config.safety_limits
Configure trading safety guardrails: maximum order size in USDC, total exposure cap, and maximum spread tolerance. These limits are enforced on all subsequent buy/sell operations. Changes persist in the database.
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What config.safety_limits does on Polymarket Agent Mcp
AI agents use config.safety_limits to create or update resources in Polymarket Agent Mcp, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Polymarket Agent Mcp environment.
Why config.safety_limits is rated Medium
This tool modifies persistent configuration data that governs the behavior of financial trading operations. While not itself executing trades or moving money, it alters safety constraints that protect against financial losses. Misuse could disable guardrails entirely (e.g., setting unlimited order sizes and exposure caps), enabling subsequent financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states: 'Configure trading safety guardrails... Changes persist in the database.' The verb 'Configure' combined with 'persist in the database' indicates data modification.
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The rule that runs config.safety_limits safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Polymarket Agent Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For config.safety_limits, this is the rule to start with:
config.safety_limits 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 Polymarket Agent Mcp, apply this rule, and every config.safety_limits call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about config.safety_limits
Configure trading safety guardrails: maximum order size in USDC, total exposure cap, and maximum spread tolerance. These limits are enforced on all subsequent buy/sell operations. Changes persist in the database. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Polymarket Agent Mcp MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Polymarket Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for config.safety_limits: 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 Polymarket Agent Mcp. Nothing to install.
config.safety_limits 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 config.safety_limits 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 config.safety_limits. 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.
config.safety_limits is provided by the Polymarket Agent MCP server (demwick/polymarket-agent-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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