get_avg_price
AI agents call get_avg_price to retrieve information from Binance Cryptocurrency MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves market data (average price) from Binance with no capability to modify, delete, or execute trades. It has no financial transaction capability—it only queries historical or current price averages. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent could only gather market information. The consistent pattern across all sibling tools (all get_* read operations) further supports Read classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_avg_price' and appears on a Binance cryptocurrency MCP server alongside other data retrieval tools (get_price, get_order_book, get_klines, etc.). All sibling tools are read-only queries for market data.
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get_avg_price. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Binance Cryptocurrency MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Binance Cryptocurrency MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_avg_price: 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 Binance Cryptocurrency MCP. Nothing to install.
get_avg_price 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_avg_price 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_avg_price. 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_avg_price is provided by the Binance Cryptocurrency MCP server (jianchundev/binance-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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