ordinals_marketSales

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why ordinals_marketSales needs a policy

The tool queries historical marketplace sales data for ordinals and tokens. This is a read-only operation that retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any irreversible actions. Even though it relates to financial assets (ordinals/tokens), it does not move money, create financial obligations, or execute financial transactions—it merely queries past sales history.

From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'Query' concept and description states 'Query past marketplace sales' - retrieves historical data with no modification or execution of transactions.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ordinals_marketSales gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control ordinals_marketSales

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Bitcoin SV MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ordinals_marketSales:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ordinals_marketSales": {}
  }
}

ordinals_marketSales is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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FAQ

Questions about ordinals_marketSales

What does the ordinals_marketSales tool do? +

Query past marketplace sales for ordinals and tokens. Currently awaiting 1sat-stack marketplace API implementation. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Bitcoin SV MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on ordinals_marketSales? +

Register the Bitcoin SV MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ordinals_marketSales: 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 Bitcoin SV MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is ordinals_marketSales? +

ordinals_marketSales is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit ordinals_marketSales? +

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

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

ordinals_marketSales is provided by the Bitcoin SV MCP Server MCP server (b-open-io/bsv-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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