# get_open_position Retrieves and formats details for a specific open position. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_open_position`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-open-position ## Facts - Tool: `get_open_position` - Server: Alpaca MCP Server (`cliffsgpt/alpaca-mcp-clone`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone.md - Homepage: https://github.com/CliffsGPT/Alpaca-MCP-Clone - 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_open_position", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why get_open_position is rated Low This tool only retrieves information about an existing open position. It performs no mutations, does not execute trades or commands, does not delete data, and does not move money. While the server as a whole enables financial operations, this specific tool is a simple data retrieval operation with no side effects. Severity is low because reading position data poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_open_position' and description 'Retrieves and formats details for a specific open position' indicate a read-only operation that queries existing data without modification, execution, or financial state changes." ## Use case AI agents call get_open_position to retrieve information from Alpaca 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 Alpaca MCP Server: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "get_open_position": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on Alpaca MCP Server (30) - `cancel_all_orders` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/cancel-all-orders.md - `cancel_order_by_id` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/cancel-order-by-id.md - `close_all_positions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/close-all-positions.md - `exercise_options_position` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/exercise-options-position.md - `place_crypto_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/place-crypto-order.md - `place_option_market_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/place-option-market-order.md - `place_stock_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/place-stock-order.md - `get_account_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-account-info.md - `get_all_assets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-all-assets.md - `get_asset_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-asset-info.md - `get_corporate_announcements` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-corporate-announcements.md - `get_crypto_bars` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-crypto-bars.md - `get_crypto_quotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-crypto-quotes.md - `get_market_calendar` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-market-calendar.md - `get_market_clock` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-market-clock.md - `get_option_contracts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-option-contracts.md - `get_option_latest_quote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-option-latest-quote.md - `get_option_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-option-snapshot.md - `get_orders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-orders.md - `get_positions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-positions.md - `get_stock_bars` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-stock-bars.md - `get_stock_latest_bar` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-stock-latest-bar.md - `get_stock_latest_trade` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-stock-latest-trade.md - `get_stock_quote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-stock-quote.md - `get_stock_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-stock-snapshot.md - `get_stock_trades` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-stock-trades.md - `get_watchlists` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-watchlists.md - `close_position` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/close-position.md - `create_watchlist` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/create-watchlist.md - `update_watchlist` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/update-watchlist.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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone