buy_market

Place a market buy order.

SERVERMCP Trader Server SOURCEaf7007/mcp-trader

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/af7007-mcp-trader/buy-market.md

WHAT IT DOES

What buy_market does on MCP Trader Server

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

RISK

Why buy_market is rated Critical

A market buy order immediately commits financial capital at the current market price. This is a real-money trading operation with instant execution, no ability to retract once filled, and potential for significant financial loss if misused by an AI agent. It falls squarely in the Financial category, which takes precedence over all others.

From the tool's definition 'Place a market buy order' — directly executes a financial transaction at current market price with immediate effect

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs buy_market safely

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

buy_market Approval-gated

Any call to buy_market 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": {
    "buy_market": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

GATE THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

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

FAQ

Questions about buy_market

What does the buy_market tool do? +

Place a market buy order. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the MCP Trader Server MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on buy_market? +

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

What risk level is buy_market? +

buy_market 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 buy_market? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the buy_market 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 buy_market completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for buy_market. 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 buy_market? +

buy_market is provided by the MCP Trader Server MCP server (af7007/mcp-trader). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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