get_tickers
Get real-time ticker information including current prices, 24h volume, and price changes for trading symbols. Use this to get current market data for any cryptocurrency pair.
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What get_tickers does on Bybit MCP Server
AI agents call get_tickers to retrieve information from Bybit MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_tickers is rated Low
This tool queries market data without side effects. It retrieves price and volume information for cryptocurrency pairs—a pure read operation. No data modification, trading execution, or financial transactions occur. The low severity reflects that misuse only exposes public market information already available through normal API channels.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'real-time ticker information including current prices, 24h volume, and price changes' with no modification or execution capabilities described.
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The rule that runs get_tickers safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Bybit MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_tickers, this is the rule to start with:
get_tickers is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Bybit MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_tickers call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_tickers
Get real-time ticker information including current prices, 24h volume, and price changes for trading symbols. Use this to get current market data for any cryptocurrency pair. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Bybit MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Bybit MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_tickers: 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 Bybit MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_tickers is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_tickers 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_tickers. 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.
get_tickers is provided by the Bybit MCP Server MCP server (bcusack/bybit-py-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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