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MCP server, full provenance.","url":"https://answerpool.io/v1/graph/person","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","title":"PersonIn","properties":{"q":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string","maxLength":80,"minLength":2},{"type":"null"}],"title":"Q","default":null,"description":"Case-insensitive substring of the insider name as filed on Forms 3/4/5 (e.g. buffett). Ignored when owner_cik is given; provide one of the two."},"days":{"type":"integer","title":"Days","default":365,"maximum":3650,"minimum":7,"description":"Window in days over the ownership filing date, counted back from now. 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Also includes an as_of timestamp and total count.","failureModes":["No results if name substring is too short or misspelled — requires at least 2 characters","Ambiguous name matches may return many unrelated persons — use owner_cik for precision","Invalid owner_cik format (non-numeric or too long) returns validation error","Days parameter out of range (below 7 or above 3650) returns validation error","Limit parameter out of range (below 1 or above 100) returns validation error","Payment required error if x402 payment is not provided or fails","Empty persons array if the insider has no filings within the specified days window"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need to build a complete picture of a single insider's presence across all SEC-registered issuers — their roles, filing history breadth, and activity timeline. Prefer this over the Insider Screen endpoint (which is transaction-focused and market-wide) when the research goal is person-centric: who is this person, where do they file, and how active are they? Especially useful for compliance research, relationship mapping, and board/officer due diligence where the entity of interest is the person, not the transaction.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T12:50:05.804Z","isFirstParty":false}