Get the current status of a running backtest
AI agents call get_backtest_status to retrieve information from MCP MetaTrader 4 Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the status of an existing backtest process without modifying, executing, or destroying any data. It is a simple read operation that returns current state information. The low severity reflects that status checks cannot be misused to cause financial loss, data destruction, or code execution—they only retrieve information about ongoing operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_backtest_status' and description 'Get the current status of a running backtest' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_backtest_status gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP MetaTrader 4 Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_backtest_status:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_backtest_status": {}
}
}get_backtest_status is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the current status of a running backtest. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP MetaTrader 4 Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP MetaTrader 4 Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_backtest_status: 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 MCP MetaTrader 4 Server. Nothing to install.
get_backtest_status 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_backtest_status 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_backtest_status. 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_backtest_status is provided by the MCP MetaTrader 4 Server MCP server (8nite/metatrader-4-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from MCP MetaTrader 4 Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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