merge import.",
      +  "title": "Mailing address",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / mailing_address_city
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "City of the registrant mailing address.",
      +  "title": "Mailing city",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / mailing_address_country
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Country of the registrant mailing address; null for US addresses.",
      +  "title": "Mailing country",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / mailing_address_state
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "EDGAR state or country code of the registrant mailing address.",
      +  "title": "Mailing state or country code",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / mailing_address_street1
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "First street line of the registrant mailing address.",
      +  "title": "Mailing street line 1",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / mailing_address_street2
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Second street line of the registrant mailing address.",
      +  "title": "Mailing street line 2",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / mailing_address_zip
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Postal code of the registrant mailing address.",
      +  "title": "Mailing postal code",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / owner_org
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "SEC Division of Corporation Finance office assigned to the registrant.",
      +  "title": "SEC review office",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / phone
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Registrant business telephone number on file with SEC.",
      +  "title": "Business phone",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / primary_document
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured primary document value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Primary Document",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / primary_document_description
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured primary document description value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Primary Document Description",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / primary_document_url
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Direct URL of the filing primary document.",
      +  "title": "Primary filing document URL",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / report_date
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured report date value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Report Date",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / reporting_owner_ciks
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "CIK of each reporting owner, in the same order as reporting_owner_names. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Reporting owner CIKs",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / reporting_owner_names
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Insiders named as reporting owners on Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Reporting owner names",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / sic
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured sic value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Sic",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / sic_description
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured sic description value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Sic Description",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / size_bytes
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured size bytes value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "Size Bytes",
      +  "type": [
      +    "integer",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / state_of_incorporation
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured state of incorporation value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "title": "State Of Incorporation",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / state_of_incorporation_description
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Readable jurisdiction of incorporation, spelled out for non-US registrants.",
      +  "title": "Incorporation jurisdiction name",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / subject_company_cik
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "CIK of the subject company. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Subject company CIK",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / subject_company_name
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Company that a Schedule 13D, 13G, 14D or Form 144 filing is about. Requires include_filing_details.",
      +  "title": "Subject company name",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / ticker
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Primary public ticker associated with the registrant.",
      +  "title": "Primary ticker",
      +  "type": [
      +    "string",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / results / items / properties / tickers
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Structured tickers value returned by the upstream source.",
      +  "items": {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "title": "Tickers",
      +  "type": "array"
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / results / items / required
      Removed value: -[
      -  "formType",
      -  "filingDate",
      -  "documentUrl"
      -]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / run
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / status
      Added value: +{
      +  "enum": [
      +    "success",
      +    "empty_unverified",
      +    "partial",
      +    "error"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • changedOutput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
      -  "results"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "results",
      +  "status"
      +]
  2. Changed8 schema fields changedv1.0.6
    • changedInput schema / properties / form_type / description
      Previous value: -"10-K, 10-Q, or 8-K"New value: +"SEC form classification: '10-K' for annual reports, '10-Q' for quarterly reports, '8-K' for material events, or 'ALL' for any filing."
    • addedInput schema / properties / form_type / enum
      Added value: +[
      +  "10-K",
      +  "10-Q",
      +  "8-K",
      +  "ALL"
      +]
    • addedInput schema / properties / max_results / description
      Added value: +"Maximum count of chronological filing records to retrieve. Defaults to 5."
    • addedInput schema / properties / max_results / maximum
      Added value: +50
    • addedInput schema / properties / max_results / minimum
      Added value: +1
    • changedInput schema / properties / ticker / description
      Previous value: -"e.g. 'AAPL' or 'NVDA'"New value: +"Public stock ticker symbol or official company name (e.g. 'AAPL', 'NVDA', or 'Tesla Inc')."
    • addedInput schema / properties / ticker / minLength
      Added value: +1
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "properties": {
      +    "results": {
      +      "description": "Collection of official SEC EDGAR corporate regulatory filing disclosures.",
      +      "items": {
      +        "properties": {
      +          "accessionNumber": {
      +            "description": "Unique SEC EDGAR document accession identifier.",
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "cik": {
      +            "description": "Central Index Key (CIK) ten-digit company identifier assigned by the SEC.",
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "companyName": {
      +            "description": "Official registered legal name of the filing corporation.",
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "documentUrl": {
      +            "description": "Canonical HTTPS link to the full filing disclosure on SEC.gov.",
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "filingDate": {
      +            "description": "Official chronological submission date in YYYY-MM-DD format.",
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "formType": {
      +            "description": "Regulatory filing form designation code (e.g. 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K).",
      +            "type": "string"
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "formType",
      +          "filingDate",
      +          "documentUrl"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "required": [
      +    "results"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  3. First observedv0.1.0

TDQS

A4.7/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

The description discloses that execution is a synchronous network call via an Apify Actor, that it creates a billed Actor run and dataset, that APIFY_TOKEN is required, and that latency is typically 10-30 seconds with a 120-second timeout. This adds substantial context beyond the annotations, which only indicate readOnly/openWorld/non-destructive behavior. No contradiction with annotations exists.

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

Conciseness5/5

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

The description is well-structured with clear sections for behavior and usage. It front-loads the core purpose, then provides operational details and routing guidance without redundant filler. Every section earns its place for a tool with side effects and authentication requirements.

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?

Given the tool's complexity, the description covers what it does, when to use it, when not to use it, named alternatives, authentication, side effects, latency, and limits. The presence of an output schema means return-value documentation is not required in the description. Nothing essential for correct invocation 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?

The input schema already provides 100% coverage with descriptions for all three parameters, including enum meanings and defaults. The tool description adds no additional parameter-level semantics beyond restating form types, so the baseline score of 3 is appropriate.

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?

The description uses a specific verb ('Retrieve') and clearly identifies the resource: official SEC EDGAR regulatory filings, listing specific form types (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K). This makes the tool's function unambiguous and distinguishes it from the many entity-search siblings in the tool list.

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?

The description provides an explicit 'When to use' section with concrete use cases and a 'When NOT to use' section with exclusions. It also names specific alternative tools ('usaspending_contracts', 'google_maps_search', 'glassdoor_jobs_search'), leaving no ambiguity about routing.

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