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What api_ultrade_market_markets does on Algorand MCP
AI agents call api_ultrade_market_markets to retrieve information from Algorand MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why api_ultrade_market_markets is rated Low
This tool retrieves market information without modifying state, creating transactions, executing code, deleting data, or moving funds. It is a straightforward data query with no side effects, consistent with the Read category. The Algorand blockchain context confirms this accesses market data. Severity is low because retrieving public market information poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'api_ultrade_market_markets' with description 'Get markets' indicates a retrieval operation. Sibling tools include query operations like 'alpha_get_live_markets', 'alpha_get_market', 'alpha_get_orderbook', and 'alpha_get_positions', all read-only…
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The rule that runs api_ultrade_market_markets 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 api_ultrade_market_markets, this is the rule to start with:
api_ultrade_market_markets 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 Algorand MCP, apply this rule, and every api_ultrade_market_markets call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about api_ultrade_market_markets
Get markets. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Algorand MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Algorand MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for api_ultrade_market_markets: 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.
api_ultrade_market_markets 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 api_ultrade_market_markets 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 api_ultrade_market_markets. 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.
api_ultrade_market_markets 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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