scan_arbitrage
Get funding rate arbitrage opportunities — cross-exchange spreads, OI imbalance signals. $0.02
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What scan_arbitrage does on Crypto Intelligence
AI agents call scan_arbitrage to retrieve information from Crypto Intelligence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
min_spread | number | — | Min funding spread to show |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why scan_arbitrage is rated Low
This tool retrieves and analyzes market data (funding rates, spreads, open interest imbalances) to surface trading opportunities. It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial transfers. The tool consumer (an AI agent or user) would then decide whether to act on the intelligence. The micropayment is a fee for data access, not a financial commitment or transfer initiated by the tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'scan_arbitrage' and description 'Get funding rate arbitrage opportunities — cross-exchange spreads, OI imbalance signals' indicate data retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs scan_arbitrage safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crypto Intelligence, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For scan_arbitrage, this is the rule to start with:
scan_arbitrage 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 Crypto Intelligence, apply this rule, and every scan_arbitrage call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about scan_arbitrage
Get funding rate arbitrage opportunities — cross-exchange spreads, OI imbalance signals. $0.02. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crypto Intelligence MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
scan_arbitrage accepts 1 parameter: min_spread. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crypto Intelligence MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scan_arbitrage: 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 Crypto Intelligence. Nothing to install.
scan_arbitrage 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 scan_arbitrage 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 scan_arbitrage. 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.
scan_arbitrage is provided by the Crypto Intelligence MCP server (https://api.carbon-cashmere.de/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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