get_ticker
Current best bid / best ask / last price for a market.
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What get_ticker does on Lighter MCP
AI agents call get_ticker to retrieve information from Lighter MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_ticker is rated Low
This tool queries market information (ticker data) without creating orders, executing trades, or modifying any state. It is a pure read operation similar to get_orderbook, get_market, and get_candles on the same server. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve stale or misleading pricing data, not commit financial harm directly.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_ticker' and description 'Current best bid / best ask / last price for a market' indicate retrieval of real-time market data with no modification or execution of trades.
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The rule that runs get_ticker safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Lighter MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_ticker, this is the rule to start with:
get_ticker is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Lighter MCP, apply this rule, and every get_ticker call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_ticker
Current best bid / best ask / last price for a market. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Lighter MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Lighter MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_ticker: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Lighter MCP. Nothing to install.
get_ticker is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_ticker rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_ticker. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_ticker is provided by the Lighter MCP server (0xdegenmo/lighter-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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