get_orders
AI agents call get_orders to retrieve information from Alpaca MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves order information—a read-only operation with no modification or deletion capability. However, severity is elevated to 'medium' because order data exposes sensitive trading history and financial positions that could inform malicious decisions if misused by an unaligned agent.
From the tool's definition Tool named 'get_orders' on a trading platform MCP server; follows Read pattern of sibling tools like 'get_account_info', 'get_all_assets', 'get_asset_info'. No description provided, but naming and context indicate data retrieval without side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_orders. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Alpaca MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Alpaca MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_orders: 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 Alpaca MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_orders 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_orders 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_orders. 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_orders is provided by the Alpaca MCP Server MCP server (jbkix06/alpaca_mcp_server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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