place_limit_order
A financial tool on the Lighter MCP server.
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What place_limit_order does on Lighter MCP
AI agents use place_limit_order to commit financial operations through Lighter MCP, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why place_limit_order is rated Critical
Placing a limit order on a perpetual DEX directly commits financial resources and creates binding trade obligations. Even with an empty description, the tool name combined with the server context (zero-fee zk-rollup perpetual DEX, trading perpetuals) makes this clearly a Financial action. Misuse could result in unintended trades, significant financial loss, or leveraged position exposure.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'place_limit_order' on a server described as a perpetual DEX where users can 'place orders, manage positions' — placing a limit order commits a financial obligation on a trading platform.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs place_limit_order 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 place_limit_order, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to place_limit_order is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Lighter MCP, apply this rule, and every place_limit_order call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about place_limit_order
place_limit_order is a financial tool on the Lighter MCP server. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Lighter MCP MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Lighter MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for place_limit_order: 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.
place_limit_order is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the place_limit_order 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 place_limit_order. 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.
place_limit_order 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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