get_price

Get the latest spot price for a cryptocurrency from Binance.

Server Crypto HTTP MCP Server joheiss/docker-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_price does on Crypto HTTP MCP Server

AI agents call get_price to retrieve information from Crypto HTTP MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_price needs a policy

This tool fetches real-time cryptocurrency pricing data from Binance's public API. It retrieves information without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The action is purely informational—querying a data source and returning results. There are no financial transactions, code execution, or data modifications involved.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_price' and description 'Get the latest spot price for a cryptocurrency from Binance' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects.

Questions about get_price

What does the get_price tool do? +

Get the latest spot price for a cryptocurrency from Binance. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crypto HTTP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_price? +

Register the Crypto HTTP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_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 Crypto HTTP MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_price? +

get_price is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_price? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_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.

How do I block get_price completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_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.

What MCP server provides get_price? +

get_price is provided by the Crypto HTTP MCP Server MCP server (joheiss/docker-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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