# stopStrategy

Terminates an active strategy and cancels all associated pending orders.\n\nWhen to use:\n- Stop strategy before it completes naturally\n- React to changing market conditions\n- Cancel strategy that has unfavorable execution\n- Emergency stop for risk management\n\nWhat happens when you stop:\n1. Strategy status → Terminated\n2. All pending orders → Canceled immediately\n3. Partially filled orders → Cancel remaining unfilled portion\n4. Filled orders → No change (remain as filled)\n5. Strategy execution stats → Preserved for history\n\nImportant notes:\n- Stopped strategies cannot be restarted\n- To continue, create a new strategy with remaining size\n- Strategy terminateType will be set to \

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `stopStrategy`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/stopstrategy

## Facts

- Tool: `stopStrategy`
- Server: Bybit MCP Server (`bybit-exchange/trading-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/bybit-exchange/trading-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "stopStrategy",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why stopStrategy is rated High

This tool executes a command that triggers real-time effects on a live trading system: it terminates strategies and cancels pending orders. While the action itself is reversible (strategies can be restarted, new orders can be placed), it qualifies as Execute rather than Write because it invokes external system operations with immediate side effects on market positions and active trading logic.

From the tool's own definition: "Terminates an active strategy and cancels all associated pending orders. Triggers external operations (strategy termination, order cancellation) whose effects depend on which strategy is targeted."

## Use case

AI agents invoke stopStrategy to trigger actions in Bybit MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "stopStrategy": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "stopstrategy_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Bybit MCP Server (379)

- `batchCancelOrders` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/batchcancelorders.md
- `cancelAllOrders` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/cancelallorders.md
- `cancelAllQuotes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/cancelallquotes.md
- `cancelAllRfqs` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/cancelallrfqs.md
- `cancelAllSpreadOrders` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/cancelallspreadorders.md
- `cancelOrder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/cancelorder.md
- `cancelRfq` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/cancelrfq.md
- `cancelSpreadOrder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/cancelspreadorder.md
- `closeComboBot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/closecombobot.md
- `closeFGridBot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/closefgridbot.md
- `closeFMartBot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/closefmartbot.md
- `removeAd` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/removead.md
- `upgradeToUta` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/upgradetouta.md
- `wsBatchCancelOrders` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/wsbatchcancelorders.md
- `wsCancelOrder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/wscancelorder.md
- `acceptNonLpQuote` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/acceptnonlpquote.md
- `closeGridBot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/closegridbot.md
- `confirmNewRiskLimit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/confirmnewrisklimit.md
- `createComboBot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/createcombobot.md
- `createTwapStrategy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/createtwapstrategy.md
- `movePosition` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/moveposition.md
- `resetMmp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/resetmmp.md
- `setTradingStop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/settradingstop.md
- `stopSubscription` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/stopsubscription.md
- `wsAmendOrder` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/wsamendorder.md
- `wsBatchAmendOrders` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/wsbatchamendorders.md
- `accountBorrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/accountborrow.md
- `accountFixedBorrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/accountfixedborrow.md
- `accountNoConvertRepay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/accountnoconvertrepay.md
- `accountRepay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/accountrepay.md
- …and 349 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/bybit-exchange-trading-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=bybit-exchange-trading-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp