# get_watchlists

Get all watchlists for the account.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_watchlists`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-watchlists

## Facts

- Tool: `get_watchlists`
- 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_watchlists",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_watchlists is rated Low

This tool merely queries and returns existing watchlist data associated with the user's account. It performs no mutations, executions, deletions, or financial transactions. While the broader server context involves trading operations, this specific tool is a simple data retrieval function with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_watchlists' and description 'Get all watchlists for the account' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'Get' and lack of any modification, deletion, or financial action confirm read-only behavior."

## Use case

AI agents call get_watchlists 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_watchlists": {}
  }
}
```

## 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_open_position` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cliffsgpt-alpaca-mcp-clone/get-open-position.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
- `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`

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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