capture_screenshot
Take a screenshot of the TradingView chart
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What capture_screenshot does on TradingView MCP Server
AI agents call capture_screenshot to retrieve information from TradingView MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why capture_screenshot is rated Low
This tool reads/retrieves visual information from the TradingView interface. It has no side effects on data, does not modify any state, does not execute external operations, and does not delete or move resources. The screenshot capture is a passive observation operation, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'capture_screenshot' and description 'Take a screenshot of the TradingView chart' indicate a retrieval operation that captures visual data without modifying state, creating side effects, or executing code.
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The rule that runs capture_screenshot 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 capture_screenshot, this is the rule to start with:
capture_screenshot 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 TradingView MCP Server, apply this rule, and every capture_screenshot call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about capture_screenshot
Take a screenshot of the TradingView chart. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TradingView MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TradingView MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for capture_screenshot: 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.
capture_screenshot 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 capture_screenshot 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 capture_screenshot. 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.
capture_screenshot 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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