# monitor.start

Start a background loop that polls watched wallets for new trades and automatically copies them. Runs continuously at the specified interval until stop_monitor is called. Requires at least one wallet on the watchlist.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `monitor.start`
- 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: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why monitor.start is rated High

Tool executes automated financial trading operations with continuous autonomous action, high blast radius if misconfigured or compromised.

From the tool's own definition: "automatically copies trades, background loop, continuous polling, live trading execution"

## Use case

AI agents invoke monitor.start to trigger actions in Polymarket Agent Mcp. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "monitor.start": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "monitor.start_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.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.trending` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demwick-polymarket-agent-mcp/markets.trending.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