get_all_instruments

What get_all_instruments does on Derive MCP Server

AI agents call get_all_instruments to retrieve information from Derive MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_all_instruments is rated Low

This tool performs a simple data retrieval operation with no side effects. It queries available financial instruments and returns information, which is characteristic of a Read operation. The severity is low because retrieving publicly available market data poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent—there is no capability to modify data, execute commands, delete information, or move funds.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_all_instruments' and description 'Get all available instruments' indicate a query operation that retrieves data about available options, perpetuals, or ERC20 tokens without modification.

The rule that runs get_all_instruments safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Derive MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_all_instruments, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_all_instruments": {}
  }
}

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