place_order

A financial tool on the Groww MCP server.

SERVERGroww MCP Server SOURCEabhijeetmohanan/growwmcp

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What place_order does on Groww MCP Server

AI agents use place_order to commit financial operations through Groww MCP Server, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

RISK

Why place_order is rated Critical

Placing an order on a trading platform directly commits financial obligations by purchasing or selling securities. Even with an empty description, the tool name combined with the server context (Groww trading account) and sibling tools make it unambiguous that this tool executes financial trades. Misuse could result in unintended purchases or sales of financial instruments, causing significant monetary loss.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'place_order' on a trading platform MCP server ('Groww MCP Server') that enables LLMs to interact with a Groww trading account. Sibling tools include 'cancel_order' and 'calculate_order_margin', confirming financial trading context.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs place_order 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 place_order, this is the rule to start with:

place_order Approval-gated

Any call to place_order is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "place_order": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

FAQ

Questions about place_order

What does the place_order tool do? +

place_order is a financial tool on the Groww MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Groww MCP Server MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on place_order? +

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

What risk level is place_order? +

place_order is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit place_order? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the place_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.

How do I block place_order completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for place_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.

What MCP server provides place_order? +

place_order 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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