get_historical_candles

A read tool on the Groww MCP server.

SERVERGroww MCP Server SOURCEabhijeetmohanan/growwmcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-historical-candles.md

WHAT IT DOES

What get_historical_candles does on Groww MCP Server

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

RISK

Why get_historical_candles is rated Low

The tool retrieves historical market data (candles), which is a read-only operation with no side effects. Even within a financial trading platform context, querying historical price data poses minimal risk—it does not execute trades, move money, delete data, or trigger external operations. The main sibling tools are all getters/queries.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_historical_candles' indicates data retrieval of historical price data. No description provided, but naming convention and context among sibling tools (get_holdings, get_live_ltp, get_ltp, get_market_depth) which are all read-only data queries…

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs get_historical_candles safely

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

get_historical_candles Allowed

get_historical_candles is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Groww MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_historical_candles call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about get_historical_candles

What does the get_historical_candles tool do? +

get_historical_candles is a read tool on the Groww MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Groww MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_historical_candles? +

Register the Groww MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_historical_candles: 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 Groww MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_historical_candles? +

get_historical_candles is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_historical_candles? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_historical_candles 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.

How do I block get_historical_candles completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_historical_candles. 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.

What MCP server provides get_historical_candles? +

get_historical_candles is provided by the Groww MCP Server MCP server (abhijeetmohanan/growwmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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