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SEC EDGAR Tools

Five tools for accessing SEC EDGAR data — company filings, financial statements, and insider trading activity.

Search the SEC EDGAR full-text index for filings matching a query.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
querystringYesCompany name, ticker, or keywords
form_typestringNoFilter: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 4, DEF 14A
date_fromstringNoStart date (YYYY-MM-DD)
date_tostringNoEnd date (YYYY-MM-DD)
limitnumberNoResults (default 10, max 50)

Example prompt: “Search for Apple’s most recent 10-K filing”

Get the complete filing history for a company by CIK number or ticker.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
cikstringYesCompany CIK number (e.g., 320193 for Apple)

Example prompt: “Get all filings for CIK 320193”

Get XBRL-extracted financial data (revenue, net income, assets, etc.) across all filings.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
cikstringYesCompany CIK number
conceptstringNoXBRL concept (default: us-gaap/NetIncomeLoss)

Common concepts:

  • us-gaap/NetIncomeLoss — Net income (default)
  • us-gaap/Assets — Total assets
  • us-gaap/RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax — Revenue
  • us-gaap/StockholdersEquity — Shareholders’ equity

Example prompt: “Get Apple’s net income over the last 5 years”

Look up a company’s CIK number by ticker symbol. Many other SEC tools require the CIK.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
tickerstringYesStock ticker (e.g., AAPL, MSFT)

Example prompt: “What is Tesla’s CIK number?“

Get recent Form 4 insider transaction filings showing insider buying and selling activity.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
cikstringYesCompany CIK number
limitnumberNoResults (default 10, max 20)

Example prompt: “Show me recent insider trades at Microsoft”