Get all open orders
AI agents call get_open_orders to retrieve information from Interactive Brokers 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 existing order state from the Interactive Brokers account and returns that information. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, cancel, or delete orders. It is purely a data retrieval operation, fitting the 'Read' category. While the server as a whole handles financial operations (the place_order tool would be Financial/Destructive), this specific tool only queries data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_open_orders' and description 'Get all open orders' indicate a query operation that retrieves order information without modifying, executing, or deleting any data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get all open orders. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Interactive Brokers MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Interactive Brokers MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_open_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 Interactive Brokers MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_open_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_open_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_open_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_open_orders is provided by the Interactive Brokers MCP Server MCP server (jinyiabc/ibkr-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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