get_option_latest_quote

What get_option_latest_quote does on Alpaca MCP Server

AI agents call get_option_latest_quote 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.

Why get_option_latest_quote is rated Low

This tool retrieves current option quote data without modifying state, creating positions, or executing trades. It is a passive data access operation consistent with market data queries. While the server enables financial operations, this specific tool only reads market information. Severity is low because quote retrieval has no side effects and does not commit financial obligations or affect account state.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_option_latest_quote' indicates a retrieval operation for market data. The sibling tools include read-only operations like 'get_account_info', 'get_all_assets', and 'get_asset_info', suggesting this tool follows the same read pattern.

The rule that runs get_option_latest_quote safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Alpaca MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_option_latest_quote, this is the rule to start with:

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

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