verify_fact_lineage
Verify Fact Lineage
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Use this tool when the user asks BOTH what a financial figure is AND which filing reported it — e.g. "What was Apple's most recently reported revenue, and which 10-Q filed it?" or "Show me the accession ID for Tesla's latest net income." Returns a single fact plus its complete filing provenance: entity, concept, period, value, accession ID, filing URL, and form type (10-K, 10-Q, etc.).
Use this INSTEAD OF search_companies when the user already names a company and wants a financial figure with its source filing — search_companies only resolves identifiers and returns no financial data. Use this INSTEAD OF get_company_fundamentals when the user explicitly wants the filing/form type or the accession ID — get_company_fundamentals returns metrics across periods but omits filing provenance.
Two lookup modes: (1) by fact_id (deterministic SHA-256 identity) or (2) by concept name plus a ticker (most recently reported fact). Optionally pin a point-in-time cutoff via as_of_date (YYYY-MM-DD) — returns the latest filing accepted by SEC on or before that date (no look-ahead); check _meta.pit_safe.
DURATION: a single 10-K tags BOTH a 12-month figure and a 3-month Q4 stub at the same period_end; on a tie this returns the longer (headline) window, and every result carries period_type and period_span_days so a 3-month stub is never mistaken for the annual figure.
Provide either fact_id or concept (required). Returns FACT_NOT_FOUND if no matching fact exists. Available on all plans.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ticker | string | yes | Stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL, MSFT, BRK.B — or a CIK (SEC identifier), e.g. '0000320193'. |
| fact_id | string | no | Deterministic fact identity hash: SHA-256(entity_id|accession_id|concept|period_end|unit). 64-char lowercase hex. Use this when you already have the hash from a previous query. Provide either fact_id OR concept (not both required, but at least one must be set). |
| concept | string | no | Standard concept to look up the most recently known fact for (see the enum for the full fundamentals + capital-allocation set). Use this when you don't have a fact_id. Provide either concept OR fact_id. |
| period_end | string | no | [DEPRECATED — pass `as_of_date` instead.] Filing-acceptance cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD) used with `concept`; despite the name it filters on filing accepted_at, not the returned fact's period_end. Kept one release for back-compat. |
| as_of_date | string | no | Point-in-time cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD) used with `concept` — returns the latest fact whose 10-K/10-Q was accepted by SEC on or before this date (true PIT, no lookahead; any calendar date works). Canonical name across the suite; supersedes the legacy `period_end`. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 10,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9.\\-]+$",
"description": "Stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL, MSFT, BRK.B — or a CIK (SEC identifier), e.g. '0000320193'."
},
"fact_id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{64}$",
"description": "Deterministic fact identity hash: SHA-256(entity_id|accession_id|concept|period_end|unit). 64-char lowercase hex. Use this when you already have the hash from a previous query. Provide either fact_id OR concept (not both required, but at least one must be set)."
},
"concept": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"TotalRevenue",
"CostOfRevenue",
"GrossProfit",
"OperatingIncome",
"OperatingExpenses",
"ResearchAndDevelopment",
"NetIncome",
"EPSDiluted",
"TotalAssets",
"TotalLiabilities",
"StockholdersEquity",
"StockholdersEquityIncludingNCI",
"CashAndEquivalents",
"TotalDebt",
"OperatingCashFlow",
"CAPEX",
"Dividends",
"ShareBuyback",
"DebtIssuance",
"DebtRepayment",
"Acquisitions",
"Divestitures"
],
"description": "Standard concept to look up the most recently known fact for (see the enum for the full fundamentals + capital-allocation set). Use this when you don't have a fact_id. Provide either concept OR fact_id."
},
"period_end": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "[DEPRECATED — pass `as_of_date` instead.] Filing-acceptance cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD) used with `concept`; despite the name it filters on filing accepted_at, not the returned fact's period_end. Kept one release for back-compat."
},
"as_of_date": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Point-in-time cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD) used with `concept` — returns the latest fact whose 10-K/10-Q was accepted by SEC on or before this date (true PIT, no lookahead; any calendar date works). Canonical name across the suite; supersedes the legacy `period_end`."
}
},
"required": [
"ticker"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}