get_positions
AI agents call get_positions to retrieve information from Zerodha MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves current trading positions without modifying, deleting, or executing transactions. Despite the Zerodha trading context, 'get_positions' is a read operation that queries account state. Position data is sensitive financial information, but reading it poses minimal risk—the concern level reflects information sensitivity rather than capability to cause harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_positions' with 'get_' prefix indicates data retrieval. Server description confirms portfolio/position tracking functionality.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_positions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Zerodha MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Zerodha MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_positions: 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 Zerodha MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_positions 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 get_positions 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 get_positions. 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.
get_positions is provided by the Zerodha MCP Server MCP server (jainsourabh2/zerodha-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →