Get recent trades for a coin.
AI agents call get_recent_trades to retrieve information from Hyperliquid 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 historical trade data without side effects. It is a query/fetch operation typical of market data APIs. While the server enables trading operations, this specific tool only reads market information. Severity is low because misuse results only in information disclosure, not financial loss or system compromise.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_recent_trades' and description states 'Get recent trades for a coin' — a pure data retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of commands.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get recent trades for a coin. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hyperliquid MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Hyperliquid MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_recent_trades: 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 Hyperliquid MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_recent_trades 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_recent_trades 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_recent_trades. 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_recent_trades is provided by the Hyperliquid MCP Server MCP server (jhonatanpinheiro/hyperliquid-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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