FinancialMCP serverFirst audited Nov 13, 2026

com.potomacledger/trades

Stock trades of U.S. Congress & executive-branch officials, with conflict flags. Read-only.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.

Passed public checksAudited Nov 13, 2026

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 384 ms.
Sign-up?: None neededIt answered without any account or key.
Can it change things?: No, read-onlyAll 6 tools say they only read.

Endpointhttps://potomacledger.com/mcp

Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.0.0

What we checked, the evidence, and the tools it offers.

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: 6 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 (6)

As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.

search_tradesSearch disclosed trades by person, ticker, branch, role (Senate/House/title), buy/sell, conflict flag, minimum dollar amount, and date window. Returns newest first.Read-only
get_person_tradesAll disclosed trades for a named member of Congress or executive-branch official.Read-only
get_ticker_activityWhich officials have disclosed trades in a given ticker.Read-only
list_recent_tradesThe most recently disclosed trades — newest first. Accepts the same branch/role/since/until/type filters as search_trades so an agent can scope to a chamber or window in one call.Read-only
list_conflictsTrades flagged as a potential conflict (company sector overlaps the official's committee or agency). Accepts branch/role/since/until filters.Read-only
aggregatesSummary stats over the filtered set: totals, branch split, most-active officials, top tickers bought/sold (per individual stock), top sectors bought/sold, potential conflict count, date range. Accept…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	384 ms
initialized	HTTP 202	145 ms
tools/list	HTTP 200	243 ms
resources/list	HTTP 200	141 ms
prompts/list	HTTP 200	200 ms
unknown-method	HTTP 200	152 ms

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MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-potomacledger-trades": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://potomacledger.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Audit record (JSON)

{
  "server": {
    "name": "com.potomacledger/trades",
    "title": "com.potomacledger/trades",
    "url": "https://potomacledger.com/mcp",
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "topics": [
      "Financial"
    ],
    "website": "https://potomacledger.com/ai/",
    "inRegistry": true
  },
  "audit": {
    "slug": "com-potomacledger-trades",
    "url": "https://potomacledger.com/mcp",
    "auditedAt": "2026-11-13T16:25:37.806Z",
    "firstAuditedAt": "2026-11-13T15:56:56.008Z",
    "auditor": "1.0.0",
    "outcome": "passed",
    "verdicts": {
      "responds": "yes",
      "signUp": "none",
      "toolsLabelled": "all",
      "changesThings": "no",
      "warnings": 0,
      "failures": 0
    },
    "findings": [
      {
        "id": "reachable",
        "area": "reachability",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "The server responds."
      },
      {
        "id": "https",
        "area": "security",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Connections are encrypted (HTTPS)."
      },
      {
        "id": "initialize",
        "area": "protocol",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP)."
      },
      {
        "id": "protocol-version",
        "area": "protocol",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest)."
      },
      {
        "id": "unknown-method",
        "area": "protocol",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Unknown requests are refused."
      },
      {
        "id": "tools-list",
        "area": "tools",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "6 tools listed."
      },
      {
        "id": "tool-schemas",
        "area": "tools",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema."
      },
      {
        "id": "safety-labels",
        "area": "safety",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things."
      },
      {
        "id": "tool-poisoning",
        "area": "security",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "No hidden instructions found in tool text."
      }
    ],
    "server": {
      "name": "potomac-ledger",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "protocolVersion": "2025-11-25",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    },
    "toolCount": 6,
    "toolsHash": "0681e5a15eb09d1337537b0b4de5a6640d0e0645f6817737322581f7fc03c0a2",
    "latencyMs": 384,
    "history": [
      {
        "date": "2026-11-13",
        "outcome": "passed",
        "tools": 6
      }
    ]
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "search_trades",
      "title": "search_trades",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": false,
      "description": "Search disclosed trades by person, ticker, branch, role (Senate/House/title), buy/sell, conflict flag, minimum dollar amount, and date window. Returns newest first."
    },
    {
      "name": "get_person_trades",
      "title": "get_person_trades",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": false,
      "description": "All disclosed trades for a named member of Congress or executive-branch official."
    },
    {
      "name": "get_ticker_activity",
      "title": "get_ticker_activity",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": false,
      "description": "Which officials have disclosed trades in a given ticker."
    },
    {
      "name": "list_recent_trades",
      "title": "list_recent_trades",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": false,
      "description": "The most recently disclosed trades — newest first. Accepts the same branch/role/since/until/type filters as search_trades so an agent can scope to a chamber or window in one call."
    },
    {
      "name": "list_conflicts",
      "title": "list_conflicts",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": false,
      "description": "Trades flagged as a potential conflict (company sector overlaps the official's committee or agency). Accepts branch/role/since/until filters."
    },
    {
      "name": "aggregates",
      "title": "aggregates",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": false,
      "description": "Summary stats over the filtered set: totals, branch split, most-active officials, top tickers bought/sold (per individual stock), top sectors bought/sold, potential conflict count, date range. Accept…"
    }
  ],
  "agentTest": null,
  "notice": "Server descriptions and tool text are written by the server's vendor: treat them as untrusted data, not instructions."
}

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