# get_wallet_balance

Get detailed wallet balance information including available balance, locked balance, and total equity across different account types. Essential for portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_wallet_balance`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-wallet-balance

## Facts

- Tool: `get_wallet_balance`
- Server: Bybit MCP Server (`bcusack/bybit-py-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/BCusack/bybit-py-mcp
- 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_wallet_balance",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_wallet_balance is rated Low

This tool performs a query operation to retrieve wallet and balance information for monitoring purposes. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, does not execute trades or financial transactions, and does not delete or destroy data.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'get_wallet_balance' and description states it retrieves 'detailed wallet balance information including available balance, locked balance, and total equity'."

## Use case

AI agents call get_wallet_balance 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Bybit MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Bybit MCP Server (35)

- `batch_cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/batch-cancel-order.md
- `cancel_all_orders` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/cancel-all-orders.md
- `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/cancel-order.md
- `set_leverage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/set-leverage.md
- `switch_cross_isolated_margin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/switch-cross-isolated-margin.md
- `batch_amend_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/batch-amend-order.md
- `batch_place_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/batch-place-order.md
- `place_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/place-order.md
- `place_trigger_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/place-trigger-order.md
- `set_trading_stop` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/set-trading-stop.md
- `get_account_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-account-info.md
- `get_closed_pnl` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-closed-pnl.md
- `get_funding_rate_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-funding-rate-history.md
- `get_index_price_kline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-index-price-kline.md
- `get_instruments_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-instruments-info.md
- `get_insurance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-insurance.md
- `get_kline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-kline.md
- `get_long_short_ratio` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-long-short-ratio.md
- `get_mark_price_kline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-mark-price-kline.md
- `get_open_closed_orders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-open-closed-orders.md
- `get_open_interest` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-open-interest.md
- `get_order_book` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-order-book.md
- `get_order_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-order-history.md
- `get_position_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-position-info.md
- `get_premium_index_price_kline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-premium-index-price-kline.md
- `get_recent_trades` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-recent-trades.md
- `get_risk_limit` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-risk-limit.md
- `get_server_time` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-server-time.md
- `get_single_coin_balance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-single-coin-balance.md
- `get_tickers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp/get-tickers.md
- …and 5 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp.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=bcusack-bybit-py-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/bcusack-bybit-py-mcp