# get_symbols_by_group

Get symbols that match a specific group or pattern.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_symbols_by_group`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-symbols-by-group

## Facts

- Tool: `get_symbols_by_group`
- 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_symbols_by_group",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_symbols_by_group is rated Low

This tool queries or lists symbols matching criteria—a read-only operation with no side effects on market positions, accounts, or financial state. Even in the context of a trading server, retrieving symbol data poses minimal risk compared to tools that execute trades (buy_market, close_position) or cancel orders (cancel_order).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_symbols_by_group' and description 'Get symbols that match a specific group or pattern' indicate data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution of trades."

## Use case

AI agents call get_symbols_by_group 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_symbols_by_group": {}
  }
}
```

## 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` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-symbol-info.md
- `get_symbol_info_tick` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/af7007-mcp-trader/get-symbol-info-tick.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