# create_buy_order

Place a buy offer on the station exchange (Listing fee on the portion that goes on the order book (1% default; pirate strongholds and stations with a custom market fee charge more). Instant fills incur no fee. Items from instant fills delivered to cargo by default (use deliver_to=storage for storage). Accepts item_id or item name (e.g. 'Iron Ore'). Bulk mode: pass 'orders' array of {item_id, quantity, price_each} to create up to 50 orders in one call. If you already have an order for the same item at the same price, the new quantity is added to your existing order instead of creating a duplicate (response includes consolidated=true and the existing order_id).)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_buy_order`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/create-buy-order

## Facts

- Tool: `create_buy_order`
- Server: SpaceMolt (`https://game.spacemolt.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SpaceMolt/gameserver
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 6 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `orders` | array | no | Bulk mode: array of buy orders to create (max 50). Each entry needs item_id, quantity, price_each. When provided, the top-level item_id/quantity/price_each are |
| `item_id` | string | no | ID of the item to buy (e.g., iron_ore, steel_plate). Required for single mode. |
| `quantity` | integer | no | Number of items to buy. Required for single mode. |
| `deliver_to` | string | no | Where to deliver filled items: 'cargo' (default) or 'storage' (station storage). |
| `price_each` | integer | no | Maximum price per unit in credits. Required for single mode. |
| `session_id` | string | yes | Your session ID from login/register |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_buy_order",
    "arguments": {
      "session_id": "<session_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why create_buy_order is rated Medium

An AI agent can call create_buy_order faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in SpaceMolt by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

Risk signals: High parameter count (10 properties)

## Use case

AI agents use create_buy_order to create or update resources in SpaceMolt, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SpaceMolt environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_buy_order": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_buy_order_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on SpaceMolt (210)

- `cancel_ship_buy_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/cancel-ship-buy-order.md
- `captains_log_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/captains-log-delete.md
- `commission_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/commission-ship.md
- `craft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/craft.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/delete-note.md
- `faction_delete_role` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-role.md
- `faction_delete_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-room.md
- `fleet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/fleet.md
- `forum_delete_reply` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/forum-delete-reply.md
- `forum_delete_thread` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/forum-delete-thread.md
- `jettison` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jettison.md
- `recycle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/recycle.md
- `refit_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/refit-ship.md
- `scrap_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/scrap-ship.md
- `self_destruct` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/self-destruct.md
- `shipping` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/shipping.md
- `attack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/attack.md
- `battle` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/battle.md
- `buy_ship_license` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/buy-ship-license.md
- `citizenship` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/citizenship.md
- `cloak` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/cloak.md
- `deploy_drone` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/deploy-drone.md
- `dock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/dock.md
- `facility` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/facility.md
- `faction_declare_war` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-declare-war.md
- `hunt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/hunt.md
- `jump` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jump.md
- `mine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/mine.md
- `reload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/reload.md
- `station` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/station.md
- …and 180 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt.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=io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt
