# place_order

A financial tool on the Groww MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `place_order`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/place-order

## Facts

- Tool: `place_order`
- Server: Groww MCP Server (`abhijeetmohanan/growwmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/abhijeetmohanan/growwmcp
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Approval-gated

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

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

## 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 own 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."

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Groww MCP Server (30)

- `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/cancel-order.md
- `calculate_order_margin` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/calculate-order-margin.md
- `modify_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/modify-order.md
- `subscribe_ltp` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/subscribe-ltp.md
- `get_active_subscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-active-subscriptions.md
- `get_all_instruments_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-all-instruments-summary.md
- `get_available_margin` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-available-margin.md
- `get_historical_candles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-historical-candles.md
- `get_holdings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-holdings.md
- `get_index_value` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-index-value.md
- `get_live_ltp` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-live-ltp.md
- `get_ltp` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-ltp.md
- `get_market_depth` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-market-depth.md
- `get_ohlc` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-ohlc.md
- `get_order_detail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-order-detail.md
- `get_order_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-order-list.md
- `get_order_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-order-status.md
- `get_position_by_symbol` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-position-by-symbol.md
- `get_positions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-positions.md
- `get_quote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-quote.md
- `get_trades_for_order` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/get-trades-for-order.md
- `search_instrument_by_exchange_token` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/search-instrument-by-exchange-token.md
- `search_instrument_by_groww_symbol` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/search-instrument-by-groww-symbol.md
- `search_instrument_by_trading_symbol` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/search-instrument-by-trading-symbol.md
- `search_instruments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/search-instruments.md
- `subscribe_index_value` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/subscribe-index-value.md
- `subscribe_market_depth` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/subscribe-market-depth.md
- `subscribe_order_updates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/subscribe-order-updates.md
- `subscribe_position_updates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/subscribe-position-updates.md
- `unsubscribe_ltp` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp/unsubscribe-ltp.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=abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abhijeetmohanan-growwmcp