CEF Radar
U.S. closed-end funds from SEC filings: activist stakes, tender offers, votes, costs, holdings.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 389 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- No, read-onlyAll 9 tools say they only read.
https://cefradar.com/mcpWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 0.1.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Passed: 9 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (9)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- search_fundsFinds a U.S. closed-end fund by its ticker, its name or the firm that runs it and returns up to 6 matches with a link to each fund's page, from SEC filings, with as-of dates and links to the original…Read-only
- get_fundTells you, in plain words, whether a large investor is targeting a U.S. closed-end fund, whether the fund has announced something you must act on and by when, what it costs, how much it borrows, how…Read-only
- get_fund_eventsLists one closed-end fund's dated announcements a holder may need to act on (offers to buy back shares, shareholder votes, closings, mergers, offers of new shares, payout notices) with the deadline a…Read-only
- get_fund_holdingsDescribes what a closed-end fund holds - the mix by type of holding and country and its largest positions - from SEC filings, with as-of dates and links to the original documents. Results are informa…Read-only
- list_eventsLists recent announcements across all U.S. closed-end funds (buy-back offers, votes, closings, mergers, offers of new shares, payout notices), newest first, each with the fund, the deadline and what…Read-only
- list_activistsLists the large investors we follow - those who buy into closed-end funds and sometimes push for changes - with how many funds each is in now and its newest move, from SEC filings, with as-of dates a…Read-only
- get_activistDescribes one large investor in plain words: how many funds it is in and where it is pushing for changes, what it usually does, the funds it has left and its recent moves, from SEC filings, with as-o…Read-only
- latest_filingsLists the newest notices large investors filed about owning 5% or more of a fund (raised or cut a stake, may push for changes, passive, sold down), one plain sentence each, from SEC filings, with as-…Read-only
- which_funds_holdLists every U.S. closed-end fund whose latest quarterly holdings report includes a company or bond you name (or its CUSIP or ISIN), with each fund's share of it and the report date, from SEC filings,…Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 389 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 118 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 320 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 126 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 119 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 106 ms |
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