Fetches the current order book for a specific Kalshi market by ticker, returning YES and NO bid levels with sizes in contracts, mid-price, spread in cents and basis points, and total depth on each side. Use this to assess execution quality before sizing a position — wide spreads indicate higher e...
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AI agents call kalshi.book to retrieve information from Syenite without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though kalshi.book only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"kalshi.book": {}
}
}See the full Syenite policy for all 46 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access kalshi.book gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Fetches the current order book for a specific Kalshi market by ticker, returning YES and NO bid levels with sizes in contracts, mid-price, spread in cents and basis points, and total depth on each side. Use this to assess execution quality before sizing a position — wide spreads indicate higher edge for makers. Requires ticker (e.g. "KXBTC-25DEC31-T100000"), obtained from kalshi.trending or kalshi.search. Kalshi prices are in cents (0–99); a YES bid at 45 means you pay 45¢ per contract to win $1 if YES resolves.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Syenite MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Syenite MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for kalshi.book: 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 Syenite. Nothing to install.
kalshi.book 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 kalshi.book 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 kalshi.book. 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.
kalshi.book is provided by the Syenite MCP server (@syenite/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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