alert_create
Create a price alert via the TradingView alert dialog
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What alert_create does on TradingView MCP Server
AI agents use alert_create to create or update resources in TradingView MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your TradingView MCP Server environment.
Why alert_create is rated Medium
This tool creates a new alert in TradingView, which is a reversible write operation (alerts can be deleted). It does not execute code, move money, or irreversibly destroy data. Severity is medium because misconfigured alerts could trigger unintended notifications or automated trading actions downstream, but the direct action itself is a data creation operation.
From the tool's definition 'Create a price alert via the TradingView alert dialog'
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The rule that runs alert_create safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and TradingView MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For alert_create, this is the rule to start with:
alert_create stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect TradingView MCP Server, apply this rule, and every alert_create call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about alert_create
Create a price alert via the TradingView alert dialog. It is categorised as a Write tool in the TradingView MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the TradingView MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for alert_create: 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 TradingView MCP Server. Nothing to install.
alert_create is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the alert_create 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 alert_create. 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.
alert_create is provided by the TradingView MCP Server MCP server (debarpan2000/tradingview-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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