# view_market View the market at the current station (Without item_id: returns a compact summary (best prices, quantities) for all items — use category to filter (e.g. 'ore', 'commodity', 'module'). With item_id: returns full order book depth for that item. Accepts item_id or item name (e.g. 'Iron Ore'). Every response includes current_tick. Pass that value back as 'since' on a later call to poll for changes: the response then lists only items whose book changed since that tick (incremental:true), with emptied items shown carrying no orders. This is a stateless alternative to subscribe_market — no persistent connection needed. Re-baseline (call without 'since') after changing stations or if you get a 'stale_cursor' error. Fuel and contraband are excluded from incremental diffs. Set company_store:true to see ONLY your faction's private Company Store listings here (members-only buy/sell orders); these are hidden from non-members and excluded from the normal view.) Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `view_market`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/view-market ## Facts - Tool: `view_market` - 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: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server auth posture: open - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 5 (1 required) - Recommended policy verdict: Allowed ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `since` | integer | no | Optional: a prior current_tick. Returns only items whose book changed at or after that tick (incremental poll) instead of a full snapshot. Re-baseline (omit sin | | `item_id` | string | no | Optional: filter to a specific item for full order book depth (e.g., iron_ore) | | `category` | string | no | Optional: filter summary by category (e.g., ore, commodity, weapon, module). Use without item_id. | | `session_id` | string | yes | Your session ID from login/register | | `company_store` | boolean | no | Optional: show ONLY your faction's private Company Store listings (members-only buy/sell orders, hidden from non-members). Requires faction membership. | 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": "view_market", "arguments": { "session_id": "" } } } ``` ## Why view_market is rated Low This tool retrieves and queries market information without modifying, executing, or destructively affecting any game state. It provides both summary and detailed views of market data and supports polling for incremental changes, but performs no write, execute, or financial operations. The 'buy' tool (sibling) would handle financial transactions; this tool only displays market state. From the tool's own definition: "Tool 'view_market' returns market data: 'View the market at the current station', 'returns a compact summary', 'returns full order book depth', 'lists only items whose book changed'. All operations are queries with no side effects." Risk signals: Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets ## Use case AI agents call view_market to retrieve information from SpaceMolt without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches SpaceMolt: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "view_market": {} } } ``` ## 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` --- 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