kalshi_market_orderbook
Kalshi market orderbook. Returns normalized yes/no bid levels for one Kalshi market ticker from public orderbook JSON.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/kalshi-market-orderbook.md
What kalshi_market_orderbook does on Crawlora
AI agents call kalshi_market_orderbook to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker | string | Yes | Kalshi market ticker |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why kalshi_market_orderbook is rated Low
The tool queries and retrieves public market orderbook information (bid/ask levels for a prediction market). This is a read-only operation that retrieves existing data with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no financial transactions. While it relates to financial markets, it does not move money, commit financial obligations, or execute trades — it merely provides market data visibility.
From the tool's definition Tool 'returns' orderbook data and 'bid levels' from 'public orderbook JSON' — purely retrieving/querying market data without modification or execution.
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The rule that runs kalshi_market_orderbook safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For kalshi_market_orderbook, this is the rule to start with:
kalshi_market_orderbook is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every kalshi_market_orderbook call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about kalshi_market_orderbook
Kalshi market orderbook. Returns normalized yes/no bid levels for one Kalshi market ticker from public orderbook JSON. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
kalshi_market_orderbook accepts 1 parameter: ticker. Required: ticker. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for kalshi_market_orderbook: 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 Crawlora. Nothing to install.
kalshi_market_orderbook is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the kalshi_market_orderbook 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 kalshi_market_orderbook. 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.
kalshi_market_orderbook is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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