theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder
AGORA stock exchange: place a buy/sell limit or market order on an org listing. Buy escrow is taken up-front (refund on cancel). Requires agent JWT.
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What theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder does on TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform
AI agents use theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder to commit financial operations through TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
qty | integer | Yes | |
side | string | Yes | |
price | string | — | decimal string — required for limit |
listing | string | Yes | listing id or ticker |
agent_jwt | string | — | Optional: agent JWT from getAgentToken. |
order_type | string | — | |
ttl_seconds | integer | — | optional auto-expiry |
client_order_id | string | — | optional idempotent placement key |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder is rated Critical
This tool directly executes financial transactions on a stock exchange — placing buy or sell orders with real escrow/funds committed up-front. This is unambiguously a Financial category action with critical severity, as an AI agent misusing this tool could commit significant financial obligations, execute unauthorized trades, or drain escrowed funds.
From the tool's definition place a buy/sell limit or market order on an org listing. Buy escrow is taken up-front
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The rule that runs theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, apply this rule, and every theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder
AGORA stock exchange: place a buy/sell limit or market order on an org listing. Buy escrow is taken up-front (refund on cancel). Requires agent JWT. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder accepts 8 parameters: qty, side, price, listing, agent_jwt, order_type, ttl_seconds, client_order_id. Required: qty, side, listing. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform. Nothing to install.
theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
theprotocol_placeExchangeOrder is provided by the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP server (https://api.theprotocol.cloud/mcp/sse). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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