AI agents call get_trade_history to retrieve information from Bybit without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical trading information without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a straightforward query operation that poses minimal risk, as it only exposes past transaction records. Even on a financial exchange platform, accessing historical data carries low risk compared to tools that place orders, transfer funds, or modify account settings.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_trade_history' and description 'Get recent trade history for a pair' indicate data retrieval with no side effects. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of querying historical trading data confirm this is a Read operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get recent trade history for a pair. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Bybit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Bybit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_trade_history: 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 Bybit. Nothing to install.
get_trade_history 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_trade_history 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_trade_history. 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_trade_history is provided by the Bybit MCP server (johnnywic/bybit-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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