get_macro_snapshot
utilpeek: Use when an agent needs the rates backdrop before a market decision: Treasury yields, SOFR/EFFR, FX, oil and gas in one call. For the Treasury curve on a past date use treasury_yield_curve. Returns one macro snapshot: US Treasury par yield curve with spreads, ECB euro rates, a dollar-in...
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What get_macro_snapshot does on Tanod
AI agents call get_macro_snapshot to retrieve information from Tanod without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_macro_snapshot is rated Low
Even though get_macro_snapshot only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_macro_snapshot safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Tanod, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_macro_snapshot, this is the rule to start with:
get_macro_snapshot 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 Tanod, apply this rule, and every get_macro_snapshot call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_macro_snapshot
utilpeek: Use when an agent needs the rates backdrop before a market decision: Treasury yields, SOFR/EFFR, FX, oil and gas in one call. For the Treasury curve on a past date use treasury_yield_curve. Returns one macro snapshot: US Treasury par yield curve with spreads, ECB euro rates, a dollar-index proxy from them (not the ICE index), EFFR and SOFR (New York Fed), WTI, Brent and Henry Hub spot (US EIA, if configured); each section has source, as-of date and licence. VIX, equity indices and gold are not included (not_included); commodities are null (not_configured) without an EIA key. A failed source is listed in sources_failed, section null; all failing is a 503 (not charged). Informational only, not investment advice. Typically under 0.2 s from cache; up to about 30 s when the slow Treasury feed is fetched. Price: USD 0.004. Free: 10 utilpeek calls per IP per UTC day. Docs: https://tanod.dev/learn/macro-snapshot-api.html. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tanod MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tanod MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_macro_snapshot: 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 Tanod. Nothing to install.
get_macro_snapshot 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 get_macro_snapshot 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 get_macro_snapshot. 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.
get_macro_snapshot is provided by the Tanod MCP server (https://tanod.dev/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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