alpha_create_market_order

Place a market order with auto-matching on Alpha Arcade. Price, quantity, and slippage in microunits. Returns escrowAppId, matched quantity, and actual fill price.

SERVERAlgorand MCP SOURCEgoplausible/algorand-mcp

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What alpha_create_market_order does on Algorand MCP

AI agents use alpha_create_market_order to commit financial operations through Algorand MCP, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

RISK

Why alpha_create_market_order is rated Critical

This tool places a market order on a trading platform (Alpha Arcade), which constitutes a financial transaction — committing funds to purchase or sell at market price with auto-matching. This is a direct financial obligation with real economic consequences, making it Financial category with critical severity due to potential for significant monetary loss if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Place a market order with auto-matching on Alpha Arcade. Price, quantity, and slippage in microunits. Returns escrowAppId, matched quantity, and actual fill price.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs alpha_create_market_order safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Algorand MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For alpha_create_market_order, this is the rule to start with:

alpha_create_market_order Approval-gated

Any call to alpha_create_market_order is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "alpha_create_market_order": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

GATE THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Algorand MCP, apply this rule, and every alpha_create_market_order call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about alpha_create_market_order

What does the alpha_create_market_order tool do? +

Place a market order with auto-matching on Alpha Arcade. Price, quantity, and slippage in microunits. Returns escrowAppId, matched quantity, and actual fill price. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Algorand MCP MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on alpha_create_market_order? +

Register the Algorand MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for alpha_create_market_order: 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 Algorand MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is alpha_create_market_order? +

alpha_create_market_order is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit alpha_create_market_order? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the alpha_create_market_order 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.

How do I block alpha_create_market_order completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for alpha_create_market_order. 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.

What MCP server provides alpha_create_market_order? +

alpha_create_market_order is provided by the Algorand MCP server (goplausible/algorand-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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