# get_spot_feed_history

Get historical spot price data for a currency

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_spot_feed_history`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-spot-feed-history

## Facts

- Tool: `get_spot_feed_history`
- Server: Derive MCP Server (`aadarshvelu/derive-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aadarshvelu/derive-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_spot_feed_history",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_spot_feed_history is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves historical spot price data from the Derive.xyz API. It is a read-only operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only access publicly available market data already exposed by the unauthenticated REST API. It aligns with the 'Read' category: retrieves or queries data with no side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_spot_feed_history' and description 'Get historical spot price data for a currency' indicate a data retrieval operation. No modifications, deletions, or external operations are performed."

## Use case

AI agents call get_spot_feed_history 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Derive MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_spot_feed_history": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Derive MCP Server (14)

- `get_all_currencies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-all-currencies.md
- `get_all_instruments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-all-instruments.md
- `get_currency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-currency.md
- `get_funding_rate_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-funding-rate-history.md
- `get_instrument` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-instrument.md
- `get_interest_rate_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-interest-rate-history.md
- `get_latest_signed_feeds` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-latest-signed-feeds.md
- `get_liquidation_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-liquidation-history.md
- `get_margin` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-margin.md
- `get_option_settlement_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-option-settlement-history.md
- `get_spot_feed_history_candles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-spot-feed-history-candles.md
- `get_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-statistics.md
- `get_ticker` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-ticker.md
- `get_tickers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp/get-tickers.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=aadarshvelu-derive-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aadarshvelu-derive-mcp