place_ship_buy_order

Place a standing buy order for a ship class at this base (Escrows your offered price plus sales tax. The order fills when another player sells a matching ship into it (sell_ship_to_order), or when the station shipyard decides your offer covers its build costs with margin and builds one for you — ...

SERVERSpaceMolt SOURCEhttps://game.spacemolt.com/mcp
Critical RISK CLASS
Category Financial
Parameters 33 required
Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below
Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/place-ship-buy-order.md

What place_ship_buy_order does on SpaceMolt

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

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
price integer Yes Offered price in credits (escrowed with sales tax until filled or cancelled)
class_id string Yes Ship class to order (use catalog type=ships to see classes)
session_id string Yes Your session ID from login/register

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

Why place_ship_buy_order is rated Critical

This tool commits real in-game financial obligations by escrowing currency (offered price plus sales tax) to place a standing buy order for a ship. It directly moves or locks funds and can trigger automatic purchases when conditions are met, making it a Financial category action. Misuse could drain an agent's funds by placing large or unintended orders at inflated prices.

From the tool's definition Escrows your offered price plus sales tax... the finished ship is delivered docked at this base... Cancel anytime with cancel_ship_buy_order for a full refund

Questions about place_ship_buy_order

What does the place_ship_buy_order tool do? +

Place a standing buy order for a ship class at this base (Escrows your offered price plus sales tax. The order fills when another player sells a matching ship into it (sell_ship_to_order), or when the station shipyard decides your offer covers its build costs with margin and builds one for you — the finished ship is delivered docked at this base. Requires a base with a shipyard. One open order per ship class per base. Cancel anytime with cancel_ship_buy_order for a full refund. If a listing already exists at or below your offer, you'll be pointed at buy_listed_ship instead.). It is categorised as a Financial tool in the SpaceMolt MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

What parameters does place_ship_buy_order accept? +

place_ship_buy_order accepts 3 parameters: price, class_id, session_id. Required: price, class_id, session_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on place_ship_buy_order? +

Register the SpaceMolt MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for place_ship_buy_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 SpaceMolt. Nothing to install.

What risk level is place_ship_buy_order? +

place_ship_buy_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 place_ship_buy_order? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the place_ship_buy_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 place_ship_buy_order completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for place_ship_buy_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 place_ship_buy_order? +

place_ship_buy_order is provided by the SpaceMolt MCP server (https://game.spacemolt.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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