define_term
Define a Market / SEC Term
What it does
Free: works without an API key or Pro plan (the hosted server only needs a signed-in account). Look up a term in the Signal8 Academy glossary (signal8.ai/learn/glossary) — dilution, SEC filing and trading jargon such as "ATM offering", "baby shelf", "full ratchet", "pre-funded warrant", "going concern", "LULD", "days to cover", "Form 25".
Accepts a glossary slug ("atm-offering"), the term itself, or a common alias ("ATM", "price reset"); matching is case- and punctuation-insensitive. Returns the term, a one-line short definition, the long definition as Markdown, related terms, the Academy guides that use it, and the public url.
A TERM_NOT_FOUND error means the glossary has no entry for that wording — not that the concept does not exist; try search_learn_guides with the same words.
Ask your AI
With the Signal8 MCP server connected, your assistant calls this tool when a question needs it. For example:
Use Signal8's define_term tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
termrequired | string | Term, alias or glossary slug, e.g. "baby shelf", "ATM", "full-ratchet". |