# markets.trending

List trending Polymarket markets ranked by trading volume over a configurable period (24h, 7d, or 30d). Filter by category to focus on specific topics. Returns market question, price, and volume.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `markets.trending`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.trending

## Facts

- Tool: `markets.trending`
- Server: Polymarket Agent Mcp (`demwick/polymarket-agent-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/demwick/polymarket-agent-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "markets.trending",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why markets.trending is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves publicly available market data from Polymarket (question text, current price, trading volume metrics). It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial operations. While the server as a whole enables trading automation, this specific tool is read-only market intelligence.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'markets.trending' and description indicate it 'List[s] trending Polymarket markets' and 'Returns market question, price, and volume' — purely retrieval operations with no data modification, deletion, execution, or financial transaction capability."

## Use case

AI agents call markets.trending to retrieve information from Polymarket Agent Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Polymarket Agent Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "markets.trending": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Polymarket Agent Mcp (47)

- `orders.cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/orders.cancel.md
- `watchlist.rebalance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/watchlist.rebalance.md
- `monitor.start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/monitor.start.md
- `monitor.stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/monitor.stop.md
- `traders.backtest` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/traders.backtest.md
- `config.go_live` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/config.go-live.md
- `orders.batch` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/orders.batch.md
- `orders.buy` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/orders.buy.md
- `orders.sell` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/orders.sell.md
- `positions.check_exits` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/positions.check-exits.md
- `positions.close` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/positions.close.md
- `wta.bid` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/wta.bid.md
- `agent.log_cycle` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/agent.log-cycle.md
- `dashboard.get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/dashboard.get.md
- `flow.discover` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/flow.discover.md
- `markets.analyze` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.analyze.md
- `markets.arbitrage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.arbitrage.md
- `markets.check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.check.md
- `markets.compare` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.compare.md
- `markets.discover` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.discover.md
- `markets.events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.events.md
- `markets.featured` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.featured.md
- `markets.holders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.holders.md
- `markets.price` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.price.md
- `markets.price_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.price-history.md
- `markets.related` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.related.md
- `markets.search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.search.md
- `markets.watch_price` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.watch-price.md
- `orders.list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/orders.list.md
- `orders.status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/orders.status.md
- …and 17 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp