# get_symbol_info

Get information about a specific symbol.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_symbol_info`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-symbol-info

## Facts

- Tool: `get_symbol_info`
- Server: MCP Trader Server (`af7007/mcp-trader`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Af7007/mcp-trader
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, 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_symbol_info",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_symbol_info is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about trading symbols (likely price, spread, contract specifications, etc.) without modifying, executing trades, or affecting positions. It has no capability to move money, execute orders, or change system state. Classification as Read is appropriate with low severity due to minimal security risk from information retrieval alone.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_symbol_info' and description 'Get information about a specific symbol' indicate retrieval of market data with no side effects. This is a read-only operation querying symbol metadata."

## Use case

AI agents call get_symbol_info to retrieve information from MCP Trader 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 MCP Trader Server:

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

## Other tools on MCP Trader Server (44)

- `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/cancel-order.md
- `close_positions_by_symbol` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/close-positions-by-symbol.md
- `delete_model` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/delete-model.md
- `chat_completion` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/chat-completion.md
- `initialize` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/initialize.md
- `pull_model` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/pull-model.md
- `shutdown` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/shutdown.md
- `buy_limit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/buy-limit.md
- `buy_market` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/buy-market.md
- `buy_stop` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/buy-stop.md
- `close_all_positions` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/close-all-positions.md
- `close_position` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/close-position.md
- `login` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/login.md
- `order_send` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/order-send.md
- `sell_limit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/sell-limit.md
- `sell_market` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/sell-market.md
- `sell_stop` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/sell-stop.md
- `generate_text` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/generate-text.md
- `analyze_trading_intent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/analyze-trading-intent.md
- `check_ollama_health` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/check-ollama-health.md
- `copy_rates_from_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/copy-rates-from-date.md
- `copy_rates_from_pos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/copy-rates-from-pos.md
- `copy_rates_range` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/copy-rates-range.md
- `copy_ticks_from_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/copy-ticks-from-date.md
- `copy_ticks_range` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/copy-ticks-range.md
- `get_account_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-account-info.md
- `get_available_models` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-available-models.md
- `get_last_error` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-last-error.md
- `get_symbol_info_tick` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-symbol-info-tick.md
- `get_symbols` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-symbols.md
- …and 14 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader.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=af7007-mcp-trader · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/af7007-mcp-trader